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Sequencing
Developed by Edward G. Stiles, D.O., F.A.A.O.,
sequencing is a method of locating the key area to treat in the body. The
sequencing principles can be applied in any patient position (standing, sitting,
supine or prone) and can lead you to the key area. By locating the key
area (called the Area of Greatest Restriction or AGR) the practitioner can more
effectively and efficiently treat the patient. The principles then allow
the practitioner to get as specific as necessary in locating the AGR before
treatment commences. By treating the areas that are most restricted in the
body and then after each change re-evaluating the patient to find the next AGR,
each patient becomes unique. Each treatment and each visit is unique.
The patients complaints resolve more rapidly and with much less effort on the
part of the practitioner. Sequencing also allows the practitioner to
utilize the patients body as a "measuring stick" for progress between treatments
(i.e. if different areas are located as the AGR in successive treatments the
body is changing).
Sequencing can improve any treatment method,
from craniosacral to myofascial to high velocity thrust techniques, because it
allows the patients body to direct the treatment and its progression.
Learning the sequencing principles can transform your practice and greatly
benefit your patients. If you are interested in taking a sequencing course
or know someone who is, please refer to the
Phase-Eight web site for
course offerings. If you are a D.O., M.D., or other health care
professional, please contact the
American Academy of Osteopathy to request a course offering.
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