Interdisciplinary Integration

13th Annual Interdisciplinary Integration Symposium
The Stomatognathic System - An Interdisciplinary Approach in the Management of Spatial Navigation and Structural Strength

Live Course

Lincoln, Nebraska

"This course far exceeded my expectations! Timely cutting edge integrated multi system information that I feel I will be able to use Monday morning and great subject matter that I look forward to diving into at a later date. Well done!"

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Course Information

The stomatognathic system is the primary directional component behind an individual’s skeletal design, kinesemiotic behavior and patterned dorsolateral prefrontal cortex executive function. While the oral cavity represents the first part of the digestive tube, the stomatognathic system functionally prepares entrance into the alimentary tract so that salivation and propulsion of the alimentary bolus into the pharynx is non-interrupted. The position, orientation and symmetry, or lack of symmetry, of the human body, is directed by the bilateral involvement of the: temporal and mandibular bones, masticatory musculature, dental arches, and soft tissues of the oral cavity. These components of the stomatognathic system can alter the human body structural strength and spatial sense. Many stomatognathic diseases and dysfunctions are treated by dentists and maxillofacial surgeons, as well as otorhinolaryngologists. This symposium will provide an overview on how the stomatognathic system navigates the human body in space, as it assists in balancing patterns of asymmetrical structured support through orthocranial occlusion, orthogonal visual processing, and gnathologic orthopedics.

Speakers:

Ron Hruska, MPA, PT

Dr. James Carlson, DDS

Jason Masek, MA, PT, ATC, CSCS, PRC

Educational Level: Advanced

Cost: $575 (Early registration rate: At least 4 weeks before the course)
$625 (Late registration rate: Within 4 weeks of the course)

Live Stream courses will take place from 8am-5pm CT each day, and certificates of completion/CE credit will be awarded the following week after completion of the course evaluation survey and short post-test. For more information on whether your state/organization is approved for CE approval, please click on the "Accreditation" tab below. Live Stream courses will be engaging, interactive and include demonstration of objective testing and/or non-manual techniques, in addition to course attendees being able to ask questions throughout the course. All that’s needed on your end is reliable internet access, a webcam, microphone and speaker (or a smart phone can be used if you do not have a computer or laptop with this capability). The speaker's handouts will be emailed to you approximately one week before the course. In addition, participants will receive access to the recording of the live stream course for 14 days to review the material, and re-watch any material that may have been missed due to connection issues. Those who attend in-person during a live streamed course will also receive access to the recording for 14 days. Extensions beyond this 14 day review are not available. ***Please note: In order to receive access to the recording for review, you must participate in person on the Live Stream course with your camera on for at least half of the course (7.5 hours). If you sign up for the course and do not participate in at least 7.5 hours of the live stream, you will not receive the recording and you will not be refunded. Also, once course manuals have been emailed, there will be no refunds for cancellations.***

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Describe how the position of the temporal fossae, the position of the teeth and accompanying cuspid eccentric movement, can influence the plane of occlusion and associated orthocranial alignment.
Define the relationship of unilateral temporal bone muscle to unilateral mandibular bone muscle during gnathologic orthopedic function.
Explain the logic behind addressing visuo-spatial patterns and associated anterior neck soft tissue length tension patterns, when implementing orthogonal alignment of the plane of occlusion.
Outline how to apply temporal and mandibular integrated function with existing PRI non-manual techniques, for re-orientation of stomatognathic system function that compliments desired orthocranial occlusion.

