Cranio Facial Therapy Academy 2

The CRAFTA-2 is comprised of two parts. CRAFTA-2a, Clinical Management of Craniomandibular & Craniofacial Dysfunctions and Pain and CRAFTA-2b, Clinical Management of Temporomandibular & Craniofacial Dysfunctions and Pain. The courses are 1+3 hybrid courses with one day of e-learning and three days of live.

Participants will receive an email approximately one month before the course start date. The online course is hosted by VIMEO. Students will need to accept the invitation from VIMEO to gain access to the online course materials. Students will also receive digital course notes required for the online module.

The online course includes a Video-Based Interactive Learning component.

CRAFTA - 2a

The CRAFTA-2a course includes an update on TMD and craniofacial pain based on the most recent research evidence and its implementation into the clinical setting. During the lectures, a more detailed assessment of TMD will be explored, including cranio-facial motor control testing and advanced principles of neuromuscular differential diagnosis. The physiology and dynamics of chewing will be introduced, followed by the assessment and rehabilitation for clinical practice.

Clinical patterns for problems such as tinnitus and (pseudo)sinusitis will be discussed, and the proposed neuromusculoskeletal treatments will be reviewed and practiced. The course includes actual case studies with craniofacial dysfunctions, with attention to the clinical reasoning process, including the different hypothesis categories.

The CRAFTA-2, Part a and b courses are sections of the European CRAFTA Foundations course. The initial payment is for the entire CRAFTA-2 course (Part a & Part b).

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of the CRAFTA-1 course program.

CRAFTA - 2b

The CRAFTA-2b course, also known as the "Clinical Management of Temporomandibular & Craniofacial Dysfunctions and Pain," continues the CRAFTA-2a course. It includes an update on pain mapping and functional differentiation of TMD, including specific manual provocation tests.

Students will learn • specific clinical patterns of Functional Temporomandibular Instability (FTMI) • the anatomy and physiology of functional dysphonia • different causes of toothache • neuromusculoskeletal tests and rehabilitation strategies for these conditions.

Furthermore, students will expand their knowledge of facial paresis and learn more about specific consequences of altered cerebral processing, including facial body disruption. Attention will be paid to the clinical classification of craniofacial neuropathies and craniofacial pain management strategies.

This advanced-level course also includes assessing and managing the maxillofacial complex in adults, but especially in children, including facial cranial techniques in combination with functional facial organ training.

Challenging case studies will be presented throughout the course and hypotheses of pain mechanisms and clinical reasoning strategies will be explored in group activities.

The CRAFTA-2a and 2b courses are sections of the European CRAFTA Foundations course. The initial payment is for the entire CRAFTA-2 course (Parts a and b). 

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of the CRAFTA-2, Part I course.

NOTE 1: You cannot register only for part b of the CRAFTA-2 Course.  

NOTE 2: As of May 2019, the course numbering of the CRAFTA course program has been updated.

CRAFTA-2 Schedules (a & b)

CRAFTA-2a Schedule

Online Program

Note: The actual times may vary with each program at the instructor's discretion. Refreshments are provided; meals are on your own

Day 1

08:00 – 08:30 Welcome and Registration
08:30 – 09:15 Reflection Video 1: Updates on Craniofacial Dysfunctions and Pain
09:15 – 10:30 Case and CR Form (1)
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:00 Differentiation and Advanced Management of TMD
12:00 – 12:30 Reflection Video 2: Assessment and Treatment of Motor Control in TMD
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Assessment and Treatment of Motor Control in TMD
15:00 – 15:15 Break
15:15 – 18:00 Continuation: Motor Control Assessment and Treatment (TMD)

Day 2

08:00 – 09:00 Reflection Video 3: Primary and Secondary Hyperalgesia
09:00 – 10:00 Skills and Technique Review
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 12:30 Case and CR Form (2)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Cranioneural Dysfunctions and Practical Session
15:00 – 15:15 Break
15:15 – 18:00 Reflection Video 4: Tinnitus and Craniofacial Dysfunction - Advanced

