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Level II (Advanced) GTT Seminar

  1. Upper Quadrant Treatment Program
  2. Lower Quadrant Treatment Program
This seminar is intended for those who have prior experience with the Gokavi Transverse Technique: the prerequisite for this seminar is successful completion of the Level I GTT seminar. Please consult the seminar schedule and contact us if you are interested in attending.

The upper quadrant and lower quadrant seminars are offered seperately but usually consecutively - attendees can register for one or both seminars. The cost per seminar is $900 and covers the costs of one seminar, breaks, and the G.T.T. manual and DVD.

The advanced level seminars focus on the individual muscles, attachment signs and symptoms, aggravating factors, needling position techniques, and precautions. Each instructional segment will be followed by a live patient demonstration and an intense hands-on supervised needling workshop. After completing the course the student will be elligible to complete the written and practical competency exam. Students are responsible for their own malpractice insurance.

Advanced Level Seminar - Upper Quadrant

First Day

8:00am - 8:30amRegistration
8:30am - 9:15amPower point presentation and GTT treatment of the muscles of the T.M.J (sternocleidomastoid, temporalis, medial pterygoid, lateral pterygoid, masseter, digastric, and trapezius)
9:15am - 9:30amBreak
9:30am - 10:15amCase Presentation
10:15am - 12:30pmWorkshop
12:30pm - 1:30pmLunch
1:30pm - 2:15pmPower point presentation & GTT treatment of the muscles of the neck, scalp and hand (levator scapulae, scalenus anterior, scalenus medius, scalenus posterior, and interossei of the hand)
2:15pm - 2:30pmBreak
2:30pm - 3:00pmCase presentation
3:00pm - 5:00pmWorkshop

Second Day

8:00am - 8:45amPower point presentation and G.T.T. treatment of the muscles of the upper thorax and shoulder (pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, deltoid, subscapularis, and latissimus dorsi)
8:45am - 9:00amBreak
9:00am - 10:00amCase presentation
10:00am - 12:00pmWorkshop
12:00pm - 01:00pmLunch
1:00pm - 1:45pmPower point presentation & GTT treatment of muscles of the upper back ( serratus anterior, serratus posterior, rhomboids major and minor, trapezius, teres major, teres minor, infraspinatus, and supraspinatus)
1:45pm - 2:00pmBreak
2:00pm - 3:00pmCase presentation
3:00pm - 5:00pmWorkshop

Advanced Level Seminar - Lower Quadrant

First Day

8:00am - 8:30amRegistration
8:30am - 9:15amPowerpoint presentation & GTT treatment of the muscles of the lower back and abdomen (quadratus lumborum, ilio psoas, and rectus abdominis)
9:15am - 9:30amBreak
9:30am - 10:30amCase presentation
10:30am - 12:30pmWorkshop
12:30pm - 1:30pmLunch
1:30pm - 2:15pmPowerpoint presentation & GTT treatment of the muscles of the hip (gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, piriformis, and ilio tibial tract)
2:15pm - 2:30pmBreak
2:30pm - 3:15pmCase presentation
3:15pm - 5:00pmWorkshop

Second Day

8:00am - 9:00amPowerpoint presentation & GTT treatment of the muscles of the thigh (hamstrings: semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris; adductors: adductor magnus, adductor longus, and adductor brevis; quadriceps femoris: rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius)
9:00am - 9:15amBreak
9:15am - 10:15amCase presentation
10:15am - 12:15pmWorkshop
12:15pm - 1:15pmLunch
1:15pm - 2:00pmPowerpoint presentation & GTT treatment of the muscles of the posterior leg & foot (gastrocnemius, soleus, and interossei)
2:00pm - 2:15pmBreak
2:15pm - 3:15pmCase presentation
3:15pm - 5:00pmWorkshop