Workshop · For manual therapists
Posture Screening and Myofascial Intervention
A one‑day introduction for manual therapists.
A hands‑on workshop pairing posture screening with introductory myofascial intervention. The morning develops what you see. The afternoon develops what you do about it.
Classes emphasise the needs of each participant, with a limited number of places available.
Format
One day, hands-on
For
Manual therapists
Class size
Limited places per class
Next dates
Expression of interest open
Overview
Seeing and doing, in the same day
This workshop introduces both the practical application and the theoretical considerations behind posture screening and myofascial intervention. Visual analysis guides what you assess. The 4PR approach guides what your hands then do.
Posture screening is treated as clinical reasoning rather than measurement. What you observe generates questions, those questions shape what you test, and what you test informs where the intervention begins.
Seeing comes first, and it is a clinical skill in its own right.
The day
Two halves, one reasoning process
Part one
Posture screening and visual analysis
Reading structure before touching it. Recognising relationships between segments, and understanding how what you see relates to what a client is presenting with.
Visual analysis is applied to case studies, so the observation connects directly to a treatment plan rather than sitting apart from it.
Part two
Myofascial intervention through 4PR
An introduction to Nicholas's 4PR approach: Palpate, Plan, Position, Process, Re‑assess. Palpation skills and myofascial technique are applied to structures identified during the screening.
Every technique carries its reasoning: what you observed, what you tested, and why this intervention answers it.
Participants will
Explore and demonstrate an introductory application of Myofascial Release and palpation skills to particular issues within the body
Apply introductory posture screening skills to specific case studies, developing an understanding of the role screening plays in setting up a treatment plan
Understand basic visual analysis concepts and their relevance in structuring an effective treatment plan
Understand and explore the significance of soft tissue and visual analysis theory in their own practice
INcluded
A class manual and reader
Hands‑on practice time throughout the day
Case studies worked through as a group
Where this leads
This workshop is the entry point. Practitioners who want to take the myofascial work further continue with Foundations of Myofascial Release, a series of three one‑day classes covering the body region by region.
For reasoning practice between workshops, the Case Review Clinic runs live on Zoom in a small practitioner group.
Attend as a practitioner
Register your interest and you will be contacted when the next date is scheduled.
Host the workshop
Clinics, associations and training providers can host the day for their practitioners, with content adapted to the group's professional backgrounds.
Background reading
Two short reads cover the ground before a workshop:
Nest step
Bring this workshop to your practitioners
No dates are currently scheduled. Register your interest to be contacted first, or enquire about hosting the day for your clinic or association.