This course is not based on theory alone. Using the Twist Disc, participants perform and record their own movements on video, then analyze how body alignment, spinal movement and dynamic core activation change during rotation, balance and weight transfer. Particular attention is given to how activation around the body’s center supports spinal alignment and dynamic postural stability during movement.

Video analysis is then used to examine how movement of the upper limbs, shoulders, pelvis and lower limbs influences individual spinal segments through the kinetic chain. By comparing actual movement with functional anatomy, participants develop a practical understanding of ascending and descending kinetic chains, movement habits and compensatory patterns, and learn how these findings can be applied to movement correction and manual therapy.

The first weekend builds the foundation for the entire program. Participants will study spine biomechanics, spinal mobility, breathing mechanics and Dynamic Posture Assessment, and connect these concepts with functional anatomy, palpation and practical kinetic chain assessment.

Training is strongly practical. Participants will record and analyze their own movement, work through detailed case studies, and examine selected movement patterns from athletes to understand how spinal segments, the pelvis, hips, shoulders and limbs interact during real movement. By combining video analysis with functional anatomy, participants will develop a deeper ability to recognize movement habits, compensatory patterns and individual differences in the kinetic chain.

The weekend is designed to develop advanced assessment skills that can be applied directly to professional practice. Participants will learn how movement findings can guide sports training, posture improvement, corrective movement, stretching and manual therapy, allowing a more individualized approach for each client or athlete.

The morning begins with approximately 2.5 hours of focused training in functional anatomy and spine biomechanics. Participants will study how cervical, thoracic and lumbar facet joints influence segmental movement, together with the relationship between hip movement, pelvic motion and the spine. Particular attention is given to how hip flexion, extension and rotation can alter pelvic positioning and change the movement demands placed on the lumbar spine.

Participants will also study segmental spinal palpation, learning how to identify individual spinal levels and relate what they feel manually to what they observe during movement. Breathing mechanics are connected to thoracic mobility, rib movement, costovertebral mechanics and thoracic demifacets, with practical assessment of how different breathing patterns influence spinal position and movement.

In the afternoon, participants use the Twist Disc and video recording to assess body alignment and kinetic chain behavior. The analysis considers whether a movement pattern may be related to habitual movement, joint mobility restriction, increased muscle tone, altered myofascial mobility or compensation elsewhere in the kinetic chain. Case studies and selected athletic movement examples are also used, followed by corrective movement strategies and re-assessment.

Sunday develops the assessment process at a more advanced level. Using video-based movement analysis, participant case studies and selected athlete movement examples, students learn to examine movement patterns in greater detail and distinguish between mobility restriction, habitual movement and compensatory strategies within the kinetic chain.

Functional anatomy, palpation and manual assessment are then used to investigate these findings more precisely. Participants study how repeated mechanical stress, altered joint movement, increased muscle tone, trigger points and changes in fascial mobility may influence movement, and how this information can be translated into more individualized manual therapy, stretching and training strategies.

The objective is to move beyond simply identifying an abnormal movement. Participants learn how to analyze it, explain it anatomically, assess it manually and apply that information directly to professional practice.

The second weekend focuses on the hip, pelvis and lumbar spine, with particular attention to how these regions interact through the kinetic chain. Participants will study how hip flexion, extension, internal and external rotation, abduction and adduction influence pelvic position, lumbar movement and overall body alignment.

The weekend also develops a deeper understanding of lumbopelvic rhythm, pelvic shift, anterior and posterior pelvic tilt, pelvic rotation, sacral nutation and counternutation, and segmental lumbar biomechanics. Functional anatomy, palpation and movement assessment are used throughout to understand how asymmetry or restriction in the hip and pelvis can alter lumbar movement and affect posture, pain and sports performance.

Saturday begins with detailed study of the functional anatomy of the hip, pelvis and lumbar spine. Participants will examine the hip flexors, extensors, adductors, abductors and rotators, including how these muscle groups work together during pelvic rotation and weight transfer. Particular attention is given to rotational sports such as tennis, golf, skiing and basketball, where coordinated movement between the hip, pelvis and lumbar spine is essential for efficient force transfer.

