Structure of the courses B

Course Objectives

1.   Review of Course A knowledge

• Review the fundamental principles of developmental kinesiology and their relationship to pathology of the locomotor system static and dynamic undifferentiated positions

2.   Extension of developmental knowledge

• Introduce more advanced developmental concept, particularly the differentiated global movement patterns – ipsilateral and contralateral.
• Determine kinesiological content and movement quality in within the global movement patterns in development. 

3.  Stabilization assessment and treatment in undifferentiated positions

• Review DNS tests and treatment positions from Course A 
• Perform assessment of sagittal stabilization patterns and apply therapeutic strategies for recognized dysfunction in locomotor system. 

4.  Advanced postural analysis and functional testing

• Learn additional advanced functional tests for differentiated global movement patterns. 
• Practice hands-on application with visual and palpatory control.

5.  Corrective exercise progression

• Integrate corrective exercises based on DNS functional testing.
• Train exercises in differentiated ipsilateral and contralateral static positions, transitions between positions, and with use of unstable surfaces.
• Increase difficulty through resistance against “planned movement” and training of isolated segmental movements.

6.  Clinical reasoning

• Develop advanced clinical reasoning to apply DNS protocols in everyday practice.
• Integrate DNS with patient education.

7.  Practical DNS applications across populations

• Apply DNS principles in:
• infants and children (including DNS FIT Kid concepts),
• athletes (threshold training, performance optimization),
• neurological patients (SCI, stroke, spasticity, coordination),
• pregnancy (changes in load, stabilization, diaphragm and pelvic floor function),
• seniors (specificity of aging).

8.  Progression in DNS education

• Prepare participants for the next level of DNS training – Course C.

Course goals:

• Master the logic of differentiated developmental movement patterns
  Learn to recognize and clinically apply IPSI- and CONTRA-lateral patterns as the foundation of gait, rolling, and locomotion.
• Be able to assess differentiated function of the trunk and limbs
  Gain confidence in DNS testing involving rotation, weight transfer, phasic movements, and the quality of support in complex positions.
• Understand how supportive and phasic limb function influences stabilization
  Know when a joint functions as a punctum fixum and how to modify this in therapy.
• Be able to precisely select therapeutic positions based on identified dysfunction
  Apply developmental positions (side-lying, oblique sitting, crawling, tripod, differentiated bear), as targeted therapeutic tools.
• Practically master facilitation, isolated and global movements, and progression
  Establish proper support, control intra-abdominal pressure, work with functional joint centration, guide movement through stable segments, and transfer acquired skills into patients’ daily lives as well as into athletic performance.

Course Program Overview:

Day 1: 

Registration:

1.block: Ontogenesis – review with emphasis on differentiated movement patterns.

Break

2. block: Review of assessment and therapy in undifferentiated positions (diaphragm test, upper limb elevation test, intra-abdominal pressure control in supine).

Lunch

3.block: Testing in differentiated movement patterns (rolling patterns, differentiated quadruped position, crawling, differentiated bear position).

Break

4.block: Patient demonstrations – live or video-based, including analysis.

Day 2: 

1.block: Review of assessment and therapy in undifferentiated positions (intra-abdominal pressure control in sitting, quadruped position, modifications in low kneeling, bear, squat).

Break

2.block: Therapy in differentiated positions – workshop: side-lying, oblique sitting.

Lunch

3.block: Therapy in differentiated positions – workshop: crawling.

Break

4.block: Therapy in differentiated positions – workshop: differentiated bear position. Group exercise in developmental positions.

Day 3:

1.block: Application of DNS principles across different populations (infants and children, women during pregnancy and postpartum, application in sports, and in the elderly population).

Break

2.block: Workshop: Test – Therapy – Retest (differentiated and undifferentiated models)

Lunch

3.block:  Summary of therapy principles, guiding patients toward self-therapy. Discussion,  Q&A

A Certificate of ATTENDANCE will be awarded by local instructor

OPTIONAL EXAMINATION

Participants who would like to participate in the educational track towards becoming a certified practitioner can take this exam for an additional fee of 150 Euros.

The test will consist of an analysis of babies at various developmental stages . Web link to view videos will be mailed to participant for analysis.  Participants are advised to return the test to the DNS instructor within 2 months after the course.  Upon successful completion and passing of the test, a  Certificate of ACHIEVEMENT from Prague School of Rehabilitation will be awarded.

May only re-take the test 3 times.

Otherwise, the clinician would be required to repeat one or more courses before re-qualifying for certification testing.