Essential Training – Huntersville, NC
Date: March 8, 2025
Location: Huntersville, NC
Instructor: Randall Lazicki
Earn 12 CEUs
Event Overview
Join us for the Graston Technique® Essential Training, a comprehensive workshop designed to introduce healthcare professionals to the Graston Technique® (GT) therapy, a leading instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) technique. This full-day training will provide hands-on learning and education on the foundational principles and practices of GT, enabling participants to enhance their clinical skills and improve patient outcomes.
What to Expect
- Foundational Training: Gain in-depth knowledge of the Graston Technique® therapy principles, instrument application, and treatment protocols.
- Hands-On Experience: Practice using the GT instruments in a supervised setting with direct feedback from an expert instructor.
- Clinical Applications: Learn how to integrate GT therapy into your practice to treat a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions effectively.
Why Attend?
- Earn 12 CEUs upon completion.
- Equip yourself with the latest techniques in instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization.
- Network with fellow healthcare professionals and expand your professional connections.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your expertise in the Graston Technique® and provide even better care for your patients!
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Graston Technique Essential Training
Overview
The objective of Essential Training is to introduce students and clinicians to GT therapy, its clinical applications, physiological effects/benefits, and potential contraindications. As a result, GT Providers can effectively treat the adverse effects of scar tissue and fascial restrictions as well as improve and maintain optimal range of motion.
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Essential Hybrid Training
Graston Technique (GT) therapy is an advanced form of instrument-assisted, soft tissue mobilization, which incorporates the use of six specially designed stainless steel instruments. GT therapy enables clinicians to effectively treat the adverse effects of scar tissue and fascial restrictions as well as improve and maintain optimal range of motion. The purpose of this basic training is to introduce students and clinicians to GT therapy, its clinical applications, physiological effects/benefits, and potential contraindication.
Essential Training Package: $2545 $2545
Student Essential Training Package: $2375 $2375
By the end of the training, you will be able to:
Identify and discuss the indications, contraindications (relative and absolute) of GT.
Review and develop a better understanding of soft tissue injury, healing and potential reactivity to instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (therapeutic and adverse).
Develop skill and competence in the GT application of IASTM to the major regions of soft tissue.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of the Graston Technique© brand instruments, GT treatments, potential effects, and benefits.
12 CEUs
Essential Practitioner Bundle
Begin your journey with the Graston Technique® Essential Training. This does not include instruments.
Includes access to:
Essential Training
6-Piece Instrument Set
Regular Price $3,045
$2,890
26 CEUs
Advanced Practitioner Bundle
Elevate your practice with the Graston Technique® Advanced Practitioner Bundle. This comprehensive package includes both Essential and Advanced Training courses, as well as access to the comprehensive Specialist Exam. This does not include instruments.
Includes access to:
Essential Training
Advanced Training
6-Piece Instrument Set
GT Specialist Exam Access
Regular Price $3,839
$3,250
30 CEUs
Master Practitioner Bundle
Achieve mastery in soft tissue mobilization with access to all of the major Graston Technique® training courses. This does not include instruments.
Includes access to:
Essential Training
Advanced Training
6-Piece Instrument Set
Upper Quadrant Course
GT Specialist Exam Access
Regular Price $4,298
$3,655
12 CEUs
Essential Training Only
Begin your journey with the Graston Technique® Essential Training. This does not include instruments.
Includes access to:
Essential Training
$650
26 CEUs
Advanced Practitioner Bundle
Elevate your practice with the Graston Technique® Advanced Practitioner Bundle. This comprehensive package includes both Essential and Advanced Training courses, as well as access to the comprehensive Specialist Exam. This does not include instruments.
Includes access to:
Essential Training
Advanced Training
GT Specialist Exam Access
a $1,444 value for
$1,370
30 CEUs
Master Practitioner Bundle
Achieve mastery in soft tissue mobilization with access to all of the major Graston Technique® training courses. This does not include instruments.