Day One

7:30am - 8am	Registration and Light Breakfast
8am - 9am	Overview of the Stomatognathic System (SGS) Its Subcomponents: Speech, Chewing and Swallowing - Ron Hruska, MPA, PT
9am-10am	Overview of the Principles of SGS Physiology, Orthocranial Occlusion and Orthogonal Alignment - Dr. James Carlson, DDS
10am - 10:15am	Break
10:15am - 11am	Overview of the Principles of SGS Physiology, Orthocranial Occlusion and Orthogonal Alignment (Cont.) - Dr. James Carlson, DDS
11am - 12pm	Overview of Gnathologic Orthopedics - Jason Masek, MA, PT, ATC, CSCS, PRC
12pm - 1pm	Lunch (on your own)
1pm - 2pm	Temporal Bone Muscle Interaction with Mandibular Bone Muscle During Mastication - Jason Masek, MA, PT, ATC, CSCS, PRC
2pm - 3pm	Mandibular Movement and Associated Eccentric Occlusal Contact - Dr. James Carlson, DDS
3pm - 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm - 4pm	Temporal Movement and Associated Eccentric Mandibular Contact - Ron Hruska, MPA, PT
4pm - 5pm	Clinical Application of PRI Non-Manual Techniques Integrating Temporal and Mandibular Muscle for SGS Independence - Ron Hruska, MPA, PT & Jason Masek, MA, PT, ATC, CSCS, PRC

Day Two

7:45am - 8am	Sign-In and Light Breakfast
8am - 9am	Orthostatic Balance of the Cranium and the Cervical Spine - Dr. James Carlson, DDS
9am - 10am	Spatial Factors that Contribute to SGS Malposition and Treatment Considerations - Ron Hruska, MPA, PT
10am - 10:15am	Break
10:15am - 11am	Malocclusal Factors that Contribute to SGS Malposition and Treatment Considerations - Dr. James Carlson, DDS
11am - 12pm	SGS Influence on Visuo-Spatial Patterning, Head Righting Reaction on Body (HOB) Orientation, and Temporal Mandibular Cervical Chain (TMCC) Function - Ron Hruska, MPA, PT
12pm - 1pm	Lunch (on your own)
1pm - 2pm	Temporal Mandibular Decompression - Clinical Considerations - Jason Masek, MA, PT, ATC, CSCS, PRC
2pm - 3pm	Review of the Phasic Roles Played by the Epiglottis, Tongue and Mandible During Chewing and Swallowing; SGS Imbalance and Spatial Disorientation Influence on Phasic Muscular Activity - Ron Hruska, MPA, PT
3pm - 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm - 4pm	Anterior Cervical Soft Tissue Manual Techniques for Compromised SGS Function Secondary to Mandibular, Hyoid, and Larynx Restriction - Ron Hruska, MPA, PT
4pm - 5pm	SGS Dysfunction Influence on Oromandibular Dystonia and Facial Expression - Ron Hruska, MPA, PT

Dentists

Physical Therapists and PT Assistants

Occupational Therapists and OT Assistants

Athletic Trainers

Other Healthcare & Fitness Professionals
PRI welcomes any licensed healthcare or certified fitness professional to attend our courses. You may be asked to submit your license to practice as a healthcare professional or qualified fitness or strength coach certification (though an organization that is recognized in the United States) to attend PRI courses. Students studying to become a healthcare or fitness professional at an accredited universtity are encouraged to enroll, and may be asked to provide enrollment status and program/degree information. If you have questions about whether you are eligible to complete PRI courses, please contact us. Attendees are responsible for following their state statutes regulating their professional practice. A certificate will be awarded to attendees upon completion of this course or any of the other PRI courses.

International Attendees
Due to known copyright infringement and illegal pirating and distribution of PRI course material in locations across Asia, we are no longer allowing course attendance for PRI home study and live stream courses from several countries in Asia.

Accessible Learning Environments
All participants in Postural Restoration Institute™ (PRI) continuing education courses are entitled to an accessible, accommodating, and supportive teaching and learning environment. Participants have the right to request accommodations and the responsibility to provide disability documentation that supports those requests. PRI has the right to establish eligibility guidelines in accordance with both law and policy regarding disability and provide those accommodations that appropriately provide equal access to the programs and activities it sponsors.

A Certificate of Completion for 15 contact hours is awarded to attendees upon the successful completion of this course. Before attending a course, please verify CEU acceptance with your profession’s regulating body.

Physical Therapists and PT Assistants

In the states where PRI is sponsoring courses and where approval through state American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) or licensing agencies is required, PRI will apply for approval for CEUs for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants.

