Functional Medicine & Inflammation
Online
TBA
€700.00
Inflammation is often treated as a musculoskeletal problem, but it is an immune response that shows up in the musculoskeletal system without originating there. This course explores what inflammation really is, why the acute inflammatory response is normal, and what happens when that pathway breaks down and becomes chronic. Day 1 looks at the immune system's role: innate and acquired immunity, TH1, TH2, TH17 and Treg problems, how to spot them in your clients, mast cell activation syndrome and the immunology of fibrosis in fascia and tissue. Day 2 covers autoimmunity (including low back pain), COVID-related pain and fatigue, stealth infections and the role of the nervous system in pain, inflammation and immunity. You will also learn how to use intake forms and ask clients the right questions, and you will work through case studies and live assessments as a group.
Course content
- Day 1 | Morning Session: Inflammation is the root cause of all disease and musculoskeletal problems
- Day 1 | Morning Session: But what is inflammation?
- Day 1 | Morning Session: Inflammation is a friend and a foe
- Day 1 | Morning Session: Learn what inflammation really is
- Day 1 | Morning Session: What is the acute inflammatory response and why it is normal
- Day 1 | Morning Session: What goes wrong?
- Day 1 | Morning Session: Chronic inflammation is when the acute inflammatory pathway breaks down
- Day 1 | Morning Session: Inflammation is an immune response, not a musculoskeletal problem: it presents in the musculoskeletal system but does not originate there
- Day 1 | Morning Session: Healing is also an immune response: to help clients heal without scar tissue or fibrosis, we have to address the immune system and its role in their problems
- Day 1 | Morning Session: The immunology of fibrosis in fascia and tissue
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: What is the immune system's role in inflammation
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: What is innate immunity
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: What is acquired immunity
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: TH1 problems
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: TH2 problems
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: TH17 problems
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: Treg problems
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: How to spot these issues in your clients
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: What goes wrong?
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: How to help them
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: This matters because many of the clients you see have autoimmune issues that contribute to their pain and to their fascial and musculoskeletal problems
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: Mast cell activation syndrome
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: What it is and how it shows up as post-exercise soreness and DOMS
- Day 2 | Morning Session: Low back pain is now seen as an autoimmune condition
- Day 2 | Morning Session: How to help clients with COVID-related pain and fatigue
- Day 2 | Morning Session: Detailed solutions for autoimmunity and inflammation
- Day 2 | Morning Session: Stealth infections and musculoskeletal conditions
- Day 2 | Morning Session: The role of the nervous system in pain, inflammation and fascial conditions
- Day 2 | Morning Session: The nervous system, immunity and inflammation
- Day 2 | Morning Session: Solutions for the nervous system
- Day 2 | Afternoon Session: Intake forms
- Day 2 | Afternoon Session: Asking clients the right questions
- Day 2 | Afternoon Session: Case studies
- Day 2 | Afternoon Session: Group participation
- Day 2 | Afternoon Session: Diagnosing clients in class and guiding them through the interview technique
