• CODE: NMT 4 / I °
• DURATION: 2 days, for a total of 16 hours
• TARGET: Doctors and Specialists, Physiotherapists, Students enrolled in the last year of their Degree Program
• ECM: Accreditation approved by the National Commission for Continuing Education (in the country where the course is held)
• MAX NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 24
• EXAM: Questionnaire -75 Multiple choice questions and practical test

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

• Learning of basic skills in the use of Neuromuscular Taping (NMT) in rehabilitation in on-site and interactive training
• Acquisition of manual skills and NMT specific application techniques in the field of motor rehabilitation.

DIDACTIC MATERIALS: Study kit, backpack, dermo-pencil, scissors, multicolour tape, Workbook, Certificate and Certification Membership Card (worth 50 euro).

CERTIFICATION PROCESS:

• The course is divided into 1 module of 2 days, for a total of 16 hours
• The NMT International Certification will be presented upon passing the final exam at the end of the complete course.
• The participant will receive a NMT qualification diploma in the treatment with the NeuroMuscular Taping method.

The final evaluation includes: Result of the practical test, result of the written test and final evaluation of the teacher and tutor. To pass the tests it is necessary to obtain a score equal to or greater than 85%. The course will be considered passed according to three parameters of judgment: passed, excellent, praise.

PROFESSIONAL GOAL: NMT Lymphatic drainage is the most extensive and in-depth therapeutic taping seminar specific for lymphatic congestion related pathologies available for all professionals working in medicine. The seminar is a hands-on classroom experience that teaches this new taping methodology in physical rehabilitation. NeuroMuscular Taping Institute’s training programs detail the origin and development of this unique taping technique recently introduced to the USA, Asia, Africa e South America. The training program takes the participating student through the fundamentals of this clear cut treatment program giving each the necessary hands on guided instruction. In depth coverage of its efficacy together with overviews of anatomy, lymphatic and vascular pathways and physiology which are the underlying theoretical background for this neuro/muscular/vascalolatory/postural method of taping specific for lymphatic and vascular drainage. All courses are given by certified instructors who will clarify the NMT system of rehabilitation through guided application procedures, treatment protocols, case studies, and research giving the NMT practitioner an immediate and effective clinical tool. The participant during the seminar will follow the theoretical development of treatment techniques obtaining the highest level of skills and qualifications. The NMT classroom setting is 90% practical and 10% theoretical.

Objectives

Lymphatic Rehabilitation Neuromuscular Taping (NMT) Techniques. The training module allows the participant to:

• Understand the history and development of NeuroMuscular Taping.
• Understand the different application procedures related to the differing patient clinical objectives.
• Review clinical objectives and lymphatic drainage mechanisms of specific NMT applications for the upper and lower extremities
• Understand the cutaneous anatomical components in relation to lymphatic pathways of the upper back, neck and limbs involved using NMT.
• Review clinical objectives and the clear differences between acute, post acute and functional NMT treatment options.
• Learn the mechanisms of action in the use of NMT for acute and chronic lymphatic congestion.
• Complete understanding of the differing application techniques and methods of tape cutting for differing physiological and drainage objectives.
• Learn protocol treatment applications for common post surgical rehabilitation conditions.
• Learn the 2 NMT application techniques for improved outpatient and hospital clinical treatment specific for congestion: lymphatic and circulatory.

NOTE: The Taping NeuroMuscular rehabilitation course can be attended without the obligation of prerequisite NMT courses.

NMT Lymphatic Rehabilitation – Stage 1

Day 1

• Registration
• Introduction NeuroMuscular Taping.
• Difference between decompressive/compressive, eccentric/concentric, dilation/constriction
• Characteristics of NMT.
• Clinical Reasoning and techniques of application specific for the lymphatic drainage
• Demonstration and individual practice: drainage of the hand – decompression (0% tension)
• Demonstration and individual practice: double joint drainage of the upper limb Elbow/shoulder – decompression (0% tension)
• Break
• Therapeutic Effects of NMT
• Characteristics of taping methods and Contraindications
• Demonstration and individual practice: double joint drainage of the wrist/elbow – decompression
• Demonstration and individual practice: Complete drainage of the upper limb– decompression
• Lunch Break
• Demonstration and individual practice: Drainage of the chest – decompression
• Techniques of Drainage Application
• Muscular
• Tendon/ligament
• Demonstration and individual practice: Drainage posterior to the shoulder – decompression
• Demonstration and individual practice: Complete Drainage of the shoulder, chest, lateral trunk – decompression
• Post Surgery Lab. Demonstration and individual practice: knee post surgery drainage
• Break
• Techniques of Drainage Application
• Demonstration and individual practice: Lateral drainage of the ankle – decompression
• Demonstration and individual practice: Medial drainage of the ankle – decompression
• Demonstration and individual practice: Anterior and posterior drainage of the ankle – decompression
• Discussion, Case studies, Feedback, Questions and answers

Day 2

• Registration
• Techniques of Application
• Review Lymphatic drainage of the upper and lower limb
• Lymphatic Lab. Demonstration and individual practice: double joint drainage of the lower limb ankle to knee – decompression
• Lymphatic Lab. Demonstration: anterior drainage of the knee – decompression
• Lymphatic Lab. Demonstration and individual practice: posterior drainage of the knee – decompression
• Break
• Lymphatic Lab. Demonstration and individual practice: drainage of the inguinal area – decompression
• Lymphatic Lab. Demonstration and individual practice: double joint drainage of the lower limb knee to inguinal area – decompression
• Post Surgery Lab. Demonstration and individual practice: knee post surgery drainage
• Lunch break
• Lymphatic Lab. Demonstration and individual practice: posterior leg – decompression
• Lymphatic Lab. Demonstration and individual practice: abdominal drainage – decompression
• Lymphatic Lab. and Post Surgery Lab. Demonstration and individual practice: elbow drainage – decompression
• Lymphatic Lab. and Post Surgery Lab. Demonstration and individual practice: wrist drainage – decompression
• Break
• Review of Effective NeuroMuscular Taping Procedures
• Current research
• Lymphatic Lab. and Post Surgery Lab. Demonstration and individual practice: foot and toe drainage – decompression
• Lymphatic Lab. and Post Surgery Lab. Demonstration and individual practice: thumb and fingers drainage – decompression
• Scar treatment Lab. Demonstration: introduction and general principals in scar treatment
• Discussion, Case studies, Billing codes
• Written examination
• Practical examination

 Overview

The NMT Course offers a hands on classroom experience structured as 10% Lecture and 90% Laboratory demonstration and individual practice. The Lecture section covers the clear basis for NeuroMuscular Taping decompression taping in clinical situations with a rapid review of the anatomy and physiology behind the efficacy of NMT. The Laboratory portion will demonstrate applications, tape/patient positioning, taping techniques for use on lymphatic congestion. The particular training aspect of NMT courses, involves the lecturer guiding each student through each application maximizing individual learning curves. All participants are expected to actively participate in every aspect of the practice laboratory. Final certification will be given upon completion of both written and practice examination.