Overview
Need some new tricks in your manual therapy bag?
Fascia is often the missing link for addressing persistent pain, pain after a fall or injury, immobilisation, recurrent acute back pain, movement restriction after surgery, post-surgical pain, contusion injuries, scar tissue and more.
There is a huge amount of current research to support how osteopaths work with the fascia in a holistic way to improve patient outcomes. This includes anatomical connections derived from embryology, neurovascular supply, connective tissue mechanics and mechanotransduction, interactions of the fascia with inflammation, cellular messengers, hormones and the immune system.
A thorough understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of the fascial systems can help inform patient education, tailored movements and specific rehabilitation that is quite different to how we approach muscular dysfunction. Liz Howard has translated this research into a simple assessment and treatment model for local and global fascial dysfunction, to help select the best treatment techniques and self-management for your individual patient.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the embryology, clinical anatomy and physiology of connective tissue
- Recognise fascial dysfunction in the case history
- Integrate a quick fascial assessment into your postural screen
- Identify key symptoms and signs of myofascial restrictions and contributors to pain
- Formulate a holistic treatment plan based on the latest research
- Utilize the Anterior fascial chain treatment protocol in your practice
- Identify when to use direct or indirect myofascial techniques
- Demonstrate individual patient education and self-management tools such as simple global exercises
Related Learning
Attendees also have the opportunity to attend Liz Howard’s Exploring Visceral Fascia course which will look at the deeper chains in more detail, including viscero-fascial contributors to pain or dysfunction.
Course Details
The Myofascial Release course is applicable to all allied health manual therapy practitioners. It will include practical examination and treatment protocols you will be able to use with confidence in your practice.
The course will run from 8:30AM to 4PM. Places are limited to 20 attendees. It also includes morning and afternoon tea, e-notes and an e-certificate of attendance for your CPD records. The course can be counted as 6 hours CPD.
Providers Terms
- You may cancel registration for an Event by giving us notice in writing, provided that such notice must be more than 14 days before the date of the Event. In those circumstances, we may refund the Event Fee at our sole discretion.
- If you cancel your registration for an Event within 14 days of the date of the Event or you fail to attend the Event for any reason without giving us prior written notice, you will be charged the full amount of the Event Fee and you will not be entitled to any refund of the Event Fee. In such circumstances if you have not already paid the full amount of the Event Fee, Bower Bird may require that you pay such amount.
- If the Event is cancelled by the Presenter for any reason, your bank or card issuer will refund the relevant amount. However, this may take between 3 to 5 working days (or longer, depending on your bank or card issuer). You acknowledge and agree that we will not be responsible or liable to you in relation to any delay by your bank or card issuer in the release of funds back into your account.
- Bower Bird will not be responsible or liable in any way for any postponement, cancellation, no-show, termination or other non-performance of an Event other than as specified in these Terms of Use.
Tickets
Key Details | |
| Contact Hours: | 6.0 hrs |
| Start Time: | Sun, 01 June 2025 , 8:30 AM |
| Finish Time: | Sun, 01 June 2025 , 4:00 PM |
| Duration: | Full Day |
| Format: | Live Lecture |
| Language: | English |
| Venue: | High Street Holistic |
Address: | 60 High St, Preston, |
Overview
Need some new tricks in your manual therapy bag?
Fascia is often the missing link for addressing persistent pain, pain after a fall or injury, immobilisation, recurrent acute back pain, movement restriction after surgery, post-surgical pain, contusion injuries, scar tissue and more.
There is a huge amount of current research to support how osteopaths work with the fascia in a holistic way to improve patient outcomes. This includes anatomical connections derived from embryology, neurovascular supply, connective tissue mechanics and mechanotransduction, interactions of the fascia with inflammation, cellular messengers, hormones and the immune system.
