Total Motion Release® (TMR) – Level 1

Detailed TMR Description, Course Outline, Goals & Agenda

Detailed Total Motion Release Description
Prerequisites:	None
Contact Hours:	30

 

The Live Seminar includes Pre & Post Seminar work of approximately 14 hours.  The Live Seminars are on Saturday and Sunday of approximately 16 hours.

Total Motion Release – Level 1 will teach & provide extensive lab time for the therapist to learn the foundation TMR concepts, the 5 Steps to Freedom (a pain relief process), the single plane Fabulous 5 exercises, combos, alternate positions, the Super Six, & the multi-planar Wow exercises.  The student will also be introduced to TMR with weight training, core strengthening, pilates, yoga & stretching.  Emphasis will be placed on developing & enhancing:

1. Patient-therapist communication skills to speed up assessment and accelerate patient learning.
2. Observation skills for verbal and physical cues that accelerate pain relief.
3. Full body Awareness both in static positions and during motions for both patient and therapist.
4. The correct assessment, measurement, routine for each TMR exercise.
5. When to add alternate positions and how to progress safely.
6. Positions for a variety of dysfunctions.

Upon completion of TMR – 1 the participant will understand the neuromuscular basis for Total Motion Release, know how to perform a full body assessment & treatment program and have learned the TMR documentation format for reimbursement. The attendee will have experienced a new understanding of how the body heals and will be able to use this knowledge effectively to perform TMR on their patients Monday morning. This is a workshop that the participant will be the patient and will experience their own pain relief and how to fix any future issues they may have elsewhere in their body. This is the same information they will be taking home and sharing with their patients. Attendees leave with a sense of empowerment and a renewed sense that they now can teach patients how to fix themselves – even the most difficult patients.

Course Outline:

• Introductions & History of Total Motion Release
• A demonstration of how TMR works on all Course Participants
• The importance of Following the 5 Step Process
• Self Awareness of Issues in static positioning & motion
• Reviewing the Issue Scale
• How to Effectively Test
• How to Rank exercises into the greatest to least priority
• Learning the Fabulous 5 basic exercises – single plane movements
• Knowing when to continue treating
• Home exercise program & how to effectively assess for understanding
• Advancing into 2 & 3 dimensional exercises & treatment
• Documentation for reimbursement
• Extensive Lab time treating self, partners and groups
• If time permits – introduction into TMR Level 2 & Level 3

 Goals & Objectives

• Understand the neuromuscular basis for Total Motion Release
• Perform a full body TMR evaluation
• Perform TMR treatment exercises for most musculoskeletal dysfunction
• Use the TMR documentation format
• Design & Assess home program using the TMR philosophy

DAY 1
8 am – 9 pm	Introductions Sit to Stand, Twist Demonstration Review Manual & House Keeping Info Demonstrate & Practice TMR concept on motion
9 am – 12 pm	Read, Demonstrate & Practice Step 0 - Finding Issue of S Read, Demonstrate & Practice Step 1 - Testing of FAB 5 Read, Demonstrate & Practice Step 2 - Ranking Read, Demonstrate & Practice Step 3 - Treatment Read, Demonstrate & Practice Step 4 - Continue Until . . . Read, Demonstrate & Practice Step 5 - Practice It!
12 pm – 2 pm	Demo on Real Patient Practice in Partners - FAB 5 (2 x) Tally % Issue Improvement of Entire Class Practice Familiar Assessment & FAB 5 versus Old Ways
2 pm – 3 pm	LUNCH
3 pm – 4 pm	Demonstrate & Practice "Coma Patient"
4 pm – 5 pm	Patient Treatment by Instructor
5 pm – 7 pm	Discuss Theory of TMR Discuss Bad ADL > Good ADL = Pain Discuss Pain Threshold & Estimating Pain Frequency  Demonstrate & Perform Fly on the Wall
DAY 2
8 am – 12 pm	How does exercising the good side effect the bad side? Fab 5 – handling soreness Alternate Positions - Body Changes, Extremity Changes Combinations & Ultimate Combinations Demo & Practice of WOW (advanced 3 Dimensional Motions)
12 pm – 3 pm	Super Six Weight Training & Stretching using TMR Concept Core & Pilates using TMR Concept Wrap Up  Evaluations & Certificates
**Breaks**	There are no scheduled breaks - there is a large amount of lab time for participants to use the restroom or grab a snack to eat. Day 2 has no break – sandwiches are provided during lab time & presentation. The course is scheduled until 3pm on Sunday and this is an additional hour than the stated CEU’s of 16.