COURSE DESCRIPTION
A course focused on the manual release of myofascial restrictions used in pediatrics, particularly with children with neurological problems.
Instructor
Agnieszka Wójtowicz, M.A.
Beata Wasicka, M.A.
Dorota Pamula, M.A.
Zoga Therapy in Pediatrics is a training focused on the manual release of myofascial restrictions used in pediatrics, particularly with children with neurological problems. Manual therapy is supported by structural and functional examination and supports the release of tissues through movement, with the active participation of a therapist guiding the patient's movement. Exercises used to restore soft tissue glide are a pediatric adaptation of movements derived from the Zoga Movement method. The entire approach provides a comprehensive therapeutic approach for working with children.
This course introduces manual methods. Soft tissue release techniques, supported by precise structural and functional assessment, are a fundamental element of the training. A structural understanding of body relationships helps understand the relationships between multiple body areas.
These interrelationships within the body provide insight into how stability determines proper function and how its disruption can lead to dysfunction. Once the relationships between the structures that create continuity are understood, their functioning can be examined and assessed, and through balanced work, balance and ease of functioning can be restored along the course of these structures.
This method aligns closely with the principles of alingment used in NDT-Bobath therapy, for example, and provides excellent preparation and complementation for neurodevelopmental therapy. The course will focus on areas that often pose challenges for therapists when working with children with neurological problems.
Activities include:
Detailed anatomy of a given area – short and intense presentations showing the most interesting perspectives on anatomical structures supported by autopsy recordings and palpation anatomy, presented in an engaging and understandable way
Postural Analysis – common movement and postural consequences – how to see and read the intricacies of individual patterns
Myofascial Release Techniques – each technique is demonstrated with understanding and a precise “feel” so that they can be used immediately after returning from the training in everyday therapeutic work.
PROGRAM
DAY I
Superficial tissues located at the front of the body
The goal is to learn about the fibers and structures at the front of the body.
functional assessment methods and myofascial release techniques
running through this area
DAY II
Superficial tissues located at the back of the body
Discussion of the course of structures at the back of the body, functional assessment, and release techniques
myofascial. This part of the training focuses on the interaction of the foot with the ground and
consequences of this imbalance in the rest of the body. This will allow you to create strategies to improve
foot and leg mechanics for pelvic stability and spine efficiency.
DAY III
Tissues located on the side of the body
Discussion of the tissues on the lateral side along with the tools in the form of techniques
used in working with the youngest. Conducting a demonstration session by the instructor on
patient from outside. Participants’ work with children.
DAY IV
Myofascial spiral
Discussion of the course and functional analysis of how tension disturbances within
these structures will influence the position of the feet, knees and pelvis in relation to the chest
thoracic. The second demo session conducted by the instructor and the work of the students on
children.
DAY V
Deep tissue, myofascial connections of the upper limbs and functional
Discussion of the above-mentioned myofascial connections, learning selected
Deep tissue techniques. Third demo session and student work on children.
