Who's This Course For?
Physiotherapist, Educator
Martina Ježková, MPT
Martina Ježková earned her Master’s degree in Physiotherapy from Charles University in 2001, where she trained under esteemed professors Janda and Lewit. Following a distinguished 17-year tenure at the University Hospital Motol in Prague, she established her private practice in 2018.
Her clinical expertise is broad, ranging from pediatric neurology and scoliosis to pelvic health, sports performance, and movement optimization. Martina integrates a diverse range of advanced therapeutic modalities, including Vojta Reflex Locomotion, Stecco Fascial Manipulation, and the Mojžíšová method. A certified Iyengar Yoga instructor, she uniquely bridges clinical physiotherapy with yogic principles to enhance patient rehabilitation and functional recovery.
A dedicated educator, Martina has taught at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine at Charles University since 2002. She serves as an international instructor in Musculoskeletal Techniques (Lewit) and Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS), having developed specialized DNS curricula in Women’s Health and Yoga for Rehabilitation.
Course Description
DNS Women's Health courses feature application of DNS principles, concepts and skills, combined with manual and self treatment techniques for the specific population of women with pelvic floor dysfunction, incontinence, and prolapse.
This course is for clinicians and has the pre-requisite of DNS Clinical A or DNS Exercise 1 course
What You Will Learn
- Basic principles of developmental kinesiology with an emphasis on development during the first year of life.
- The relationship between development during the first year of life and pathology of the locomotor system in adulthood.
- Functional relationship between diaphragm and pelvic floor Assessment of the integrated stabilizing system of the spine utilizing dynamic functional tests with a focus on pelvic floor.
- Assesment of pelvic floor muscles.
- Scar examination and soft tissue techniques for, “active scar” treatment using barrier phenomenon according to Lewit.
- Manual techniques and for relaxation and activation of pelvic floor muscles.
- Self treatment techniques for pelvic region Integration of the pelvic floor into global movement patterns.
- Foot support, hip mobility, stability and pelvic floor muscles relationship.
- Corrective exercises based on developmental positions for patients with pelvic floor dysfunction, urinary stress incontinence, dysmenorhea and constipation.
- Pregnancy - importance of diaphragm and pelvic floor
Course Outline
Day 1
Hour 1-2: Pelvic floor from the view of developmental kinesiology. Pelvic floor function/Dysfunction. Functional sterility, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea and other types of gynecological dysfunctions.
Hour 2-3: Soft tissue techniques for the chest, low back, abdominal wall, hips.“Active scar” treatment using
barrier phenomenon according to Lewit. Corecting respiration stereotype.
Hour 4-5: PF muscle relaxation techniques.
Hour 6-7: Isolated activation of PF muscles. PERFECT schema.
Day 2
Hour 8-9: Integration of PF muscle function into the muscle chains
Hour 10-11: Integration of PF muscle function into the muscle chains.
Hour 12-13: DNS principles for exercise during pregnancy, child birth and post partum exercise.
Hour 14: DNS principles for exercise during pregnancy, child birth and post partum exercise