Therapeutic Biomechanics of Healing
This course is your bridge between biomechanics and therapy providing you with the knowledge and applicable tools to ensure a safe and effective approach to healing.
Each session explores a specific injury, its root causes and research-based therapeutic principles to support recovery. Through the course you will get access to:
- Detailed breakdowns of different injury types and severities (e.g., rotator cuff tears)
- Cutting-edge research insights not available in Therapeutic Essentials – 201
- Comparative analysis of allopathic medicine and yoga therapeutics
- Exclusive video recordings of live therapeutic sessions with injured students
- Guidance to design personalized recovery programs that empower clients to heal
What you'll learn
You will receive in-depth instruction illustrating the application of therapeutic principles for each injury as follows.
- Spine: Scoliosis
- Shoulder: Rotator Cuff Tear
- Shoulder: Thoracic Outlet
- Syndrome / Frozen Shoulder
- Hands: Dupuytren’s Syndrome/Trigger Finger
- Feet: Hallux Rigidus/Ledderhoses Disease
- Knee: Torn Meniscus Knee: Severe Cartilage Wear
- Muscular: Psoas Major Spasm/Back Spasm
- Muscular: Pulled Bicep/Tendonitis
- Ankle: Post Surgical Recovery
Course Logistics
Each 90-minute recorded session is yours to watch at the time and pace that works for you and on the viewing platform of your choice.
Upon registration, you will receive an email with your course instructions and password. Each session is recorded and archived – available to watch anytime. All sessions are accessible by computers, tablets, and mobile devices.
For each injury you will receive:
- Recorded video of live therapeutic sessions with injured students
- Detailed video review of each injury and the therapeutic principles applied
- A break down of the different types and severities of the injury such as a rotator cuff tear
- Content and commentary on the latest available physiological research
- Comparison and contrast of the most common therapeutic approaches of allopathic medicine and yoga therapeutics.
- Guidance on how to create a therapeutic program for your client that empowers them to find their own healing.
- A recorded question & answer section that clarifies key concepts.
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Yoga Alliance Accredited
Biomechanics of Healing- Receive Continuing Education Credits with Yoga Alliance
300/ 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training & Continuing Education
300/500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training and Continuing Education Kirk Yoga offers a number of courses to support the demand for yoga anatomy and therapeutics in 300- and 500-hour teacher trainings. Already a growing number of yoga teacher trainers are including these extraordinary teaching tools in their trainings to fulfill the educational hunger and enrich/deepen the skill level of their students. Anatomy Fundamentals- 101, Therapeutic Essentials – 201 (our most popular!) Therapeutic Biomechanics of Healing – 202 and Advanced Anatomy & Therapeutic Essentials – 301. Yoga Alliance accredited – these courses fulfill Yoga Alliance non-contact hour requirements.
About Martin Kirk
Martin Kirk, MSBME, BSEE, ERYT-500 is an accomplished biomechanic therapeutic specialist who holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering. Martin brings his engineering skillset and his vast knowledge of biomechanics to the field of injury therapeutics with unmatched skill and precision. His easily accessible nature helps to make human biomechanics, anatomy and the principles of yoga therapy available to everyone. As a certified yoga instructor, he has directed over 230 trainings in 18 countries. He has authored the best-selling book, Hatha Yoga Illustrated which has been translated into seven different languages and is utilized widely for yoga teacher trainings.
As a Biomedical Engineer, Martin teaches how a skillful balance of alignment can be interwoven with a deep understanding of anatomy and therapeutics. He brings a passion for the latest in Biomedical Engineering technology such as 3D bioprinting and Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine directly into his sessions to keep his clients abreast of the latest options in healing technology. He has been able to share these teachings to a very wide audience through his extensive travel as well as through online courses.
