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The Cortex - focuses on the goal (strike the ball, lift the weight) - it does not have direct neuron pathways to deep autochtonic muscles
The Subcortex - dynamically secures the posture 400 ms before the movement start via complex coordinated deep muscle reactions.
DNS is a very unique concept used in training and with subcortical stimulation addressing directly automatic stabilization response in human posture.
In the tutorial we will discuss how to be successful and efficient in the postural corrections and training. How we can correct postural quality without overloading the client with too many verbal corrections? Using the subcortical stimuli - for fast and efficient ways to achieve balanced deep stabilization.
Course objectives:
- We will discuss how to make DNS training more efficient for both the practitioner and the patient or client
- We will address the cortex more from the right hemisphere with external cues
- We will address the subcortex with approximation, resistance, support and load.
Zuzana Suzan, MPT
Zuzana is a physiotherapist at the Professor Kolar’s private rehabilitation clinic: Centre of Movement Medicin Waltrovka, Prague, Czech Republic. She is a lecturer at Charles University, 2nd School of Medicine, where she teaches physical therapy to the students of the physiotherapy undergraduate program as well as to medical students.
Zuzana received her Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy in 2003, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic. In 2006, she completed a course in Reflex Locomotion according to Vojta, focusing on the treatment of adult patients.
From 2003 to 2011, Zuzana worked as a full-time member of the rehabilitation staff at the Rehabilitation clinic, University Hospital Motol in Prague. She has extensive experience in functional assessment and the treatment of patients with neurological, musculoskeletal and orthopaedic diagnoses. She is also experienced with paediatric cases. She has worked with both the inpatient and outpatient departments at the Motol rehabilitation clinic, as well the Spinal Unit and Pain Management Centre.
Since 2013, Zuzana has been working at Professor Kolar’s private rehabilitation clinic; “Centre of Movement Medicine”. In her private praxis she focus on developing better movement strategies and treatment for Equestrians, being competitive rider herself.
Zuzana works closely under the mentorship of Professor Pavel Kolar, and is an expert in the Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) approach. She has been teaching DNS since 2005, and has taught in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and numerous other European countries, as well as Asia and North and South America.