A thorough understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of the fascial systems can help inform patient education, tailored movements and specific rehabilitation that is quite different to how we approach muscular dysfunction. Liz Howard has translated this research into a simple assessment and treatment model for local and global fascial dysfunction, to help select the best treatment techniques and self-management for your individual patient.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the embryology, clinical anatomy and physiology of connective tissue
- Recognise fascial dysfunction in the case history
- Integrate a quick fascial assessment into your postural screen
- Identify key symptoms and signs of myofascial restrictions and contributors to pain
- Formulate a holistic treatment plan based on the latest research
- Utilize the Anterior fascial chain treatment protocol in your practice
- Identify when to use direct or indirect myofascial techniques
- Demonstrate individual patient education and self-management tools such as simple global exercises
Related Learning
Attendees also have the opportunity to attend Liz Howard’s Exploring Visceral Fascia course which will look at the deeper chains in more detail, including viscero-fascial contributors to pain or dysfunction.
Course Details
The Myofascial Release course is applicable to all allied health manual therapy practitioners. It will include practical examination and treatment protocols you will be able to use with confidence in your practice.
The course will run from 8:30AM to 4PM. Places are limited to 20 attendees. It also includes morning and afternoon tea, e-notes and an e-certificate of attendance for your CPD records. The course can be counted as 6 hours CPD.
Providers Terms
- You may cancel registration for an Event by giving us notice in writing, provided that such notice must be more than 14 days before the date of the Event. In those circumstances, we may refund the Event Fee at our sole discretion.
- If you cancel your registration for an Event within 14 days of the date of the Event or you fail to attend the Event for any reason without giving us prior written notice, you will be charged the full amount of the Event Fee and you will not be entitled to any refund of the Event Fee. In such circumstances if you have not already paid the full amount of the Event Fee, Bower Bird may require that you pay such amount.
- If the Event is cancelled by the Presenter for any reason, your bank or card issuer will refund the relevant amount. However, this may take between 3 to 5 working days (or longer, depending on your bank or card issuer). You acknowledge and agree that we will not be responsible or liable to you in relation to any delay by your bank or card issuer in the release of funds back into your account.
- Bower Bird will not be responsible or liable in any way for any postponement, cancellation, no-show, termination or other non-performance of an Event other than as specified in these Terms of Use.
| Educator Shop: | Bower Bird CPD |
| Contact: | Enquiry - Request call back |
Speakers:
 | Elizabeth HowardBAppSc(Clin Sc) BOstSc MScMed(PainMgt) Advanced Pain Management Osteopath |
Elizabeth Howard has over 25 years of experience as an Osteopath and has worked at the Women’s Health & Research Institute of Australia for over 15 years. Her main focus is the holistic management of complex pelvic pain with the interdisciplinary team, working closely with Professor Thierry Vancaillie (Gynaecologist and Pain Medicine Specialist). In 2020 she was one of only 5 practitioners to be awarded the title of Advanced Pain Management Osteopath by Osteopathy Australia.
Her roles include osteopathic care, clinical researcher, pain educator, clinical specialist in sacral neuromodulation. Liz was intimately involved helping manage the women suffering from pelvic pain after mesh surgery for prolapse or incontinence at WHRIA and the Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick.
Liz has been involved in clinical research at WHRIA and in conjunction with the Royal Hospital for Women since joining WHRIA. In addition to numerous poster presentations, her work in major journals includes:
- Topical treatment of vulvodynia, dyspareunia and pudendal neuralgia: A single clinic audit of amitriptyline and oestriol in organogel. Ruoss, C., Howard, E., Chan, K., Stevenson, P., Vancaillie, T. (2021). Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
- Asherman syndrome: Audit of a single‐operator cohort of 423 cases. Vancaillie, T., Chan, K., Liu, J., Deans, R., & Howard, E. (2020). Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
- Pain after vaginal prolapse repair surgery with mesh is a post‐surgical neuropathy which needs to be treated–and can possibly be prevented in some cases. Vancaillie, T., Tan, Y., Chow, J., Kite, L., & Howard, L. (2018). Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
- Sacral neuromodulation for pelvic pain and pelvic organ dysfunction: A case series. Vancaillie, T., Kite, L., Howard, E., & Chow, J. (2018). Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 58(1), 102-107.
Her teaching experience ranges from lectures and technique in Undergraduate and Master’s Osteopathic programs (University of Western Sydney, Southern Cross University), clinical supervision of Osteopathic students (UWS, SCU, SportsMed Mumbai), Osteopathy Australia National Conference presentation, Pelvic Floor Seminars, GP education evenings, allied health events and online CPD.