The following states accept other state approval and thus would honor this course as an approved course:
Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington DC, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming.
Approved by the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. Approval valid February 18, 2022 - February 17, 2025.
Approved by the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy for 15 hours. Approval valid January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022. Course approval #5629. *Approval for Live Stream only*
Approved by the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy for 15 hours. Approval valid April 21, 2022-April 20, 2023. Course approval #5701. *Approval for In-Person only*
Approved by the Illinois Physical Therapy Association for 15 CE Hours. Approval valid April 1, 2022-April 1, 2023. Course Approval #205-8490.

Chiropractors

In the states where PRI is sponsoring courses and where approval through state licensing agencies is required, PRI will look into applying for CEUs for Chiropractors (upon request). Requests must be made at least 90 days prior to the course date.

Approved by the Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners for 15 regular units of instruction for 2022 course dates.
Approved by the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. Approval valid February 18, 2019– February 17, 2022.

Athletic Trainers

Postural Restoration Institute (BOC AP# P2376) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Certified Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible for a maximum of 15 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

Massage Therapists

PRI is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. Provider number 451877-12. *Approval applies to select live courses only. This live course is approved. **Approval not valid for New York licensed massage therapists.

Other Healthcare and Fitness Professionals

PRI Welcomes any interested healthcare or fitness professional to attend our courses. Attendees are responsible for following their state statues regulating their professional practice as they integrate interdisciplinary PRI concepts.

Love that these symposiums build on prior knowledge and become useful not as cookbook ways of treating patients but as ways to understand human behavior and provide frameworks to improve outcomes for all humans.| Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2021

Year after year, this symposium far exceeds my expectations. I appreciate the evolution, integration with other professionals, and how this course continues to revolutionize my thinking with patient care. Thank you! | Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2019

Very glad I came. I had high expectations and was impressed by the content, structure and clinical application of the oscillation of an airway. | Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2019

Loved the info and speakers. The array of speakers and staff hospitality is so appreciated. Thank you so much for organizing this important interdisciplinary symposium. | Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2019

Amazing. Inspiring. Educational. Transformational…As usual! I love the open mindedness and the differing exchange of ideas which still all tie together. | Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2018

I appreciate the commitment to bringing in world class clinicians, researchers and speakers! | Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2018

This course far exceeded my expectations! Timely cutting edge integrated multi system information that I feel I will be able to use Monday morning and great subject matter that I look forward to diving into at a later date. Well done! | Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2018

Our secretary who is generally tight in the hip flexors and is right lateralised. Bilat limited SLR, Bilateral pos HADT, Pos right PART, beg left PART, pod right Apical exp and bilateral pos PADT. Felt her right leg weight bearing during gait in her normal shoes. Difficulty with left cantering. Placed the pri inserts in her shoes, walking felt different and could instantly feel her left leg wt bear. Then we got her to view the two moving ship videos from the symposium whilst in shoes with inserts in left centering. Felt a little sway and a little motion sickness but was coping ok. Pri testing again all testing negative and reversed the PART. SLR 90 degrees bilat. Took the inserts out and got her to walk a little, instantly felt her right leg more. Viewed the ship videos again without inserts in left centering and was swaying and feeling much more ill. PRTesting again back to where she was at the start. Conclusion, left ankle wobble created by the inserts created instability and pelvic rotation assisting and decreasing motion sickness symptoms and improving function. It was cool to see this today. | Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2017

Exceptionally good experience for me. Staff extremely professional and accommodating, as usual. Explanations of integration filled gaps for me – thanks! | Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2017

I wasn't sure what to expect but it wasn't this - behavior, psychology, ect. But I love it more, very pleasently suprised. | Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2015

Ron you rock! Always great to come to Nebraska and be inspired! | Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2015

Great to have different disciplines together under one roof (truly – interdisciplinary/integration). | Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2012

Absolutely wonderful conference – each speaker was amazing. The integration of all these professionals is truly an inspiring experience. | Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2012

To begin, thanks for hosting these amazing courses. It really is truly inspiring to hear these speakers, and between you and me it is also very inspiring to hear Ron’s take on these subjects. I have felt from my first week as a PT that our field was missing so many things when I saw a colleague having an older woman toe tap cones to “improve” balance (all she learned was how to tap a cone, not how to dynamically and functionally move through gravity). | Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2010

