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Anatomy Trains

Join Thomas Myers as he presents a whole new perspective on the human body. Anatomy Trains Myofascial Meridians is a unique new map of the fascial connections through the muscles that leads to new understanding of the connectivity in the body, and directly to new therapeutic strategies, especially for long-standing compensatory patterns in client stance and movement.
 

The Most Common Cause of Low Back Pain

For millions of people, chronic low pain is a serious and frequently debilitating problem. Often conventional treatments are of limited help, with medication providing only temporary relief. In this webinar, Dr. Benjamin will discuss the single most common cause of low back pain. You’ll learn about the relevant anatomy, assessment tests, and effective treatment techniques that can reduce, prevent, and eliminate severe and chronic low back pain. Toward the end of the presentation, Dr. Benjamin will answer questions submitted live by webinar participants.
 

Lomi Lomi Past Present Future

Lomi lomi is an ancient healing art that is more than technique.  It required years of study with a kahuna including, learning about herbal medicine and other modalities in order to best facilitate one's healing process. Today, Lomi is taught around the world as a form of massage. However, the process that one must go through, if trained more traditionally, requires a commitment to oneself on their path of healing.  In this presentation we will explore the history of Lomi and you will gain an understanding of the various tools and techniques that one might learn from different lineages and how they may differ or be similar in some ways.

Palpation: The Essential Building Block

Imagine getting through a conversation without the use of speech—the key cornerstone of communication.  Now imagine getting through a session without palpation—the essential building block of bodywork.  All students deserve to be equipped with confident hands-on skills that can isolate structures, develop palpatory experiences and much more. Instructors, also, need to have effective, systematic and engaging learning tools for their classes. In this workshop, both groups will gain valuable insight about this underlying skill.  Palpation—the very foundation of a practitioner’s work.

Record-keeping for Massage Therapy

Increasingly, massage therapy is viewed as a health care modality, both by legislation and by consumers. As health care providers, massage therapists are expected to chart all patient visits, regardless of the type of therapy provided. That said, wellness sessions and curative sessions require different styles of charting. In this presentation you will learn how to document all patient sessions including a variety of record-keeping styles to meet the specific needs of your individual massage sessions, including SOAP, functional outcomes reporting, and wellness charting. This presentation is perfect for massage educators, massage students and professionals alike.

Successful Business Strategies for Massage Therapists

Thai Yoga Massage Therapy for the Hand, Wrist, Arm and Shoulder

Heath and Nicole Reed will be presenting therapeutic techniques from Thai Massage, and blending the ergonomics of yoga to help release stress, tension, and pain in the hand, wrist, arm, and shoulder. All techniques are demonstrated in a way that insures it feels "Good to Give and Good to Receive."

Secrets to a Thriving Massage Business

Filling your practice is the number one concern for most massage professionals. Join five of the top massage business experts in this eye-opening round table discussion where you'll discover some of the top, cutting-edge strategies for getting new clients into your practice and for turning them into loyal, raving fans.

Visceral Manipulation: Keeping Our Bodies in an Harmonious State

"The visceral system relies on the interconnected synchronicity between the motions of all the organs and structures of the body. But when one organ cannot move in harmony with its viscera due to abnormal tone, adhesions or displacement, it works against the body's other organs and muscular, membranous, fascial and osseous structures. Jean Anne Zollars will share with you the basics of visceral manipulation including its theories, concepts and principles. You will learn when it is appropriate to use this method in your massage practice and gain further knowledge through examples from case studies.

Bamboo-Fusion Massage Therapy

Bamboo Fusion is an innovative way to provide Swedish or deep tissue full body massage while reducing the stress on your hands. Therapists will learn a new way to effleurage and petrissage with bamboo tools that are different shapes and sizes. Bamboo-Fusion is a new exciting and fun way to deliver an effective luxury treatment your clients will love. Therapists will learn effective body mechanics relative to stance, posture, and hand / wrist positioning for full-body massage.  This treatment is a wonderful finishing touch to a full body massage or can be offered as a treatment by itself.

Fascia As a Sensory Organ

In this presentation you will learn about the latest developments and insights from the international field of fascia research relevant for massage therapists.  Gain knowledge of the new definition of 'fascia' and learn the 4 types of mechanoreceptors: Golgi, Paccini, Ruffini and Interstitial endings. Which kind of touch triggers which receptors and has what kind of physiological response.  Hear about the latest inisghts from 2009: Fascia as a pain generator. Nociceptive innervation of fascia. Particular relevance for low back pain and some practical suggestions on application.

