Four-Part Structural Medicine Approach to Client Treatment
Elevate your professional journey and revolutionize your impact on your clients’ lives with the Institute of Structural Medicine’s 2024 Series.
This unique learning experience, blending the convenience of online education with the enriching hands-on aspects of in-person training, is your gateway to a higher level of skill, engagement, and success.
Are you ready to go beyond conventional approaches and cultivate a thriving cash-based private practice, where clients eagerly anticipate their next session? We invite you to immerse yourself in a transformative series comprising four engaging webinars and four dynamic weekend trainings. Whether taken individually or as a comprehensive series, these offerings are meticulously crafted to empower you with the knowledge and techniques needed to elevate your practice and make a lasting impact on your clients. Don’t miss this opportunity to level up your skills and unlock the potential for unprecedented success in the year ahead.
Discover the Power of a Multidisciplinary Approach
In this 4 part series with Donna Bajelis, PT, ACSMS, BCSI, and Joe Kelly, ACSMS, BCSI, GCFP, LMT, you will discover how Structural Medicine applies a multidisciplinary approach encompassing Physical Therapy and Structural Integration techniques to develop customized and highly detailed treatment plans to address the complexity of factors relating to client pain and dysfunction.
We’ve all got clients that are dealing with painful and complex issues. Maybe they’ve been to multiple medical practitioners, and even had surgeries, yet are still dealing with pain. This series will walk you through Donna and Joe’s unique approach to working with complex patients.
Introducing Myofascial Length Testing (MFLT)
Donna’s groundbreaking MFLT will be your new secret weapon. This innovative assessment, developed by Donna herself, allows you to assess myofascial meridians and their role in creating restrictions and rotations in the body’s organization.
By combining this cutting-edge tool with your client’s history, visual assessment, and goals, you’ll craft a crystal-clear treatment plan. You’ll observe the techniques and strategies implemented to untwist and lengthen areas of the body operating under compressive and shearing forces. At the end of each workshop, we’ll observe and discuss the changes in each other’s structure, function, and MFLT results. You will also learn how to help educate your clients to find better body awareness and easier movement inspired by the Feldenkrais Method.
Dates and Subject Areas
Times are Pacific Standard Time through March 9, then Pacific Daylight Time beginning March 10.
Free Introduction to Structural Medicine
Webinar: January 23, 2024 | 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Online | Free
Low Back and Sacroiliac Joint
Webinar: February 20, 2024 | 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Online
Workshop: March 9–10, 2024 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | In Person
Hip and Knee
Webinar: April 9, 2024 | 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Online
Workshop: April 20–21, 2024 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | In Person
Arm Lines
Webinar: August 27, 2024 | 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Online
Workshop: September 28–29, 2024 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | In Person
Shoulder and Neck
Webinar: October 1, 2024 | 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Online
Workshop: October 26–27, 2024 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | In Person
Why Choose Us?
Donna Bajelis is a nationally respected educator and leader in the field of Structural Integration.
With Donna Bajelis’ unparalleled 46 years of expertise as a Licensed Physical Therapist, Certified Hellerwork Trainer, and Structural Medicine Trainer, she is an encyclopedia of knowledge. A graduate of the University of Connecticut, Donna double majored in physical therapy and pre-med. She continued her post-graduate studies in physical therapy at the internationally renowned Kaiser Vallejo Hospital, where she specialized in PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation.) Equipped with a strong knowledge of the neuromuscular system, Donna continued to develop her in-depth understanding of joints and the skeletal and fascial (connective tissue) systems of the body. She has completed extensive post-graduate coursework in the fields of physical therapy, osteopathic medicine, and orthopedic medicine, specializing in joint mobilization. Donna specializes in orthopedic/neurological manual therapy, which includes myofascial release, joint mobilization, and neuromuscular re-education. In her free time, she enjoys hiking with her four dogs, kayaking, cross-country skiing, travel, and snowshoeing.
Joe Kelly is an Advanced Certified Structural Medicine Specialist, a Board Certified Structural Integrator, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, and a Licensed Massage Therapist. He runs a thriving private practice in Seattle, WA, and teaches at the Institute of Structural Medicine. He has been teaching movement for over 20 years and seamlessly combines the transformative power of Feldenkrais and Structural Medicine. He has studied extensively with top-level practitioners in the fields of Structural Integration, Feldenkrais, and other movement modalities. Joe’s holistic approach enhances structural alignment, effortless movement, and physical function getting clients back to what they love. In his free time, he enjoys backcountry skiing, climbing, and travel.
Who Should Attend?
