K-Power® Core Muscles and Techniques

This workshop builds on the skills and techniques learnt in 5 Elements Fundamentals and Basic Muscle Testing.

When the core muscles are weak or not in balance a common side effect is back pain. People in the gym who work their rectus abdominis with crunches but fail to strengthen their transverse abdominals commonly experience lower back pain. Back pain is common because so many muscles have to contract and relax to allow a person to stand and move.

The main objective of this workshop is to learn three prime techniques that you can apply to every muscle you test in the future. As well as developing skill and understanding in evaluating and balancing muscle energy imbalances in the 13 core muscles of the torso, you will learn core techniques like muscle stretch response, sustained muscle use, hidden muscle failure. Having learned the 13 core muscles and applied the three core techniques, you will learn the More Mode, surrogate muscles, the circuit retaining mode, the important principle of muscle reactivity and how to correct reactive muscles.  

This is a two day workshop and can be taken after completing the 5 Elements Fundamentals and Muscle Testing Basics workshop.

Other K-Power® Workshops for manual therapists and body workers:

• 5-Element Fundamentals & Muscle Testing Basics (for Manual Therapists)  
• The Shoulder/Arm Protocol
• The Elbow, Wrist and Hand Protocol
• The Hip/Thigh Protocol
• The Knee, Ankle and Foot Protocol