Class Code
NER-L
  • NER-L is a profound, easy, and original way to release ligaments (and tendons). We will release and reset them using endodermic, mesodermic and ectodermic techniques or neural crest techniques. The technique feels amazing to receive, and the effects are often felt during the day as a warm unfolding.
  • Ligaments stabilize the whole bony structure. It is essential to work with them to align and strengthen the whole bony framework.
     
  • We will go over most skeletal ligaments in the body. We will work, for example, with the iliolumbar ligament, sacrotuberous ligament, sacrospinous ligament, anterior and posterior coccygeal ligaments, three levels for the sacroiliac joint, anterior/posterior pubic symphysis, inguinal ligament, lacunar ligament. pectineal ligament the ligaments around the vertebrae such as the anterior and posterior longitudinal ligament, ligamentum flavum, interspinous ligament, supraspinous ligament, etc.
     
  • Releasing the ligaments of the mandible, for example, may give you immediate effects with TMJ problems or clicking of the joint.
     
  • Releasing the ligaments of the thyroid and cricoid cartilages often helps relieve vocal dysfunction.

 

We will go over numerous labs to address most of the ligaments of the body (and a few tendons):

Lab 1: Sacrotuberous, sacrospinous, sacroiliac ligaments, interosseous sacroiliac ligaments.

Lab 2: Iliolumbar and lumbosacral, anterior & posterior coccygeal ligaments.

Lab 3: Inguinal ligament (Poupart’s), lacunar ligament (Guimbernat’s), pubic ligaments.

Lab 4: Vertebral ligaments - anterior longitudinal ligament, posterior longitudinal ligament, ligamenta flava, interspinous ligament, supraspinous ligament, intertransverse ligament.

Lab 5: Upper cervical spine - lateral atlanto-occipital, transverse ligament of C1, alar, and apical ligaments.

Lab 6: Anterior thorax - interclavicular ligament, sternoclavicular ligaments, costoclavicular ligaments, chondrosternal (radiate) ligaments, interchondral membranes / ligaments.

Lab 7: Posterior ribs - anterior costovertebral (radiate) ligaments, costotransverse ligaments, intertransverse ligaments, lumbocostal ligaments (of Henle).

Lab 8: Shoulder - acromioclavicular, coracoclavicular (conoid-trapezoid), coracoacromial, coracohumeral, glenohumeral (capsular) ligaments.

Lab 9: Elbow - annular ligament, radial collateral (“fan externally”), ulnar collateral (“fan internally”), posterior ligaments.

Lab 10: Ligament of Struther’s & interosseous membrane.

Lab 11 Hand - distal volar (palmar) & dorsal radio-ulnar, radio-carpal, ulno-carpal intercarpal & carpometacarpal ligaments.

Lab 12: Hand-deep transverse metacarpal ligaments, palmar & dorsal (annular) ligaments of the finger, medial & lateral ligaments of the finger, cruciform ligaments of the finger, palmar & dorsal tendons.

Lab 13: Hip ligaments - iliofemoral (x2), pubofemoral, ischiofemoral.

Lab 14 : Knee ligaments/tendons 1 - patellar/quadriceps tendons, medial/lateral collateral, anterior / posterior cruciate, anterior / posterior fibular ligaments.

Lab 15A: Knee ligaments 2 – femoropatellar, tibiopatellar and meniscopatellar ligaments, transverse ligaments of the menisci, coronary ligaments, meniscofemoral ligaments.

Lab 15B: Knee ligaments 3 – fabellafibular ligament, arcuate ligament / arcuate popliteal ligament, popliteofibular ligament, oblique popliteal ligament ligaments.

Lab 16A: Ankle & Foot 1 – superior/inferior extensor retinaculum (transverse crural/ cruciate crural), peroneal retinacula, flexor retinaculum, inferior tibiofibular/lateral malleolli, talofibular, calcaneofibular ligaments.

Lab 16B: Ankle & Foot 2 – Deltoid ligament, posterior tibiofibular, posterior talofibular, posterior talocalcaneal ligaments

Lab 17: Foot - tarsal ligaments, tarsometatarsal ligaments, intermetatarsal ligaments, long/short plantar, palmar & dorsal (annular) ligaments of toes, medial & lateral ligaments of toes, cruciform ligaments of toes, palmar & dorsal tendons.

