Course Description:

This course from Dr. Marc Ellis, D.C., DACNB, FACFN, FABBIR, is designed to bridge the gap between manual therapy and applied clinical neuroscience.

This course introduces massage therapists, bodyworkers, and movement professionals to the neurological underpinnings of dysfunction and recovery. With a macro-level view of brain function, students learn to recognize and assess the neural drivers behind chronic pain, abnormal movement patterns, and postural imbalances.

Combining insights from functional neurology model, clinical case studies, and Dr. Ellis’s decades of experience in across multiple fields including martial arts, this course provides both the theory and hands-on skills to:

• Understand the roles of the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes in motor behavior, personality, memory, and spatial awareness

• Differentiate between cerebellar and basal ganglia dysfunctions and apply relevant movement assessments

• Interpret patient symptoms through a lens of sensory integration, neuroplasticity, and neuronal fatigue

• Learn key tests such as the finger pincer test, single-point localization, and cerebellar/basal ganglia motor evaluations

• Apply evidence-based, brain-centric strategies to enhance manual therapy outcomes

From proprioception and vestibular input to autonomics and cortical representation, MyoSynaptics: Neuro I equips practitioners with a deeper understanding of how the brain shapes our physical expression, and how to intervene more intelligently.

Prepare to elevate your care from the muscular system to the central nervous system, this is the future of manual therapy!

Feel free to join Dr. Marc Ellis in exploring our growing library of neuromuscular rehab modalities, resources and more by enrolling into the MyoSynaptics community membership!