Overview - DVD 1 Anatomy in Depth, DVD 2 Assessment Tools, DVD 3 Integration: Concepts and Theory, DVD 4 Treatment Techniques, DVD 5 Case Enactment, Benjamin Institute of Advanced Studies - Approved Provider #33029-00. Detailed Summary - After decades of working and developing clinical applications and effective pain relief for clients, Dr. Benjamin offers this 5-disc comprehensive program on the low back, in which he will teach you how to effectively assess and treat the most commonly injured structures. You'll learn how to differentiate muscle and ligament injuries from more serious disc injuries, and you'll fine-tune your palpation skills and hands-on treatment techniques. After you've learned the theoretical background, assessment procedures, and treatment techniques, you will integrate this knowledge through enactment of a real case. He explains and demonstrates how to palpate the anatomy of each injured structure, the passive, extensive and positive assessment tests, and treatments to help the specific injuries, which include myofascial release, friction, massage, and rehabilitation exercises. Dr. Benjamin has an excellent teaching style that he uses in all of the videos, utilizing a combination of expertise, precision, humor, and insight. His explanation and demonstrations are clear and easy to understand. As a leader in the massage therapy profession for over thirty years, Ben Benjamin, PhD in Education and Sports Medicine, understands what it takes to become an effective, successful practitioner. At the forefront of an emerging profession, Dr. Benjamin played a pivotal role in establishing professional and ethical standards. Recognized for his active leadership in the massage therapy field, he has been named one of the "Stars of the Century" by Massage Magazine. Previously, he has received the President's Award from the American Massage Therapy Association for outstanding contributions to the massage profession.
