DNS Manual Therapy - Victoria - June 2025

DNS Manual Therapy - Victoria - June 2025

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  • Location

    Total Body Health
    #103 - 5118 Cordova Bay Rd
    Victoria, BC, V8Y 2K5
    Canada

  • Date

    June 1-2, 2025

  • Time

    Sunday: 8 AM - 5 PM

    Sunday: 8 AM - 4 PM

  • Michael is an excellent instructor: super invested, present, caring, articulate, knowledgeable and practiced, inspiring, and very likeable. We are fortunate to have him as a local resource. Thank you!

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  • Absolutely loved the material and how it was presented and shown... absolutely brilliant and have already begun using the principles for my clients where relevant.

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  • Amazing content, instructors had a wealth of knowledge and were welcoming to clinicians of all professions. I appreciated the insight and additional time the instructors took to help students understand concepts on a deeper
    level. Will definitely be back for more! Thank you!

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  • Amazing course with an amazing instructor. Thank you very much.

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  • Felt great; like a better understanding of how our own bodies
    were functioning. The feeling of relearning how to move and stabilize was very apparent. It really changed the
    way I approach assessment of patients.

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Course Information

Description

This course is for practitioners who have taken DNS A course previously. It is designed to enhance your clinical skills and confidence in applying DNS principles to manual therapy.

Course Highlights

Manual techniques are an often overlooked and yet integral component of DNS treatment. The purpose of this course is to expose attendees to the different manual techniques used by proficient DNS practitioners in hopes of improving attendees’ ability to assess...

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Manual techniques are an often overlooked and yet integral component of DNS treatment. The purpose of this course is to expose attendees to the different manual techniques used by proficient DNS practitioners in hopes of improving attendees’ ability to assess and treat their patients.

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What You Will Learn

DNS Manual Therapy will educate attendees on:the powerful influence neurology has on manual therapy and vice versa.Cover the role manual therapy plays in both DNS assessment and treatment.Expose attendees to a variety of manual therapy techniques used by competent DNS...

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DNS Manual Therapy will educate attendees on:

  • the powerful influence neurology has on manual therapy and vice versa.

  • Cover the role manual therapy plays in both DNS assessment and treatment.

  • Expose attendees to a variety of manual therapy techniques used by competent DNS practitioners such as trigger point work, joint mobilization/manipulation and active exercises performed in developmental positions.

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Course Outline

Day 1 Hour 1 - 3: DNS based mobilization and manual techniques Basic principlesHour 2- 4: Cervical spine - mobilization and soft tissue techniquesDemonstration and workshopHour 4- 6: Ribs and thorax - mobilization and soft tissue techniquesDemonstration and workshopHour 6...

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Day 1

Hour 1 - 3: DNS based mobilization and manual techniques Basic principles


Hour 2- 4: Cervical spine - mobilization and soft tissue techniques

Demonstration and workshop


Hour 4- 6: Ribs and thorax - mobilization and soft tissue techniques

Demonstration and workshop


Hour 6 - 8: Lumbar spine - mobilization and soft tissue techniques

Demonstration and workshop

Day 2

Hour 9 - 10: Manual techniques for shoulder girdle and upper extremity

Demonstration and workshop


Hour 10 -12: Manual techniques for shoulder girdle and upper extremity

Hands on labs. Case demonstrations


Hour 13: Manual techniques for pelvic girdle and lower extremity

Demonstration and workshop


Day 3

Hour 14 - 15: Chain reactions: muscle trigger points and joint blockages, fascial impairments


Hour 16 - 18: Self-treatment techniques and patient education

Workshop and demonstrations

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Course Instructor

Petra Valouchova, PhD, MPT Petra graduated with a Master’s degree from the Department of Physical Therapy at Palacky University in Olomouc in 1998. She achieved her Ph.D. in Kinanthropology with a focus on Biomechanics in 2001. Her main interest is biomechanics...

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Petra Valouchova, PhD, MPT

  • Petra graduated with a Master’s degree from the Department of Physical Therapy at Palacky University in Olomouc in 1998.


    She achieved her Ph.D. in Kinanthropology with a focus on Biomechanics in 2001. Her main interest is biomechanics and the kinematic analysis of gait. 


    Since 2002 Petra worked as a physical therapist at the Rehabilitation and Sport Medicine Department at the Motol University Hospital in Prague. 


    Petra is a university teacher of physical therapy at the Charles’ University Medical School. Her lectures include Sports Medicine, Biomechanics, Bobath Concept and Vojta Reflex Locomotion methods. She has also specialized in surface electromyography assessment and has published several articles regarding surface electromyographical studies.


    As of October 2011, Petra became Chief physiotherapist at the Centre of Movement Medicine located in Prague (http://www.cpmpk.cz) which is one of the two private clinics owned by Professor Kolář where she oversees both departments of physical therapy since 2018.


    Petra is certified in Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization, Vojta Reflex locomotion principle, Mobilization and Soft Tissue Techniques according to Lewit, Bobath Method for adults, Stecco Fascia Manipulation, and Dry Needling DGSA


    She also completed courses in Neurodynamics according to Butler, Barral Institute method of Visceral Manipulation and Mulligan concept

    • Petra is an expert in Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization and is also a certified Instructor in Developmental Kinesiology and Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization since 2002. 
    • Her main focuses in DNS are sport medicine, running athletes, pediatrics, junior athletes, and foot problems. 
    • Petra has been a Fitness Step Team World Champion in 2003 and 2004, and European Champion in 2004.
    • Petra currently resides in Czech Republic, near Prague with her husband, daughter and son.

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Certification

DNS is more than a course; it's a system of understanding human movement - posture and function - through a series of courses and a certification process. Eligibility requirements for the DNS Course D include: Completion of A – C...

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DNS is more than a course; it's a system of understanding human movement - posture and function - through a series of courses and a certification process. Eligibility requirements for the DNS Course D include:

  • Completion of A – C courses and at least two additional DNS workshops.  The additional DNS workshops may include repeated A-C courses, DNS skills review sessions,  DNS special workshops  e.g sports performance, neurological disorders, pediatrics, etc. 
  • Receipt of Certificates of Achievement in Courses A, B & C
  • Application for Course D must take place no earlier than three years and no later than seven years, following completion of Course A.
  • Demonstrate adequate handling skills that are evaluated by the respective instructors during workshop practice sessions.

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