Day 3

08:00 – 09:00 Assessment and Treatment of Tinnitus
09:00 – 10:15 Chewing Function Rehabilitation
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 12:30 Reflection Video 5: Chronic Sinusitis, (Pseudo) Sinusitis, and Sinus Headache
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:30 Craniofacial Treatments for Chronic Sinusitis and (Pseudo) Sinusitis
15:30 – 16:00 Final Review, Summary, and Evaluations

End of Program

CRAFTA - 2b Schedule

Online Program

Note: The actual times may vary with each program at the instructor's discretion. Refreshments are provided; meals are on your own

Day 1

08:00 – 08:30 Welcome and Registration
08:30 – 10:00 Temporomandibular Dysfunction: Differentiation through provocation tests
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 12:30 Functional Temporomandibular Instability: Assessment and Treatment
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Case + CR
15:00 – 15:15 Break
15:15 – 18:00 Reflection Video 1: Assessment and treatment of patients with functional dysphonia, including practical sessions

Day 2

08:00 – 10:00 Practical exams
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 12:00 Assessment and treatment of patients with functional dysphonia, including practical sessions
12:00 – 12:30 Reflection Video 2: Facial palsy and emotion recognition and expression
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:45 Practical: Facial palsy and orofacial somatosensory body distortion
14:45 – 15:45 Case + CR
15:45 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 17:00 Exploration of manual craniofacial techniques
17:00 – 18:00 Reflection Video 3: Advanced assessment and treatment of atypical odontalgia, including practical sessions

Day 3

08:00 – 10:30 Assessment and treatment of atypical odontalgia (Part 2)
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:00 Reflection Video 4: Pain management for patients with chronic facial pain
12:00 – 12:30 Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal Assessment and Treatment of the maxillofacial complex in children (Part 1)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:30 Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal Assessment and Treatment of the maxillofacial complex in children (Part 2)
15:30 – 16:00 Final review, summary, and conclusions

End of Program

Physical Therapists
Physicians
Dentists
Chiropractors
Speech-Pathologists
Occupational Therapists

CRAFTA 2a -  This course has been approved by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 3.1 CEUs. (31 contact hours)

CRAFTA 2b -This course has been approved by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 3.1 CEUs. (31 contact hours)

NOTE: Many states, such as Connecticut, Georgia, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin, among many others, accept the CEUs approved by the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.

If you are not sure about another state, check out your state board's website and look for language like (from South Carolina - https://www.llr.sc.gov/pt/ce.aspx): 

At least fifteen (15) of the required thirty (30) contact hours shall be from Certified Activities. Certified Activities include [...] attendance at conferences and completion of continuing competency activities provided by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), South Carolina Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association (SCAPTA), other chapters and sections of the APTA, as well as other state boards of physical therapy. 

CRAFTA-2a

- In-depth knowledge of orofacial motor control, assessment and interpretation of 8 orofacial motor control tests and at least 3 management strategies

- Knowledge and skills for assessing masticatory actives during chewing and reproduction of at least 5 assessment and rehabilitation strategies of chewing

- In-depth knowledge of tinnitus with 5 assessment and management strategies

- In-depth knowledge of (pseudo) sinusitis with at least 6 assessment and management strategies

- Demonstrate anatomical knowledge of ventral neck pain with at least 6 neuromusculoskeletal differentiations for treatment options

- In-depth exploration of at least 4 clinical reasoning strategies specifically focused on the temporomandibular and craniofacial region

CRAFTA-2b

- Palpate at least 12 different structures associated with pain of the TMJ

- Perform at least 9 differentiation tests by passive movement combined with palpation

- Demonstrate and interpret at least 5 extra static provocation tests

- Recognize the clinical pattern of functional TMJ instability

- Apply at least 3 management strategies for functional TMJ instability

- Demonstrate proficiency in describing the anatomy and function of the pharynx

- Demonstrate at least 6 assessment and 5 treatment strategies for patients with functional dysphonia

- Describe 5 consequences of dysfunction of the maxillofacial complex in children

- Demonstrate 6 different assessment and combined treatment strategies of passive cranial movements with facilitation of function

- Describe the differences between atypical and typical odontalgia

- Describe 5 alternative causes of toothaches

- Describe at least 5 craniofacial pain management strategies in daily clinical practice

- Describe at least 5 craniofacial pain management strategies in daily clinical practice