Course Instructor:  Mary J. Rogel, Ph.D., L.Ac.

When:      Sunday, July 26, 2009

Time:       10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (no break for lunch)

Where:    Hyde Park Bank Building

                 1525 East 53^rd Street, 4^th Floor Conference Rm

Cost:       $60

Credits:  3 Illinois Acupuncture CEUs

Health professionals of all backgrounds who use their hands to work on the physical body are well-versed in identifying and manipulating muscles and tendons.  However, ligaments are a different story.  Ligaments are stiff, deep structures that connect bone to bone.  To work with them effectively, one must learn to feel them underneath the muscles and tendons, and one must learn how to move them without also moving the muscles.  The purpose of this Clinical Practicum will be to learn how to identify, move, and release the ligaments and tendons, as distinct from muscles. 

Course objectives

This course is open to all body workers, including acupuncturists, massage therapists, chiropractors, naprapaths, physicians, physical therapists, and other practitioners who rely on their hands to treat the body.

The objectives of this course are to learn how to:

·       Feel through the layers of the body to identify each type of tissue – soft, stiff, and hard.

·       Use the bones as levers to manipulate muscle, tendon, or ligament.

·       Identify the type of tissue you are manipulating by the way it stretches.

·       Feel the change in muscle, tendon, or ligament when it releases.

·       Observe the difference in joint function when soft tissue compared to stiff tissue releases.

Course Instructor

Mary J. Rogel, Ph.D., L.Ac., opened her practice, East Point Associates, Ltd., in Hyde Park after graduating from the Midwest Center for the Study of Oriental Medicine in 1986.  Her practice has a strong focus on orthopedics, body mechanics, and manual manipulation; and she has been teaching orthopedics for acupuncturists and body workers since 1999.