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COURSE OUTLINES

MSR Certification Course

MSR Certification Courses provide 16 hours of continuing education credits.

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This course offers in-person, hands-on intensive training with Dr. Abelson over a two-day period.

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​Annual MSR certification status can be maintained through online courses or in-person seminars for two years.

  • All certified practitioners are required to renew their certification in-person every three years.

Motion Specific Release (MSR)
Whole-Body Course Outline

*Two-day whole-body course, providing credit for  16 hours of continuing education hours (16 CC hours),

Approved by ACAC, Please confirm with your local jurisdiction.*

​General Format

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  • Section overview, summary, contraindications.

  • Movie - overview of technique.

  • Instructor demonstration in groups.

  • Hands on Workshop.

  • Basic MSR Procedures, Fascial Expansions, Specific Procedure Development.

Day 1- Saturday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Schedule

Time

Activity

Registration and Sign In and Breakfast

7:00 - 8:00 AM

8:00 AM

Class Begins and Introduction

Section One – The Hip

  1. Releasing the Gluteus Maximus

  2. Releasing the Gluteus Medius

  3. Mobilizing the Hip Joint

  4. Adductor Abdominal Connection

  5. MSR Treatment Algorithm (Fascial Expansions leading to customized treatment development)

9:00 - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM

10 – 15 Minute break

Section Two – Low Back & Sciatica​

  1. Increasing Lumbopelvic Mobility

  2. Hip Flexor Release

  3. Releasing the Iliopsoas Insertion

  4. Releasing the Deep Paraspinals

  5. MSR Treatment Algorithm (Fascial Expansions leading to customized treatment development

10:45 - 12:00 AM

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Sign Out and Lunch

Section 3 – Sciatic, Tibial, and Peroneal Nerves​

  1. Sciatic, Tibial, and Peroneal Nerve Release
     

Thoracic Region

  1. Diaphragmic Release

  2. Releasing the Diaphragm

  3. Upper Back Release

  4. Releasing Tension in the Upper Back and Shoulders

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Cervical Region

  1. The Rooster Neck Release

  2. Sub Occipital Hair Pull Release

  3. Treatment Algorithm (Fascial Expansions to Specific Procedure Development).  

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1:00 - 3:00 PM

3:30 PM

10 - 15 Minute Break

Section 4 – Temporomandibular Release

  1. 10-Point TMJ Protocol

3:45 - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM

Sign Out

Day 2 - Sunday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Schedule

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Sign In and Breakfast

Section 1 - Shoulder & Elbow

Shoulder Region

  1. Releasing Restrictions in the Pectoralis Muscles

  2. Increasing Scapular Mobility

  3. Increasing Internal and External Shoulder Rotation

  4. Shoulder Tensegrity

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Elbow Region

  1. Golfer's Elbow Kinetic Chain Release

  2. Releasing the Lateral Epicondyle

8:00 - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM

10 Minute Break

Section 2 - Hand and Wrist

  1. Releasing the Hands

  2. Increase Your Hand Dexterity  – Releasing the Median, Radial & Ulnar Nerves

  3. MSR Treatment Algorithm (Fascial Expansions leading to customized treatment development)

10:40 - 12:00 PM

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Sign Out and Lunch - Sign in before 1:00 PM

1:00 - 3:30 PM

Section 3 – Knee, Lower Leg

Treating Knee Injuries

  1. The Hamstring Release  

  2. Releasing the Medial Meniscus

  3. A Plié Squat Release of the Quadriceps
     

Treating Foot and Ankle Injuries

  1. Foot & Ankle Mobility Exercise with Treatment

  2. Increasing Dorsi-Flexion

  3. MSR Treatment Algorithm (Fascial Expansions leading to customized treatment development)  

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3:30 PM

10 Minute Break

Section 4 – Posterior Line, Lateral Line, Spiral Line

  1. Releasing The Posterior Line

  2. Releasing The Lateral Side of the Body

  3. Releasing the Spiral Line

3:40 - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM

Sign Out

Certification Course
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