SOT Categories Part One (12 hours) – Syllabus
Objective:
This seminar introduces category differential diagnosis and covers category two assessment and treatment protocols in their entirety.
Hour One:
Introduction to Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT) and its founder Major Bertrand DeJarnette, DO, DC.
Hour Two:
Introduction to SOT related anatomy and physiology and SOT category analysis, diagnosis and evaluation.
Hour Three:
Introduction to category two ascending and descending kinematic patterns and protocol overview. Cervical compaction test and stairstep analysis and treatment.
Hour Four:
Iliopsoas and Iliofemoral (category two – piriformis muscle syndrome) assessment and treatment.
Hour Five:
Trapezius fiber analysis and treatment, sacral cup (segmental) analysis and treatment.
Hour Six:
Category two referred pain assessments (UMS/LLL) and arm fossa test.
Hour Seven:
Category two block placement, cranial basic two, and assessment process for time of block placement and removal.
Hour Eight:
Additional care, general ergonomics, and sacroiliac belt and review of category two protocols.
Hour Nine:
Category transitions from category two to category one, determining the need for a sacroiliac belt and when the patient does not have a need for the belt.
Hour Ten:
Category two rehabilitative exercises, and a review of category two treatment protocols.
Hour Eleven:
Introduction to category three, category three psoas, and leg length assessment.
Hour Twelve:
Category three block placement, pain control procedures, review of category two and three assessment and treatment, preview of SOT Categories Part Two, chiropractic manipulative reflex technique, SOT extremity technique, and certification program.
SOT Categories Part Two (12 hours) – Syllabus
Objective:
This seminar covers category one and three analysis and treatment protocols in their entirety.
Hour One:
Introduction to Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT) and its founder Major Bertrand DeJarnette, DO, DC. Review SOT category analysis, differential diagnosis and evaluation.
Hour Two:
Introduction to category three, clinical cautions – red flags, standing and overview of postural and symptom presentation analysis. Review: Psoas assessment and treatment, leg length analysis, block placement for category three and pain control methods.
Hour Three:
Piriformis muscle syndromes (SOTO and increased muscle tension) and introduction to R+C Factors (lumbar and cervical relationships.
Hour Four:
R+C Factors, orthopedic block placement and treatment for lumbar rotational patterns and lumbar (disc compression) inferiority patterns.
Hour Five:
Sitting disc technique, basic cranial three, review of category three protocols and rehabilitative ergonomics and activities.
Hour Six:
Introduction to category one, basic cranial one, atlas Achilles (heel) tension relationships and atlas adjusting (dural and osseous), leg length analysis, releasing heel tension, and assessing the “true” leg lengths or pelvic torsion.
Hour Seven:
Category one block placement, evaluating the primary dollar (gluteal) and/or crest (sacrospinalis) activity levels.
Hour Eight:
Treatment of the primary dollar (gluteal) and/or crest (sacrospinalis) reflex regions and pelvis. Introduction to SB+/- cough test and adjustment
Hour Nine:
SB+/- cough test, adjustment and assessment of active vasomotor vertebral levels.
Hour Ten:
Occipital fibers: Palpation of line one and two fibers with related vertebral adjustments.
Hour Eleven:
Review category one and three and practical the flow from start to finish.
Hour Twelve:
Review of all three categories with discussion of category transitions from category three to two and from category two to one. Preview of chiropractic manipulative reflex technique (CMRT), SOT extremity technique, and certification program.
Chiropractic Manipulative Reflex Technique (CMRT) (12 Hours) – Syllabus
Objective:
Learn how to assess and treat occipital fiber analysis, persistent vertebral imbalance, and viscerosomatic/somatovisceral reflex and referred pain patterns.
Hour One:
Introduction to CMRT, visceral mimicry syndromes, occipital fiber palpation, analysis and correction, neutralization of the major vertebral viscerosomatic/somatovisceral reflex patterns.
Hour Two:
Occipital Fiber One: thoracic one – coronary, thoracic two – cardiac muscle, thoracic ten – intestines. Viscerosomatic/somatovisceral reflex and referred pain patterns, with related vertebral assessment and adjustments.
