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Course Information

Pre-requisites:
* 3 IMT classes, including Cranial Therapy Series, Level One (online course option through Manual Therapy Seminars is acceptable) AND Cranial Therapy Series: Ear (CTSEar).

Course Description:
In the original Cranial Therapy Series: Ear course, we explore the ear and temporal complex and learn techniques to access related structures and normalize their mobility. In this newly developed Advanced IMT for the Ear & Hearing, that includes NEW IMT, we will study the interconnections with the auditory pathways, the ability to hear (or not!) and how to optimize their function. 

This course will focus on:

A Guided Tour of the Outer, Middle and Inner Ear

Anatomy , Differentiation, and Type I techniques for the components of each area

Clearing the Eustachian tube

Interfacing with the Pathology of Otitis Media and Mastoiditis

Yeast in the Inner Ear

In-depth exploration of the anatomy and pathology of the Cochlea

Mechanics of Hearing, What gets in the Way, and How to Interface with it 

Interconnections of the Glymphatic system and the Inner Ear

Preparing for and Adjusting to a Cochlear Implant 

Mobility techniques for the Cochlear Nuclei and the Vestibular branch of CN VIII

Optimizing blood flow to the Inner Ear

Auditory Processing and Undistorted Transmission

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • DOWNLOADABLE/PRINTABLE COURSE GUIDE

    • Introduction Video
  • 2

    Course Videos

    • Video 1

    • Video 2

    • Video 3

    • Video 4

Instructor(s)

Advisor and Teaching Faculty

Kris Albrecht, MS, PT, IMT,C

Kris Albrecht, MS, PT, IMT,C is a Primary Advisor and Chief Teaching Faculty at Manual Therapy Seminars and a Clinician at Integrative Wellness & Physical Therapy in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Kris has been practicing and teaching Manual Therapy for over 30 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, a Master of Science in Physical Therapy, and was a teaching fellow in Gross Anatomy at Boston University. At Rockville General Hospital, Kris designed and implemented the Physical Therapy portion of Heart Minders, a cardiac habilitation program as well as a podiatric orthotic program. She joined the Center for Integrative Manual Therapy / Regional Physical Therapy in 1988, and for nearly three decades has instructed a wide range of Manual Therapy courses nationally and internationally with Dialogues in Contemporary Rehabilitation and The Connecticut School of Integrative Manual Therapy in Bloomfield, CT. She was a test administrator for the Integrative Manual Therapy Certification exam. With a special interest in cranial therapy, neurological issues, and cardiac habilitation, Kris is a gifted lecturer and teaching mentor. She lives with her family in Southington, CT and loves classic rock music, dessert, and turtles.