Lab 18: Mandible – temporomandibular, stylomandibular, sphenomandibular ligaments.

If time:

Lab 19: Larynx - thyrohyoid membrane, cricothyroid membrane, crico-hyroid lateral articulations.

Lab 20: Putting it all together / the dominant ligament dysfunction.

Contact Continuing Education (CE) Hours Total: 18 CEUs for massage therapists - NCBTMB Approved Provider # 451238-10

NCBTMB CEUs are accepted in every US state for NCBTMB certification renewal.

Most states accept NCBTMB for license renewal but not all. We are also approved for NY state.

Please look here for more information: http://www.ncbtmb.org/map/requirements-map.

Because certification and license renewal policies vary from state to state, it's important for you to make sure the CEUs are accepted wherever you practice. Therefore, please be aware that this information may not apply in your state.

Check your state’s website at: http://www.ncbtmb.org/regulators/state-info.

 

 

LEARNER’S OBJECTIVES

 

- By the end of the 1st-day participants will be able to correctly describe 5 clinical applications of the NER-L technique

- By the end of the 1st-day participants will be able to correctly demonstrate on a live person NER-L technique for a Pelvic ligament

- By the end of the course participants will be able to correctly demonstrate on a live person the NER-L technique for iliolumbar ligaments

- By the end of the course participants will be able to correctly demonstrate on a live person NER-L technique for inguinal ligament

- By the end of the course participants will be able to correctly demonstrate on a live person NER-L technique for a vertebral ligament

 

- By the end of the course participants will be able to correctly demonstrate on a live person NER-L technique for a costal ligament

- By the end of the course participants will be able to correctly demonstrate on a live person NER-L technique for a shoulder ligament

- By the end of the course participants will be able to correctly demonstrate on a live person NER-L technique for an elbow ligament

- By the end of the course participants will be able to correctly demonstrate on a live person NER-L technique for a wrist ligament

- By the end of the course participants will be able to correctly demonstrate on a live person NER-L technique for a hip ligament

 

- By the end of the course participants will be able to correctly demonstrate on a live person NER-L technique for a knee ligament

 - By the end of the course participants will be able to correctly demonstrate on a live person NER-L technique for a foot ligament

 - By the end of the course, the participant will be able to correctly distinguish on a live adult from all possibilities the location of the dominant ligament in dysfunction using the fascial techniques (full body assessment/diagnostic).

 

 

OUTLINE

 

Day One: 6.5 Hours

 

9:00 – 9:15 am                    Introduction, teachers, students, teaching assistants, and facilitator. Teaching material

                                               Ligaments and tendons: anatomy/physiology / clinical applications

                                               Self-reflection and identification of growth opportunities

 

9:15 - 9:30 am                     Demonstration of the NER-L technique     

 

9:30 - 11:00 am                   Lab: NER-L technique for the Pelvis ligaments (sacrotuberous, sacrospinous, sacroiliac ligaments)

 

11:00 - 11:15                        Break / group discussion

 

11:15 - 12:30                        Lab: NER-L technique for the iliolumbar and coccygeal ligaments

 

12:30 - 2:00                          Lunch

 

2:00 - 3:30                             Lab: NER-L technique for the Inguinal, lacunar, and pubic ligaments

 

3:30 - 3:45                             Break / group discussion

 

3:45 - 5:30                             Lab: NER-L technique for the vertebral ligaments

 

 

Day Two: 6.5 Hours

 

9:00 - 11:00                          Lab: NER-L technique for the anterior and posterior costal ligaments

 

11:00 - 11:15                        Break / group discussion

 

11:15 - 12:30                        Lab: NER-L technique for the shoulder ligaments

 

12:30 - 2:00                          Lunch

 

2:00 – 2:30 pm                     Case Studies

 

2:30 - 3:30                             Lab: NER-L technique for the elbow ligaments

 

3:30 - 3:45                             Break / group discussion

 

3:45 - 4:45                             Lab: NER-L technique for the wrist and hand ligaments

 

4:45 – 5:30                            Lab: NER-L technique for the hip ligaments

 

 

Day Three: 5 hours

 

9:00 - 10:30                          Lab: NER-L technique for the knee and ankle ligaments

 

10:30 - 10:45                        Break / group discussion

 

10: 45 - 11:45                       Lab: NER-L technique for the foot ligaments

 

11: 45 - 12:45                       Lab: NER-L technique for the mandibular (temporo-, stylo- and sphenomandibular) and ocular ligaments

 

12:45 - 2:00                          Lunch

 

2:00 – 3:30                            Lab: Full body assessment/diagnostic/treatment

                                                Self-Treatment

                                               Self-Reflection and identification of changes for practitioner’s practice.

