Muscle Energy Technique

MR LEON CHAITOW ND DO

Two day workshop

Muscle Energy Techniques (MET) are soft tissue manipulative methods in which the patient, on request, actively uses his/her muscles from a controlled position, in a specific direction, with mild effort against a precise counterforce.

MET Variations include:

• post-isometric relaxation
• reciptocal inhibition
• slow eccentric isotonic stretching
• rapid isotonic eccentric stretching (isolytic)
• pulsed MET
• MET in acute, chronic conditions
• MET for soft tissues, and joints

MET workshops include topics which set the use of the methods in context, as well as practical applciation of the methods.

Topic headings for I and 2 day presentations/ workshops
(usually at least 50% hands-on):

• Soft tissue dysfunction
• GAS & LAS
• Stress response sequence
• Causes of soft tissue hypertonicity & dysfunction
• Chain reactions & Crossed syndromes
• Summary main causes soft tissue dysfunction
• Postural/phasic (mobliser/stabiliser) muscle discussion
• Functional testing for altered movement patterns
• Understanding facilitation (and Trigger points)
• Palpation
• Trigger point treatment choices (INIT)
• MET variations and discussion
• MET for joints
• MET for specific muscles
• Integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique (INIT) approach to trigger point deactivation