Goals and Description

In the first course it is the presentation of an overview regarding theory and practical parts of the approach combined with general information regarding scoliosis.
The students will learn to recognize scoliosis features, assess scoliosis, categorize patients and start to develop thinking in “Body Blocks” and necessary corrections in body planes around biomechanical axes. Corrective breathing provides an essential element for the use of intrinsic forces to improve functional activities and mobility in the concavities of the deformed and altered trunk.

Positioning with simple tools is a crucial part in the learning process from a simple to a more complex understanding and also a first step in the adaptation of the ISST elements into the daily routine of the therapy process.
Participants learn the basic corrections including pelvic corrections with basic tension and assistive shoulder traction. Manual techniques will be used for proprioceptive teaching and to improve functional capability of the patients.

Basic 3 dimensional stabilizing exercises in stable positioning help to restore physiological alignment. Important is to adapt and internalize the typical exercise instructions in order to reach an automated state in the learning process.

At the end of Part I the written exam takes place.

Homework task / study task

Between Part I and Part II participants have to prepare a documentation of 2 case reports for 2 different patients.

The documentation includes examination protocol, positioning diagram, photos from patients in standing position (front-back-side-Adams test), with basic corrections in lying and sitting position and the therapy plan: 3 exercises, 1 breathing exercise, 2 mobilizing techniques, 2 home-exercises.

In Part II these papers will be a prerequisite for the certification process.

Some of the case reports have to be presented and discussed.

Study task

Students have to read the 2011 Sosort guidelines scoliosis. Pubmed, scoliosis journal is an open access journal: www.scoliosisjournal.com

Goal for the homework task and study is to work independently with the examination assessment tools and practice the evaluation, preparation and documentation of the scoliosis specific therapy.
The case presentation at Part II describes ways to install the program in the daily routine and it could be discussed the prospects but also the limitations of the approach.

Studying the Sosort Guidelines 2011 helps to understand the range of different less and more intensive conservative therapy elements (regular observation, exercise based pro-active therapy, part-time/full-time bracing, surgical intervention) regarding the assessment of the risk of progression. To get in contact with the scoliosis journal is necessary in order to find more current and developing information in the scoliosis field.

Continuous Education Credits

(CEC)

To keep the certificate valid ISST- Schroth Therapist´s have to participate at  ISST refresher courses within 3yr after the last renewal. The refresher courses were organized either by the regional instructors or the senior instructor. Participants can freely choose refresher courses approved by the ISST-International – Training Institute in different regions.

Upcoming ISST Basic Courses Part I
ID Course Name Duration Start Date
ISST-3536 ISST Basic Course – Part I (Kaunas, Lithuania) 5 days June 14, 2023
ISST-3566 ISST Basic Course Combo (Novi Sad, Serbia) 10 days June 15, 2023
ISST-3705 ISST Basic Course Part I (Dubai, UAE) 5 days June 28, 2023
ISST-3651 ISST Basic Course Combo (Cairo, Egypt) 10 days July 8, 2023
ISST-3719 ISST Basic Course Part I (Melbourne, Australia) 5 days July 19, 2023
ISST-3710 ISST Basic Course Part I (Shanghai, China) 5 days July 24, 2023
ISST-3807 ISST Basic Course Part I (Bacău, Romania) 5 days September 6, 2023
ISST-3808 ISST Basic Course Part I (Bacău, Romania) 5 days September 11, 2023
ISST-3568 ISST Basic Course Part I (Sofia, Bulgaria) 5 days October 4, 2023
ISST-3219 ISST Basic Course Part I (Dubai, UAE) – CANCELED 5 days October 11, 2023
ISST-3702 ISST Basic Course Part I (Podgorica, Montenegro) 5 days October 25, 2023
ISST-3708 ISST Basic Course Part I (Dubai, UAE) 5 days November 1, 2023
ISST-3723 ISST Basic Course Part I (Doha, Qatar) 5 days November 2, 2023
ISST-3636 ISST Basic Course Part I (Fortaleza, Brasil) 5 days November 6, 2023
ISST-3712 ISST Basic Course Part I (Zhengzhou, China) 5 days November 6, 2023
ISST-3722 ISST Basic Course Part I (Baku, Azerbaijan) 5 days November 15, 2023
ISST-3707 ISST Basic Course Part I (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 5 days November 23, 2023
ISST-3798 ISST Basic Course Part I (Willowbrook, IL, USA) 5 days December 4, 2023
ISST-3652 ISST Basic Course Combo (Cairo, Egypt) 10 days January 27, 2024
ISST-3802 ISST Basic Course Part I (Beijing, China) 5 days March 7, 2024