 

 

Prerequisites: None

Please have a strong background in your anatomy knowledge.  

Previous CranioSacral or Chikly Brain Curriculum training is a plus.

 

Please review the location of the following ligaments:

Lab 1: Sacrotuberous, sacrospinous, sacroiliac ligaments, interosseous sacroiliac ligaments.

Lab 2: Iliolumbar and lumbosacral, anterior & posterior coccygeal ligaments.

Lab 3: Inguinal ligament (Poupart’s), lacunar ligament (Guimbernat’s), pubic ligaments.

Lab 4: Vertebral ligaments - anterior longitudinal ligament, posterior longitudinal ligament, ligamenta flava, interspinous ligament, supraspinous ligament, intertransverse ligament.

Lab 5: Upper cervical spine - lateral atlanto-occipital, transverse ligament of C1, alar, and apical ligaments.

Lab 6: Anterior thorax - interclavicular ligament, sternoclavicular ligaments, costoclavicular ligaments, chondrosternal (radiate) ligaments, interchondral membranes / ligaments.

Lab 7: Posterior ribs - anterior costovertebral (radiate) ligaments, costotransverse ligaments, intertransverse ligaments, lumbocostal ligaments (of Henle).

Lab 8: Shoulder - acromioclavicular, coracoclavicular (conoid-trapezoid), coracoacromial, coracohumeral, glenohumeral (capsular) ligaments.

Lab 9: Elbow - annular ligament, radial collateral (“fan externally”), ulnar collateral (“fan internally”), posterior ligaments.

Lab 10: Ligament of Struther’s & interosseous membrane.

Lab 11 Hand - distal volar (palmar) & dorsal radio-ulnar, radio-carpal, ulno-carpal intercarpal & carpometacarpal ligaments.

Lab 12: Hand-deep transverse metacarpal ligaments, palmar & dorsal (annular) ligaments of the finger, medial & lateral ligaments of the finger, cruciform ligaments of the finger, palmar & dorsal tendons.

Lab 13: Hip ligaments - iliofemoral (x2), pubofemoral, ischiofemoral.

Lab 14: Knee ligaments/tendons - patellar/quadriceps tendons, medial/lateral collateral, anterior / posterior cruciate.

Lab 15: Knee ligaments – medial/lateral collateral ligament, fabellafibular ligament, arcuate ligament / arcuate popliteal ligament, popliteofibular ligament, oblique popliteal ligament, transverse, coronary, meniscofemoral ligaments.

Lab 16: Ankle & Foot – superior/inferior extensor retinaculum (transverse crural/ cruciate crural), peroneal retinacula, flexor retinaculum, inferior tibiofibular/lateral malleolli, talofibular, calcaneofibular, deltoid ligaments, posterior tibiofibular, posterior talofibular, posterior talocalcaneal ligaments.

Lab 17: Foot - tarsal ligaments, tarsometatarsal ligaments, intermetatarsal ligaments, long/short plantar, palmar & dorsal (annular) ligaments of toes, medial & lateral ligaments of toes, cruciform ligaments of toes, palmar & dorsal tendons.

Lab 18: Mandible – temporomandibular, stylomandibular, sphenomandibular ligaments.

If time:

Lab 19: Larynx - thyrohyoid membrane, cricothyroid membrane, crico-hyroid lateral articulations.

Lab 20: putting it all together / the dominant ligament dysfunction.

Price: $950

Registration Discount: $750

This is a class with no CHI class prerequisites. If you have never taken a class with CHI, you are invited to receive a $200 discount ($750) for this class if paid in full 45 days before the class start date.
(If the class is not paid in full 45 days before the start of class, the rate automatically goes up to $950)

For all other participants, you can receive the $750 discounted price by using your CHI-Pak or by registering and making a minimum deposit of $200 at a prior CHI class and pay the balance in full 45 days before the class start date.

