Advanced Cervical Mechanics & Leverage

Deepen your understanding of upper cervical anatomy, biomechanics, and neurology, and refine your use of leverage for precision and safety.

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Learn from Physiotherapist, Osteopathic Manual Practitioner, & Clinical Educator Sharmila Kulkarni. This course is hands-on, clinically focused learning to elevate your assessment and treatment of complex neck presentations. Expand your toolkit, sharpen your technique, and deliver better outcomes.
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ABOUT THE COURSE

The Beauty of Active Leverage

Learn safe, effective, and efficient osteopathic techniques to assess and treat the cervical spine. This hands-on course explores the intricacies of cervical anatomy, global and local relationships, and provides immediate practical strategies you can even use with acute patients.

✅ Explore the complexity of cervical biomechanics
→Delve into segmental motion, coupled mechanics, and key anatomical relationships that influence cervical function and dysfunction.

✅ Integrate leverage-based techniques
→Learn how to apply leverage to reduce effort, increase specificity, and improve patient outcomes—without sacrificing your own body mechanics.

✅ Sharpen palpation and diagnostic accuracy
→Train your hands to feel subtle restrictions and distinguish joint, soft tissue, and neural contributions to dysfunction.

✅ Improve clinical outcomes by identifying key patterns of restriction
→ Explore how to uncover primary dysfunctions and facilitate systemic correction through integrated treatment planning.

✅ Work safely and effectively in sensitive regions
→ Gain confidence working around the vertebral artery, upper cervical spine, and vulnerable neurovascular structures.

✅ Apply evidence-informed techniques
→Blend osteopathic tradition with current clinical reasoning, biomechanics research, and safety considerations.

Safety Enhances Skill—

True clinical excellence is both effective and responsible.

It's been amazing learning how effective active leverage is in treatment! And so easy to use in practice. - SJ

Sharmila's understanding of movement is incredible. She's able to explain and demonstrate why active vs. passive approaches are so effective. I could feel the difference in the results when we practiced. - NL

Everything you need...

Sharpen your thinking, refine your approach, expand your toolkit, improve your outcomes, be confident that you are providing safe, effective care.

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Theory

✅ Global, Local & Focal Assessment Models

Use structured diagnostic models to localize dysfunction and guide targeted interventions. Work with neurolymphatic reflexes to regulate organ function through the nervous system.

✅ Holistic & Preventative Approach
Support organ vitality and systemic health through the osteopathic lens—combining structure, function, and whole-person care.

Practice

✅ Practical Tools for Daily Practice
Leave with clinical strategies you can confidently integrate into patient care right away.

✅ Hands-On Laboratory Training
Practice techniques in real time, with opportunities to refine and apply everything you’ve learned.

✅ Layered Palpation & Induction
Develop refined palpation techniques to assess mobility, motility, and tissue texture—from superficial to deep.

Principles

✅ Foundational Somato-Visceral Understanding

Learn to identify and treat mechanical, neural, vascular, and lymphatic contributors and autonomic signs of visceral dysfunction.

✅ Spinal, Pelvic & Cranial Integration
Master assessment and treatment of transitional zones and diaphragms to support whole-body balance.

What's Included In The Course...

MODULE 1

Considerations in Cervical Spine Assessment & Treatment

Explore the principles guiding the interconnected relationship between structure and function. In this module we will review the key components of the subjective assessment of the cervical spine for patients reporting neck pain and dysfunction. By the end of this lesson you will be able to:

✅ Describe the key components of the subjective assessment of the cervical spine and the use of the L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T mnemonic for history-taking

✅ Consider the need for further investigation or referral to another practitioner

MODULE 2

Mechanics & Assessment

Refine your palpation through a systematic, whole body approach. Develop the process to recognize motion restrictions through active and passive assessments.
✅ Build confidence in layer-by-layer palpation
✅ Discover how to use a 360 approach to assessment and treatment for better results
✅ Reconsider lesion types with diagnostic reasoning

MODULE 3

Safety & Effectiveness in Cervical Manual Therapy

As a professional in this field, it is crucial to understand the potential risks and complications that can arise during treatment. By implementing proper techniques and protocols, you can minimize the likelihood of adverse events and ensure the safety of your clients.
✅ Examine the role of communication in safe treatment
✅ Learn how to identify risk factors for vascular pathology and cervical instability
✅ Familiarize yourself with evidence-based framework for safe treatment of the cervical spine

MODULE 4

Treatment of the Cervical Spine

Discover how to influence health systemically using active leverage to access autonomic ganglia, cranial membranes, and reflex points that regulate homeostasis.
✅ Understand fascial, sensory, & proprioceptive contributions to pattern restriction
✅ Use 3 stages of motor learning to improve patient engagement and results

✅ Learn how to focus your treatment for success

This Course is for you, if...

✅ You work with patients experiencing cervical spine dysfunction
✅ You're interested in using a safe, effective, principle-based approach to treatment of the cervical spine
✅ You want to refine your palpation, assessment, and treatment skills using a layered and systems-based approach
✅ You’re seeking practical, hands-on tools grounded in osteopathic philosophy and science
✅ You’re ready to integrate active techniques into your care model with clarity and confidence

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$580.00

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