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Intro:

LAS is a body of soft tissue techniques that has been preserved by the Dallas Osteopathic Study Group. The study group, at one time organized by Dr. Robert Fulford, Rollin Becker and Allen Becker, described these LAS techniques as 'how Dr. Sutherland (known for Cranial osteopathy) treated the rest of the body.

It is the believed, by some, that Ligamentous Articular Strain, are the actual techniques used by Dr. Still in the origins of osteopathy. Classical techniques such as the 'Bootjack technique' will be introduced and perfected. LAS is taught in two quanta which may be taken in any order.

Highlights:

• History of LAS
• LAS theory of injury exaggeration
• Classical techniques
• Disengagement
• Tissue balancing