Upstate AHEC will sponsor "If You Can’t Breathe, You
Can’t Function: Integrating Cardiopulmonary and Postural Control Strategies in
the Pediatric and Adult Populations” on March 3-5, 2016 in Greenville. Mary
Massery, PT, DPT, DSc, will provide instruction for the three-day course, which
will challenge practitioners to make a paradigm shift: acknowledging the
importance of the cardiopulmonary system as an integral component of postural
control. The emphasis of the presentation will be on developing and applying
practical quick clinical solutions that are applicable for both pediatric and
adult patients in all practice settings.
The course will present a model of postural control (Soda
Pop Can Model) that demonstrates how breathing mechanics are linked to motor
and physiologic behaviors. This is the
cornerstone for the Dr. Massery’s multi-system clinical approach to the
evaluation and treatment of trunk and/or respiratory impairments. She will demonstrate how to integrate the
cardiovascular, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, integumentary and
internal organ systems into every evaluation and intervention, as well as how
to recognize physiologic causes or consequences that may accompany these motor
dysfunctions. Participants will learn
how to effectively pair ventilatory strategies with specific movements in order
to establish the pulmonary system as an asset rather than a liability. Neuromotor breathing retraining techniques
and manual assistive cough techniques will be highlighted in labs as well as
other manual interventions.
Mary Massery, PT, DPT, DSc, received her Bachelor of Science
in physical therapy from Northwestern University in 1977, her Doctor of
Physical Therapy degree from the University of the Pacific in 2004 and her doctorate
in science from Rocky Mountain University in 2011. Her publications and
interests focus on linking motor behaviors to breathing and/or postural
mechanics in both pediatric and adult patient populations. Dr. Massery has been invited to give over 800
professional presentations in 49 US states, nine Canadian provinces and 15
countries worldwide. Mary has delivered addresses
on topics such as cystic fibrosis and posture, neuropulmonary deficits, pectus
excavatum (chest deformities), and connections between posture & breathing
for the Royal Society of Medicine in London; the Australian & New Zealand
Spinal Cord Injury Conference in Australia; the Irish Society of Chartered
Physiotherapists Meeting in Galway; the International Seating Symposium in
Vancouver; and the Conference on Posture and Mobility in England; as well as
more than 100 presentations at the American Physical Therapy Association’s
(APTA) conferences across the U.S. She
continues to maintain a private practice in Chicago, specializing in
ventilation and postural dysfunction.
Physical therapists, physical therapist assistants,
occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, speech language
pathologists, and respiratory therapists and others are invited to attend. For
more information, please visit the Upstate AHEC Website www.upstateahec.org or call Bennie Pettit
at 864-349-1162.