Level 1 Seminar Description:

The seminar includes modern methods from applied (functional) neurology to improve health and athletic performance in a therapeutic and training context. First, basic theoretical background information on functional neurology is provided, which is then demonstrated and practiced.

The seminar includes a variety of approaches that are used in international elite sport and in neurological and orthopaedic rehabilitation to optimize health and performance. The focus is on addressing the functionality and health of the brain as a central control organ in order to achieve optimal results.

On the one hand, neuro-centred approaches have been established for several years under various names on the private training market in Germany, while on the other hand, experts in the field of clinically applied neurology specialize in neurological disorders. The seminar combines content from applied / functional neurology and the current state of scientific knowledge with practical approaches to mobilize hidden performance reserves, improve the quality of movement and optimize health through neuroplastic processes.

The contents can be applied in therapeutic practice as well as in the everyday training of recreational and top athletes and enable results that cannot usually be achieved with primarily biomechanically oriented methods.

Course content Level 1:

– Fundamental importance of the perception and processing of stimuli by the central nervous system for pain, impaired performance and health problems

– Theoretical models of the nervous system and its importance for optimal performance and health

– Neurological assessments and tests of movement patterns to draw conclusions about dysfunctional brain areas (connections to common neurological tests and importance of differentiated and joint consideration)

– Tests of the visual, vestibular and proprioceptive systems to assess the sensory data situation

– Role of reflexive stability and the brain stem in various pain problems, injuries in sport and in rehabilitation (including scientific data)

– Role of voluntary motor skills and neocortex health in relation to technical problems, coordination problems and mental illness (including scientific data)

– The importance of visual diagnostics – simple screenings to assess cognitive health – reference to current scientific literature

– Various quick tools for immediate improvement of mobility, strength, reflexive stability and pain perception

– Training exercises to immediately activate specific brain areas and neural pathways to improve movement and release restrictions

– Training strategies to achieve neuroplastic changes

– Practical examples and case studies from professional sport and sports therapy

Level 2 Seminar – Description:

The seminar “Neuro-centered training and therapy approaches in sports and movement therapy (Level 2)” builds on Level 1. In-depth content on functional neurology is trained, which enables participants to apply a wider range of applications in a therapeutic context and to focus much more on the two main areas of “receptor disorders” and “neuro-visual training”. Through the differentiated use of therapeutic tools and training exercises, participants can provide their patients or athletes with more specific care and respond even better to their needs.
The “input-interpretation-output” model is expanded to include essential principles of neuronal organization and neuroplasticity. To this end, an understanding of the hierarchical nature of the nervous system and the modes of operation involved in the reorganization of neuronal networks is an integral part of the theoretical foundation of the seminar.
From a practical point of view, this seminar aims to enable graduates to work more specifically with their respective target group. These specifics are prepared by the instructor for the respective seminar group and should therefore be discussed in advance. And the target group includes, for example
– People with selected neurological diseases
– Older people
– Everyday athletes
– Typical orthopaedic complaints such as back pain
– Recreational and competitive athletes
Level 1 participants have received a tool bag with various assessment and intervention tools (not included in the Level 2 material package). This material package is required for Level 2.

Course content Level 2:

● Theory – Neuronal hierarchy, neuroplasticity and reorganization
○ Neuronal hierarchy of movement control
○ Re-organization of movement patterns
○ Reprogramming of receptor disturbances
○ Reprogramming of motor loops

● Testing and suppression of proprioceptive receptor disorders
○ Connections to muscles and muscle chains
○ Essential palpation skills
○ Typical compensation patterns
○ Identifying an individual hierarchy – where do I start?
○ Testing and clearing scars and tattoos
○ Ligamento-muscular reflex, typical connections, ligament techniques

● Advanced visual screening procedures and training options
Binocular vision, color glasses, contrast vision, peripheral vision, hand-eye coordination, raster glasses, binasal occlusion
○ Training for complex situations
○ Sports-specific visual training
○ Training for fall prevention

● Advanced vestibular screeningng procedures Training options
Testing and training from the sacculus – linear acceleration vertical
○ Testing and training of the utricle – linear horizontal acceleration
○ Training for fall prevention
○ Everyday and sport-specific vestibular training