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Workshop Objectives:
1. Screening for cervical spine mobility, centration and stabilization - using DNS tests.
2. Combining mobility and stability training of the cervical spine to influence the optimal transfer of force and load throughout the kinematic chain in different developmental positions.
3. Demonstrate the nuances of positioning, manual and verbal cueing to influence synergy, coordination and timing of the integrated stabilizing system.
Magdalena Lepsikova
Magdalena Lepsikova graduated from Charles University Prague, Dept. of Physical Therapy, and specializes in rehabilitation of locomotor system dysfunction of adults and children. Since 2001, she has been a physiotherapist at the Physical Therapy Department, Motol University Hospital, Prague. Since 2005, she has worked at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague as a lecturer. She regularly instructs both medical and physiotherapy students at the hospital. In 2007, she won the prize “The Teacher of the Year” at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine.
Ms. Lepsikova has trained and worked with Professors Lewit and Kolar at the rehabilitation department, treating both adults and children. In the treatment of children, her main focus is the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis and pelvic floor dysfunction. Fluent in English, Ms. Lepsikova has served as an instructor of several courses for Professor Lewit and Kolar for international groups of clinicians who come to study in Prague, in addition to lecturing on their methods in many European countries, the U.S., Canada, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. She resides in Prague with her husband and two daughters.