Repeat: $475

 

Chikly Health Institute

I just want to reach out and tell you how wonderful it is to have the Zoom classes, to be able to see and hear you both. This class was one I knew I couldn’t miss, and it fulfilled all my hopes. So many of my glitches were addressed! The ligaments were truly the missing link. I’m eager to use it for clients, makes me want to not be retired! I will still see select people and I know it will be an answer for many of them as well.

 

Perci Kotter, NCBTMB, certified from the board of Nursing in Virginia
Chikly Health Institute

We are so grateful that the Chikly Institute has seamlessly adapted by bringing their cutting edge classes to students worldwide via online webinars, without sacrificing quality and in-depth instruction.  Bruno and Alaya's breakthrough work in both manual and emotional therapy is pivotable to the integrative care and techniques we bring to our patients, and thanks to the quality of their online classes, we can continue expanding our skills even during these trying times.

Michael Allen MD, Linda Lazar Allen CAMT. Center for Living Health
Chikly Health Institute

Today is a big milestone for me. In 2012, I first learned about the Chikly Health Institute and had to wait longingly for the time I would be able to have the resources to begin the program. Three years ago I took a deep dive into the coursework, and as of today, I have now completed all of Chikly Health Institute courses in the Lymphatic, Brain, and Heart Centered Therapy (HCT) programs*. This education has radically altered the way I practice my work and the health issues I can address with my clients. The classes are comprehensive, rich in content and experiential learning, and delivered with the highest professional standards. When I began the classes with LDT 1, it immediately became apparent how essential the integration of the Lymphatic, Brain and HCT programs was going to be to ultimately be able to have an elegant intersection of the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of manual treatment. This curriculum is a pinnacle of excellence in bio-psycho-social hands on manual therapy. This is a truly unique program. Many of my colleagues in the classes with far more experience in other CEU training programs, repeatedly commented how superior the classes where with the Chikly Health Institute. Since I had dropped all of my eggs in this one primary CEU basket, I was thrilled to know I had made an extraordinary choice. In March 2020, when the world was turned upside down by the Covid19 pandemic, Dr Chikly and Alaya and the entire staff of teachers and administrative team made an extraordinary pivot from live to online classes showing their tremendous commitment to continue this great work and meet the demands for their student's advanced education. I have great gratitude for them all and look forward to all of the new work Dr. Chikly and Alaya will continue to develop and teach.

 

Patricia Anahata Little, LMT
Chikly Health Institute

l love this course! I use what I have learned in Bruno Chikly's courses with every patient. 

Laura Disenhaus, PT, DOMP, D.Sc.O
Chikly Health Institute

I love all of Bruno Chikly’s courses. I combine all the techniques he teaches with all the other techniques I’ve learned through other curriculums and his techniques really take my skills to a deeper level. My clients definitely benefit.  

Theresa Medellin, RN, LMT, CST-T
Chikly Health Institute

Brain work / FAR / NERL: I used all these techniques on my friend post stroke. He tripped on his cat and hit the right side of his neck on the sink in his bathroom. Collapsed an artery on the right side. I went up to visit him Memorial Day weekend. His right pupil (eye) was 2x the size of the left, he had foot drop on the left side and could not lift his arms above his head. I didn't want to do too much. Post treatment - He had no foot drop, pupils were the same size, better ROM in shoulders/arms, coloring was back to pink and healthy looking. He was actually skipping up and down the stairs afterword.

He is only 55, I think that had something to do with it as well. This was not temporary. He is still doing a lot better! Thank you for etching us to help others.

Jane Babcock, LMT
Chikly Health Institute

I just finished NER-L-O and the person who was my body was the same throughout the whole course. Now my client feels like her whole body is humming, where before things felt disconnected. Also, the ankle pain she's had for the past year is gone.

Claire MacPherson, RMT
Brain, Cranial Rhythm and Bone Marrow Technique (BCRB) & Neuro-Embryological Release of Ligaments (NER-L)
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Neuro Embryological Release of Ligaments (NER-L): Demo 2 from Dr Chikly - 2 dysfunctional ligaments.
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