Includes access to:
Essential Training
Advanced Training
Upper Quadrant Course
GT Specialist Exam Access
a $1,903 value for
$1,710
Instructor
Randall Lazicki
Hour 1
Participants will identify & discuss the effects, benefits, physiological responses, indications & contraindications for the GT therapy
- Welcome and introduction to technique
- History, physiological rationale of IASTM, principles relating to soft-tissue dysfunction
- Indications & contraindications
- Anticipated responses and results from using GT instruments on soft-tissue conditions
Hour 1 – 2
Introduction to the six GT stainless steel instruments
- Description of each instrument
- Proper handholds and treatment strokes
- Video demonstration of basic strokes – Scanning, Sweeping, Strumming, Brushing, Swiveling, Scooping, J-strokes and Framing
- How to make a soft-tissue assessment using GT instruments
Hour 2 – 3
- Concepts of evidence-based practice as related to GT research
- Clinical integration of IASTM
- GT research
Hours 3 - 4
Review structural anatomy, kinesiology & therapeutic exercise of the thigh & knee
Thigh and Knee Labs
Scan, Sweep, Strum, Frame and J-stroke the thigh and knee
Detect soft-tissue adhesions in these areas
Discuss proper instrument choice
Explain & demonstrate treatment protocol including relevant therapeutic exercise
Hours 4 - 5
Review structural anatomy, kinesiology & therapeutic exercise of the hip, pelvis, and ITB
Hip, pelvis, and ITB Labs
- Scan, Sweep, Strum, Frame, and J-stroke the pelvic region
Detect soft-tissue adhesions in these areas
Discuss proper instrument choice
Explain & demonstrate treatment protocol including relevant therapeutic exercise
Hours 5 - 6
Review structural anatomy, kinesiology & therapeutic exercise of the foot and ankle
Foot and ankle Labs
Scan, Sweep, Strum and J-stroke on the foot and ankle
Detect soft-tissue adhesions in these areas
Discuss proper instrument choice
Explain & demonstrate treatment protocol including relevant therapeutic exercise
Hours 6 - 7.5
Review structural anatomy, kinesiology & therapeutic exercise of the hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow
Hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow Labs
Scan, Sweep, Strum and J-stroke the hand, forearm, and elbow
Detect soft-tissue adhesions in these areas
Discuss proper instrument choice
Explain & demonstrate treatment protocol including relevant therapeutic exercise
Hours 7.5 - 9
Review structural anatomy, kinesiology & therapeutic exercise of the shoulder girdle
Shoulder Lab
Scan, Sweep, Strum and J-stroke on the shoulder
Detect soft-tissue adhesions in this area
Discuss proper instrument choice
Explain & demonstrate treatment protocol including relevant therapeutic exercise
Hours 9 - 10
Review structural anatomy, kinesiology & therapeutic exercise of the cervical spine
Cervical Lab
- Scan, Sweep, Fan, Strum, Swivel, Scoop, Brush, J-stroke & Frame the cervical spine
Detect soft-tissue adhesions in these areas
Discuss proper instrument choice
Explain & demonstrate treatment protocol including relevant therapeutic exercise
Hours 10 - 11
Review structural anatomy, kinesiology & therapeutic exercise of the lumbar spine
Lumbar Lab
- Scan, Sweep, Fan, Strum, Swivel, Scoop, Brush, J-stroke & Frame the lumbar spine
Detect soft-tissue adhesions in these areas
Discuss proper instrument choice
Explain & demonstrate treatment protocol including relevant therapeutic exercise
Hours 11 - 12
Review structural anatomy, kinesiology & therapeutic exercise of the thoracic spine
Thoracic Lab
- Scan, Sweep, Fan, Strum, Swivel, Scoop, Brush, J-stroke & Frame the thoracic spine
Detect soft-tissue adhesions in these areas
Discuss proper instrument choice
Explain & demonstrate treatment protocol including relevant therapeutic exercise