Course Details
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Main SubjectBiomechanics
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Course TypePhysical Location
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CPD Points16 per two day module
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DateOctober 1, 2024 9:00 am - October 2, 2024 5:00 pm
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Price£340 per two-day module
Provided by the Course Advertiser
Speaker Details
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ExpertiseBiomechanics
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Name Of SpeakerSue Gassick
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Offerd ByThe EMMETT Technique
Description
Simply put, the EMMETT Technique works by resetting activated EMMETT points, allowing the body to recalibrate soft tissue tension for better function.
EMMETT points are unique, active micro points, that can become activated through overuse, stress or trauma causing tension, pain and movement restriction.
These unique micro points are small sensory receptors that allow access to the brain via the therapists’ touch, using the nervous system as well as the fascial connections.
With the correct light touch, the brain receives and evaluates this stimulus and initiates the balancing relaxation response in the soft tissue, allowing the muscle tone to return to a more balanced state, and therefore better, more efficient function. There are receptor points all over the body so the therapist can efficiently target the area of concern.
With light touch, Type II sensory fibres (group Aβ) will be activated. These sensory fibres may play a role in reducing pain through the so-called Gate Control Theory (Ronald Melzack and Patrick Wall, 1965), whereby activating Aβ fibres can reduce the signals from C fibres (nociceptors) to the brain. It may well be that this is one of the mechanisms that plays a role in the effectiveness of an EMMETT Release.
A painful sensation that is perceived and experienced isn't only driven by the sensory event, but also the pain signals sent from the brain (through the descending modulation) due to thoughts, attitudes, emotions, and feelings that surround the painful experience.
This relates to the biopsychosocial model and can help increase or decrease the pain perceived. If someone has worrisome or anxious thoughts, negative emotions or memories, poor past experiences, or receives negative social feedback, pain signals will be sent down from the brain passing through an 'open gate', and the pain perceived will be greater. However, positive thoughts, emotions, and memories about the painful experience, relaxation, or positive social feedback, will cause the gate to close, and the person will essentially experience less pain.
The EMMETT Technique also works with the understanding that fascia is continuous throughout the body, and that fascia is continuous with innervation. To quote Dr. Robert Schleip: “Fascia is a sensory organ responsive to the quality of our touch.” In Ross’s view fascia is also continuous with emotion.
There is also the understanding that fascia as a sensory organ not only houses all of our ‘cable’ nerves, but it also serves as the transport system for the fluid nervous system (neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, steroids, hormones) as described by Candace Pert in ‘Molecules of Emotion’). Fascia is the transport system for all forms of molecular and vibrational communication; it’s a signalling network.
It is understood that soft touch influences interoception, so the practitioner’s tactile attention makes a difference.
The EMMETT Technique Practitioner course is designed for qualified medical professionals and complementary therapists interested in extending their skills. All practitioners are encouraged to enhance their existing practice by integrating the EMMETT Technique with their prior training. Exercise specialists such as Pilates instructors, yoga teachers and personal trainers and coaches are also very attracted to this course.
The course is divided into two-day learning blocks, called Modules, with 6 Modules in total across 12 days. Material covered in the previous Module is reviewed before new work is covered. This ensures that all participants are up to date and ready to learn new material. Modules 1&2 are one day each in duration and always taught as a two-day block. The total course therefore consists of 12 days.
This course is accredited by the Complementary Health Professionals (CHP).
The modules are generally offered in the same location 8 – 12 weeks apart to allow participants to gain real experience with the technique between workshops. Therefore, it is usually possible to complete the full course within 12 months.
In Module 1-2, the first two days of the practitioner course, you will learn:
Module 1
• Overview and Aim of Workshop
• About Ross Emmett
• EMMETT Principles
• The Chameleon Club - the 7 As (subconscious triggers for healing)
• QL / 12th rib (body rotation)
• Piriformis / TFL (piriformis and glutes)
• Iliacus / Oblique (pelvic and hip)
• Psoas / 12th rib (psoas & hamstrings)
• Psoas Knee Up (psoas & lower back)
• Gastrocs (calf problems & balance)
Module 2
• Review of Module 1
• Trapezius (shoulders & neck)
• Levator Scapulae 45 (shoulders & neck)
• Rhomboid 45 (neck)
• Rhomboid 90 (shoulders)
• Rhomboid 30 (arm and fingers)
• SCM (neck)
• AC / Biceps (shoulders)
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