Framework Instructional Videos (1–5)
These nutrient-dense instructional videos cover each area in about an hour. We include a brief rehab piece in each video. Each DVD includes accompanying PowerPoint notes that makes it easy to follow along and make your own notes. The series includes five videos. Marc has also added pages that outline each video in-depth. The previous framework videos are now called Framework Seminars One and Two to distinguish them from this new series.
1: Principles
90 minutes
We introduce the principles of the Framework low force approach. This includes diagnosis and assessment as well as manipulation approaches. We review the soft approach to the barrier, global assessment, and priority testing with inhibition. Covers correction via Engage, Listen, Follow, Recoil and introduces muscle energy and positional release. This excellent introduction is the best place to start.
2: The Pelvis
55 minutes
We teach you how to assess and correct the iliosacral joints, including the pubic area and the coccyx. We also introduce correction of the hip joint.
3: Lumbar Spine
1 hour, 16 minutes
We cover the lumbar spine and more. Video includes our approach to the lumbar disc, both sciatica and internally disrupted discs. We introduce intra osseous techniques and dural methods as well as teaching our sacral corrections. We wrap up with key exercises for the lumbar spine and help you organize the first three videos with a Lower Body Evaluation Sequence.
4: Thoracic Spine and Chest Wall
55 minutes
This segment covers techniques for the thoracic spine and rib cage, including the anterior chest wall, sterno-chondral area. We explore muscle energy technique in-depth here, using the upper and lower thoracic spine as models.
5: Cervical Spine
57 minutes
Here we examine the cervical spine and the significant fascial pulls that affect it. We review the important anterior cervical syndrome, and then work our way through the upper cervical spine to the occiput. We then address basic rehab for the neck. This video adds advanced fascial techniques for the chest and anterior neck. We finish with an organizational tool: the Upper Body Evaluation Sequence.
Older Videos of the Entire Seminars
We have videos of all our classes. They generally are about half as long as the actual classes as we do not videotape the workshop part. Obviously, you cannot experience the hands-on component via the video. They are ideal if you already have some background in similar work such as cranial approaches, myofascial release, or other hands-on low force techniques. These videos also excellent for review. Click the links below to view these instructional videos.
Back Pain: Decompress Your Spine
Sit to Stand: The Important Concept of How to Get up from Sitting and How to Sit Down Without Stressing Your Back
Manual Therapy for the Sciatic Nerve
Sacroiliac Correction: Forward Torsion
Sacroiliac Correction: Backward Torsion
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Review of the Framework Instructional Videos
by Scott Hopkins
Note: This review was originally published in Dynamic Chiropractic.
If you are a frequent reader of Dynamic Chiropractic, then you most likely have read a couple of articles by Dr. Marc Heller. Dr. Heller has recently created a set of videos called the Framework Instructional Videos. The set consists of five videos: Principles, The Pelvis, The Lumbar Spine, The Thoracic Spine and Chest Wall, and The Cervical Spine. Each video is also accompanied by a detailed set of PowerPoint notes, which are also shown throughout each presentation. The set is primarily focused on technique, but it is also peppered with philosophy, anatomy, rehabilitation, and biomechanics. The technique starts out by applying a concept called “listening.” The major premise is that by doing a broad contact static palpation, an experienced chiropractor can get a general idea as to where the problem lay. Then he goes into prioritization and inhibition testing, a technique to determine which areas should be addressed first. Dr. Heller then explains how to determine the subtle direction in which the vertebrae are misaligned. By ”engaging the soft barrier” of a restriction, the subluxation can be determined, and the correction can be accomplished.
The main ways that adjustments are completed in the Framework Instructional Videos are with low force manipulations, such as ELF and recoil. ELF (which stands for engage, listen, and follow) is a derivative of myofascial release. Recoil (minus the toggle part) is done by engaging and releasing in the direction of correction. He also discusses positional release, which is also called strain-counter-strain. Each type of adjustment is done specific to the area of the spine, taking into account the history of the lesion. Please keep in mind that my explanation is a quick, germane overview of what the tapes really contain.
Since many of Dr. Heller’s concepts were different than how I normally practice, some of the information seemed foreign to me. After watching the videos for the second time around, I understood what Dr. Heller was teaching, and it made a whole lot of sense. This technique is not something you are going to master after the first viewing, but that applies to everything. I am actually quite excited about reviewing them further to see what else I can pick up. The entire set of videos is very detailed, and nothing is overlooked. By watching these tapes, I realized that there are many areas of the body that I never even considered to check before seeing his videos. One added bonus is that Dr. Heller is very easy to get a hold of. When I had questions, he returned my emails promptly. He also has made available the countless articles that he has written on his website.
The benchmark between a bad video and a good one is whether the orator is reading from a set of notes in an emotionless, monotone voice or if he understands the material, if he owns it. Dr. Marc Heller is obviously quite knowledgeable about what he is teaching. He is a master at what he does, and this is obvious in his videos. If you are interested in a set of well-presented, easy-to-understand videos and you want to learn more about low force chiropractic with a heavy emphasis on understanding what is going on, then these videos are for you. I would rate this set of videos a 9.75 out of 10, and I would recommend them to anyone looking to expand their bag of tricks, so to speak.
