JUST LET IT GO

Created By: Elyssa Kneisler

Rob Bluhm, PT
Hope Physical Therapy
Mrs. Click
*Some information in this presentation comes from outside sources*

ALL ABOUT MY MENTOR

My name is Elyssa Kneisler
My mentors name is Rob Bluhm

WHAT IS ISM?
A class that allows students to study hands on outside the
classroom and in a real life job setting.
Includes 15 hours the 1st 9 weeks and 18 the 2nd 9 weeks
A minimum of 3 mentor ship hours, hours spent studying and
shadowing your mentor, per week and 2 activity hour, hours spent
working on either project or other ISM class work.

HOPE REHAB PHYSICAL THERAPY

Hope Rehab Physical
Therapy is a clinic that
offers orthopedic
physical therapy thats
is know to excel in both
manual therapy and
exercise prescription.

"About Us." Hope Physical Therapy about. N.p., n.d.

Web. 10 Oct. 2016.

 Myo meaning muscle

MYOFASCIAL RELEASE
A treatment thats goal
is to release tension in
the fascia due to either
trauma, bad posture, or
inflammation.
Its a safe hands on
treatment involving
gentle applied pressure
into the connective
tissue that is restricted
in order to eliminate
pain and restore

Fascia referring to the

connective tissue that
surrounds the muscle,
bones, nerves, and
organs
Has a similar
representation to a
spider web or a
sweater; its one
structure thats
continues from head to
toe with no other

JOHN BARNES, PT
He began to develop his
Myofascial Release
Approach in the 1970s
He graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania
in 1960
He became an
international lecturer of
his Approach to
Myofascial Release
"Quantum Leap! Seminar." - Myofascial
Release. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2016.

CLASP KNIFE REFLEX

A stretch reflex with an
abrupt decrease in
resistance when
attempting to flew a joint
Gets name from the
similarities between the
motion of the body limb
and the closing of a clasp
knife

COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME

A chronic pain condition usually affecting with the
limbs typically after an injury or trauma
Caused by damage to the peripheral and central
nervous system
Can happen at any age to both men and women
Symptoms include
-prolonged pain
-pins and needles sensation

ELIZABETH DICKE
Elizabeth Dicke, suffered from a widespread infection of the
blood vessels, which affected the circulation to her right leg.
She developed gangrene and her doctors wanted to
amputate. As she had also developed angina, gastric, kidney
and liver problems she was too ill for surgery and was
effectively left in a side ward to die. She had agonizing
backache and being a Physiotherapist started to massage her
back. She noticed an unusual, sharp sensation with the
massage and an occasional warm sensation down her leg
when there was a sharp feeling. She was so weak that she
asked a colleague to continue to produce these strange
sensations. Within four months her colleague had Elizabeth
out of Hospital and started back at work within a year. She
had normal circulation in her leg and her back pain, angina,
kidney and liver problems had all resolved. Elizabeth and her
colleagues then spent the next 10 years doing research into
the new technique that she had discovered, finding out how it

VLADIMIR JANDA
- at 15 he contracted polio
- was paralyzed as a
quadriplegic and unable to
walk for 2 years
- mostly focused on post-polio
patients
- was one of the 1st physicians
to combine therapy and
medicine in a hand-on
approach
- before his death he
published over 16 books

JANET TRAVEL
- During her time studying arterial disease and soon
became interested in skeletal muscle pain
- researched treatment of painful back muscle
spasms which included use of local procaine
injections and vapocoolant sprays to relieve pain
- with all her success with alleviating skeletal pain
she became the 1st female personal physician to
the President
- She continued teaching at George Washington
University as a professor for the School of Medicine
until her death in 1997

FLOURI METHANE SPRAY

- a type of instant topicaal
anesthetic skin refrigerant that
effectively manages myofascial pain
and trigger point release
- also for treating restricted motion,
muscle spasm, and minor sports
injuries
- Vapocoolant sprays, cold sprays,
are delivered onto the skin to
provide some pain relief by
causeing rapid releif as fast as a few
seconds after contact
- alternative to ice packs; treats

BINDEGEWEBSMASSAGE
- a massage that manipulates
the connective tissues such
as fascia, ligaments and
tendons of the
musculoskeletal system, with
the aim of enhancing
circulation and, by extension,
healing
- consists of dragging motions
with hooked fingers, which
are believed to stimulate the
trigger zones that refer pain

What I like most about Myofascial

Release:

Myofascial release is extremely relative to

my career goal as an athletic trainer. I
first learned about it two years ago at a
Texas A & M Sports medicine summer
camp this project just helped me expand
my knowledge on myofascial.

Thank you Mr. Bluhm for taking

time out of your busy schedule
and to allow me to shadow you in
your place of work. Thank you to
Mrs. Click and Mrs. Hart for
teaching me about the medical
field and for inspiring me to
peruse a career in sports
medicine. Thank you to my mom
and dad for always supporting me
even when I didnt support myself

THANK YOU

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