Hour Three:
Occipital Fiber One (Continued)
Hour Four:
Occipital Fiber Two: thoracic three – respiratory and sinuses, thoracic eleven and twelve – kidneys renal function. Viscerosomatic/somatovisceral reflex and referred pain patterns, with related vertebral assessment and adjustments.
Hour Five:
Occipital Fiber Three: thoracic four – gall bladder, thoracic five – gastric or stomach, lumbar one – Ileocecal. Viscerosomatic/somatovisceral reflex and referred pain patterns, with related vertebral assessment and adjustments.
Hour Six:
Occipital Fiber Three (Continued)
Hour Seven:
Occipital Fiber Four: thoracic six – pancreas and lumbar two – cecum. Viscerosomatic/somatovisceral reflex and referred pain patterns, with related vertebral assessment and adjustments.
Hour Eight:
Occipital Fiber Five: thoracic seven – spleen/lymphatics and lumbar three – glandular. Viscerosomatic/somatovisceral reflex and referred pain patterns, with related vertebral assessment and adjustments.
Hour Nine:
Occipital Fiber Six: thoracic eight – liver and lumbar four – colon. Viscerosomatic/somatovisceral reflex and referred pain patterns, with related vertebral assessment and adjustments.
Hour Ten:
Occipital Fiber Seven: thoracic nine – adrenals and lumbar five – prostate/uterus. Viscerosomatic/somatovisceral reflex and referred pain patterns, with related vertebra assessment and adjustments.
Hour Eleven:
Occipital Fiber Seven (Continued). Equalizing the serous fluids of the body, sacrospinal technique, and craniosphenoidal technique
Hour Twelve:
Auxiliary CMRT Procedures: Stylohyoid and Thyroid Reflex Area, Cricoid Cartilage Technique & Styloid Process Technique, Thyroid Technique, Thymus Technique, Relaxation “Tranquilizer” Technique, Interrelationships Between CMRT Procedures, Principles and Investigative Research. Review of information covered.
SOT Extremity Technique (8 hours) – Syllabus
Objective:
This seminar covers how to integrate whole body kinematic chain extremity related imbalance following specific SOT evaluation and treatment protocols developed by Major Bertrand DeJarnette, DO, DC.
Hour One:
Introduction to SOT Extremity Technique, its relationship to general musculoskeletal imbalance and visual diagnosis.
Hour Two:
Lower Extremity – Hip / Acetabulum – Determine Medial Hip Rotation Fixation and Leg Lengths, Long Leg / Short Leg Muscular Correction, Psoas Corrections, and Acetabulum / Femoral Head Fixation.
Hour Three:
Lower Extremity – Knee – Fibular Subluxations, Tibial Subluxations, Meniscal Dislocations, Cruciate Ligament Stretch, Lateral and Medial Condyle Adjustment, Extended Knee Lesion, and Knee Strengthening Exercise. Lower extremity assessment and treatment of cuboid/navicular, knee, femoral head, and hip joint with post-assessment strategies.
Hour Four:
Lower Extremity (Continued)
Hour Five:
Upper Extremity – Medial Scapula Fixation, Lateral Scapula Fixation, Coraco-Humeral Ligament Slip, Elbow Subluxation, Posterior – Superior Atlas (C1) Subluxation, and Posterior – Inferior Axis (C2) Subluxation.
Hour Six:
Upper Extremity (Continued)
Hour Seven:
Zindler Extremity Technique – Lower Extremity: Hip – Abductor, Adductor, Psoas, and Flexor Dysfunctions, Knee – Extensor and Posterior Tibia or Fibular Head Dysfunctions, and Foot – Inferior Navicular and Lateral Cuboid Dysfunctions.
Hour Eight:
Zindler Extremity Technique – Upper Extremity: Shoulder – Neck Flexor, Deltoid, Adductor, Flexor, Abductor, and Extensor Dysfunctions, Elbow – Supination and Pronation Joint Dysfunctions, and Wrist – Flexor and Extension Dysfunctions.