Participants will also study lumbar segmental biomechanics and lumbopelvic coordination, including pelvic tilt, lateral pelvic shift, ASIS and PSIS movement, sacral nutation and counternutation, and the relationship between pelvic movement and individual lumbar segments. Palpation training is used extensively to identify the relevant muscles, bony landmarks and spinal levels, while functional anatomy and common injury patterns are discussed alongside the assessment.

The session also introduces important clinical relationships around the thoracolumbar junction, myofascial dysfunction and neural structures of the hip and lumbar region. Conditions such as meralgia paresthetica are used as examples to understand how local anatomy, neural irritation and movement patterns may interact, without assuming that every symptom is caused by a single structure.

Sunday is primarily practical and focuses on applying the assessment findings from Day 1 to manual therapy, stretching and pain-related palpation. Participants will learn how to assess increased muscle tone, trigger points, fascial mobility and movement restriction around the hip, pelvis and lumbar spine, and how these findings can be connected with the kinetic chain observed during movement.

Practical training includes stretching, Trigger Point Therapy, Deep Tissue Massage and manual techniques designed to improve mobility and reduce excessive mechanical stress. Rather than applying the same techniques to every person, participants will use movement assessment, palpation and functional anatomy to select a more appropriate treatment strategy for the individual.

The movement patterns introduced during the first weekend remain an important reference point. Participants will compare what they observe during movement with what they find manually, then use that information to develop a more tailored massage and manual therapy skill set for the hip–pelvis–lumbar complex. The objective is to connect movement analysis, segmental lumbar assessment, palpation and hands-on treatment into one practical clinical reasoning process.

The third weekend focuses on the thoracic spine, breathing mechanics, scapular movement and cervical spine, bringing together the assessment skills developed during the first two weekends. Participants will study how thoracic mobility and rib movement influence breathing, how the scapula interacts with the thorax, and how these changes can affect cervical movement, posture and sports performance.

Breathing assessment is developed in greater depth through Shallow Chest Breathing, Deep Chest Breathing, Abdominal Breathing and Diaphragmatic Breathing, including the relationship between thoracic movement, the diaphragm and the Zone of Apposition (ZOA). Video analysis from the first weekend is used again so participants can connect breathing patterns and thoracic mobility with actual movement, posture and the kinetic chain.

Saturday begins with detailed functional anatomy and biomechanics of the thoracic spine, ribs, scapula and cervical spine. Participants will study thoracic facet and demifacet mechanics, rib movement during respiration, thoracic rotation and extension, and how changes in thoracic mobility influence scapular position, shoulder movement and cervical alignment.

Breathing mechanics are then assessed practically, including shallow and deep chest breathing, abdominal breathing, diaphragmatic breathing and ZOA-related mechanics. Participants will examine how different breathing patterns can alter rib-cage position, thoracic mobility and postural alignment, and how these changes may influence the shoulder and cervical spine through the kinetic chain.

The session also examines movement patterns seen in high-level athletes, particularly how the cervical spine and upper thorax contribute during rotation, acceleration and complex sporting movement. Postural patterns such as kyphotic posture and functional scoliosis are assessed together with thoracic mobility, scapular mechanics and breathing rather than being viewed only as static postural positions.

Sunday focuses on practical assessment and manual therapy for the thoracic spine, shoulder complex and cervical region. Using video-based movement findings, participants will learn to identify whether limitations in shoulder or cervical movement may be associated with thoracic restriction, altered scapular mechanics, breathing strategy, increased muscular tension or compensation elsewhere in the kinetic chain.

Palpation and manual assessment are then integrated with treatment. Participants will study approaches for neck and shoulder pain, increased muscular tension, trigger points and altered fascial mobility, together with joint mobilization techniques primarily using low-velocity approaches. Depending on the clinical context and participant level, selected higher-velocity mobilization concepts may also be introduced with appropriate attention to assessment, indications and safety.

The final stage of the weekend brings the entire three-week program together. Participants will use Dynamic Posture Assessment, functional anatomy, breathing assessment, kinetic chain analysis and manual findings to decide how manual therapy, mobility work and movement correction can be tailored more precisely to the individual client or athlete.