Description
Course Highlights
This DNS Skill Courses is a 2-day, 14 hour courses, featuring a strong practical components, with a 65:35 practical-theory ratio.
DNS is a revolutionary perspective on evaluating and rehabilitating postural function that will greatly enhance any clinical rehabilitation or strength and conditioning program. DNS A focuses on the primary and fundamental tenets of evaluating and rehabilitating sagittal stabilization in both open and closed kinematic chain patterns.
What You Will Learn
DNS functional tests to assess individuals with scoliosis and body asymmetry.
Hands-on workshop to refine manual skills when working with patients with asymmetry.
Review of sagittal stabilization, kids/adults optimal posture, sports performance.
Disturbance of sagittal stabilization in childhood, adulthood & in athletes.
Corrective exercise for individuals with scoliosis based on DNS and reflex locomotion.
Clapp crawling –advanced variations.
Review of corrective exercises based on the DNS functional tests and developmental positions (modifications of exercises in higher developmental positions – tripod, bear, squat, half kneeling, step up).
Training of body awareness.
Clarification of how DNS corrective exercises can be integrated into other exercise strategies.
Video and patient demonstrations.
Course Outline
Day 1
Hour 1 - 2: Developmental Kinesiology & Ontogenetic influence on scoliotic development, risk factors.
Hour 2- 3: DNS functional assessment for asymmetrical poor posture and scoliosis.
Hour 3 - 4: DNS techniques to restore posture in scoliotic individuals.
Hour 5 - 7: Patient demonstration: Complex DNS assessment and treatment of individual with scoliosis.
Day 2
Hour 8 - 11: Workshop: treatment strategies for scoliotic clients.
Patient demonstration: Complex DNS assessment and treatment of individual with scoliosis.
Hour 11 - 14: Workshop: DNS modifications, utilization of reflex zones and Klapp’s crawling within DNS concept in scoliotic clients.
DNS Self-treatment for clients with scoliosis, client’s education.
Course Instructor
Petra Valouchova, PhD, MPT
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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.
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 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.