I just wanted to send a thank you for the dedication and “vision” that your organization represents. It is rare to encounter a group of therapists as knowledgeable and as dedicated as the PRI group is and every time I have attended a course I have left feeling “inadequate” which motivates me to become a better therapist… this is clearly a good thing, not a negative.
I also want to say that the last 40 minutes on the last day was the most engaging of all of the teaching and dialogue and it is his passion and perspective that pulls it all together.
I didn’t have the chance to put this on the feedback form as I was ready to hit the road for the late drive home, but I hope in the future Ron will consider scheduling an hour each day of Interdisciplinary Integration for his perspective and “PRI considerations” to ‘bring it home’ as he did with the rest integration day. Thanks again for vast time and effort that represents PRI. | Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2010

The clinical application with treatment strategy and reasoning behind these strategies was one of the best discussions I have ever heard! | Lincoln, Nebraska, March 2009

Great explanation of the Left AIC pattern and how it affects pelvic floor dysfunction. I loved the “egg”, pelvic floor and diaphragm diagrams; it helped me to understand position of the pelvic floor and the pelvic diaphragm. | Lincoln, Nebraska, March 2009

This course opened my eyes to the importance of treating the entire system. | Lincoln, Nebraska, March 2009

Wow, this course definitely helped clarify the relationship of the vision-vestibular system and posture. Ron and Dr. Nedrow did a great job of presenting this information and demonstrating the importance of interdisciplinary integration. | Lincoln, Nebraska, March 2009

Interesting, informative and very helpful for understanding when and how to refer to an appropriate dentist! | Lincoln, Nebraska, March 2009

Fantastic, fascinating guy; we could learn a lot more from him! | Lincoln, Nebraska, March 2009

Excellent clinical application I can use immediately. | Lincoln, Nebraska, March 2009

Course Registration

Please register early. Live (in-person) course attendance will be limited due to COVID 19 local/state restrictions.

Special Needs Requests

If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate in this course, please contact us at least two weeks prior to the course date so that arrangements can be made.

Course Completion

The course must be attended in full, and an online course evaluation summary and short post-test (with a passing score of 70% or higher) must be completed in order to receive a certificate of completion for 15 CE hours. Certificates of completion will be emailed after the online course evaluation summary and post-test have been completed If you arrive late, or leave early, your certificate of completion will be adjusted for the number of CE hours you were in attendance. *For live stream courses, if you have your camera turned off at any time for greater than 15 minutes, this time will be deducted from your total hours on your certificate of completion.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Tuition is refundable less $50 if cancelled 14 days before the course date. Tuition is not refundable for registrations or cancellations within 14 days of the course. However, you may have someone attend in your place or attend on another date. If you choose to attend on another date, a $50 fee applies to transfer your registration. If you are a no show and we have no communication with you before the course you will forfeit your course tuition. PRI reserves the right to cancel a course and will refund the tuition fee only. *Please note: For Live Stream Courses, once course manuals have been shipped (or emailed to international attendees), there will be no refunds for cancellations.

Past Symposium Topics:

Basal Ganglia Disease: An Interdisciplinary Approach in the Management of Kinesia Paradoxa (2021 - postponed from 2020 due to COVID)
Airway Oscillation: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Production of Voice, Airflow, and Resonance Frequency Breathing (2019)
Postural Restriction: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Alignment of Functional Patterns (2018)
Postural Destabilization: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Remodel Dynamic Perception and Behavior (2017)
Sound Effects on Posture: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Enhance Sensory Processing (2016)
Extension Powered People: Managing Self-Efficacy Through Integration (2015)
Gas & Gravity (2014)
Athletic Performance (2013)
Airway & the Anterior Neck (2012)
Vision and Vestibular Integration (2011)
Foot Integration, Dental Integration, Vision Vestibular Integration, Rest Integration (2010)
Podiatric Integration, Dental Integration, Vision Vestibular Integration, Pelvis Floor Dysfunction (2009)

Course Tuition

Early Registration Fee: $575
(4 or more weeks prior to course)

Late Registration Fee: $625
(within 4 weeks of course)

*Please register early. Seats are limited!