This class is tailor-made for manual therapists (PTs, OTs, Structural Integrators, Massage Therapists, Naturopaths, Chiropractors, and more). Elevate your approach to complex structural and functional movement patterns and become a master at creating personalized treatment plans that guide your clients toward newfound alignment, awareness, and function.
Student’s Learning Objectives
- Comprehend the frame of mind and reasoning behind the Structural Medicine Approach
- Master the art of taking and interpreting a thorough client history.
- Skillfully conduct a visual assessment analyzing a client’s structure in gravity, both postural and structural
- Unlock the potential of Myofascial Length Testing tailored to your client’s pain complaints and postural patterns.
- Craft a “hypothesis” to illuminate your client’s current physical, emotional, and mental state.
- Learn the art of creating a treatment plan that is as unique as your client.
- Immerse yourself in three-dimensional thinking and treatment techniques to enhance body tensegrity
- Dive into manual therapy techniques to work through the entire myofascial lines
- Explore the intricate influence and connection of the fascial lines.
- Gain hands-on treatment skills that deliver transformative changes in myofascial structures, promoting postural alignment and relieving pathology.
Seize this opportunity to become a true expert in your work. Enroll now and unlock a world of knowledge and transformation! Your clients will thank you.
Don’t Just Take Our Word; Here’s What Some of Our Previous Students Have Said
“This class was one of the more exceptional ones I’ve taken. The material is immediately useful to me… the instructors each have a depth of knowledge in complementary overlapping fields which made it very rich and seamless feeling.” Laura Cohen, LMP
“Integrating the Pelvis was a wonderful combination of evaluation, functional practice, and techniques to use during treatment. You walk away with skills that you can apply the next working day.” Erin Duffy, OTR/L, CHT, SMS
Location
Webinars: Online via Zoom
Workshops: In-Person – 4242 East Mercer Way, Mercer Island
Cost
Individual Workshops: $400 each
Pre-workshop webinar is included and is free for workshop attendees.
Webinars: $25 each (January 23rd webinar is free)
Full Series: 4 workshops and 4 webinars $1,400 ($200 Discount)
CEU Credits
Workshops: 14 CEU credits through the Institute of Structural Medicine
Webinars: 1.5 CEU credits through the Institute of Structural Medicine
Registration
Choose the Four-Part Series, a Single Webinar, or a Workshop + Webinar
Low Back and Sacroiliac Joint Registration
Low back pain is the most common orthopedic disorder for which clients seek treatment. Yet, the root causes are often complex and mistaken. Accumulated stress caused by many factors compresses the body’s vertebral structure, generating shearing forces that degrade the spine and create vulnerabilities. In addition, these compressive factors cause the extensor line to lose its elasticity, resulting in musculotendinous damage. In this course, we will balance and lengthen the extensor fascia, muscles of the pelvis, and legs to bring people back into their vertical line and harmony with gravity.
Webinar
February 20, 2024 | 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Online
Workshop
March 9–10, 2024 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | In Person
Hip and Knee Registration
Learn how to evaluate and treat the fascial lines related to hip and knee disorders. We will discuss and show treatments for hip impingement, adductor strains, hip arthritis, piriformis syndrome, post-surgical knee (ACL, MCL, meniscectomy, chondroplasty), and knee arthritis. There will be an emphasis on the two joint muscles that cross the hip and knee, including gracilis, sartorius, rectus femoris, TFL, and hamstrings.
Webinar
April 9, 2024 | 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Online
Workshop
April 20–21, 2024 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | In Person
Arm Lines Registration
In this workshop we will address how the four myofascial arm lines impact the ability to organize and move effectively through the upper extremity. You will learn detailed Myofascial length testing to determine what fascial lines are most restricted. With your newfound testing and visual assessment skills, you’ll refine how to create a customized treatment approach. You will learn how to address issues such as TOS, Tennis and Golfer’s Elbow, Carpel Tunnel, Rotator Cuff tendinitis, and other injuries. You will also learn how the arm lines impact pain issues related to the head and neck.
Webinar
August 27, 2024 | 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Online
Workshop
September 28–29, 2024 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | In Person
Shoulder and Neck Registration
There is a vibrant relationship between the organization of the shoulder girdle and the capacity of the neck to function normally. You will learn how to structurally reorganize the thoracic rib cage, shoulder girdle, cervical spine, and head. We’ll tackle postural organization and its relationship to common functional activities addressing issues such as rounded shoulders, forward head, and compressed ribcage. We will demonstrate how to get clients out of their habitual patterns of organization to find new ease and comfort. This can address pain issues such as headaches, migraines, neck pain, and shoulder pain.
Webinar
October 1, 2024 | 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Online
Workshop
October 26–27, 2024 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | In Person