Using Continuing Education to Grow Your Business

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Extreme Massage School Makeover Part 1

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The Forearm Dance™ Massage Technique: How to, “Save your Body and Save your Hands”

Want to feel energized at the end of your day, rather then exhausted? Now YOU CAN with The Forearm Dance™ Method. This groundbreaking technique leaves both client & practitioner feeling better at the end of the session than at the beginning. By learning to use only the Forearm as your tool, you will not only prevent excess tension, waste of energy and likelihood of pain and injury, but you will also single-handedly prolong your career as a massage practitioner.

Massage Therapy and Cancer

Cancer survivors are a growing population in the massage industry. In this presentation, we will explore the world of cancer, its possible causes and progression, current medical treatments and their side effects, and how to modify massage to best serve your clients with cancer. Massage and cancer research studies will also be examined.

Massage Magazine Presentation

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Evaluating and Treating Upper Extremity Overuse Disorders

Upper extremity overuse disorders are seen in almost epidemic levels in our health care system. Massage therapists can play a key role in proper identification and treatment of these disorders. In this course we'll explore biomechanical factors, assessment strategies, and treatment methods for numerous upper extremity overuse conditions.

Topical Analgesics 101

Learning about the application of Topical Analgesics gives today's massage therapist another tool for helping their clients with residual pain after completing their massage. They are easy to apply and add another dimension of effective pain relief to use in a massage therapy session.  This presentation you teach you what topical analgesics are and will answer all your questions about the why, when and how to use them.

Palpation as an Assessment Tool for Orthopedic Massage

This presentation focuses on using muscle palpation as an assessment tool to more effectively work with clients clinically/orthopedically. The thrust of the presentation is how to critically reason through muscle palpation, using a set of clear and straight forward guidelines, instead of having memorize the palpation protocol for every muscle.
 

Pelvic Stabilization & Complicated Knee Conditions

This dynamic, multimedia presentation will review a structural and multidisciplinary approach for treating low back pain, sciatica, bulging discs, SI joint dysfunction, and complicated knee conditions. We will be sharing cutting edge research on myofascial pain, scar tissue mobilization, trigger points, and joint pain. Modalities used will be functional assessment, myofascial release, NMT, joint capsule work, myoskeletal alignment, active isolated stretching, and strengthening protocols, specific to each clinical condition. 

The 42 Pound Head

Often seen as a structurally subtle body segment, the neck is burdened with the challenging task of supporting and moving the human head. When spinal tissues are exposed to continued compression, they deform and go through a transformation that can become permanent. Correction of Upper Crossed neck posture is key to stopping and reversing degenerative joint disease and pain from headaches, rib dysfunction, TMJ, and Dowager's Humps.

Integrated Evaluation and Treatment Strategies

The majority of feedback I get from healthcare professionals is that they understand how to perform the individual techniques taught in manual therapy courses but they have a difficult time knowing which techniques to use, when to use them and how to integrate them during a treatment session. This presentation will focus on 4 key questions:How do I decide which part of the body to start my treatment? How do I decide which techniques to use? Muscle, Fascial, Joint or Fluids? How do I decide which part of the body to go to next? How do I decide when the treatment is over? In the video portion of the presentation, Muscle Energy Techniques, Positional Release Therapy, Osteoarticular Techniques and Fluid Drainage Techniques will be demonstrated.
 

Massage Trends that Will Impact Your Practice

Karen Menehan will discuss current trends massage therapists can use to their benefit, including medical massage, social networking, massage research, business practices, client demographics and more.

Effortless Chair Massage

People who find chair massage hard to perform haven’t realized that massage done in the chair requires a totally different approach to that done on a table. The truth is chair massage is only hard on your body when you do it wrong. In this presentation Eric Brown will dispel the myths that chair is hard on your hands and that it cannot be done deeply or effectively. He’ll review eight body use principles that will revolutionize the way you work through clothing and that will allow you to do chair massage comfortably, effectively and safely.

Introduction to Nerve Mobilization

Many of our clients suffer from nerve compression and irritation syndromes.  Nerve Mobilization uses the length, elasticity and irritability of the nervous system to guide hands on treatment. This can be very helpful in cases of obvious nerve problems such as carpal tunnel syndrome or sciatica, but can also be surprisingly effective in situations which are less obviously neutrally related. Join massage therapist Doug Alexander as he explains how nerves can give rise to symptoms and how to evaluate them. He then goes on to show how the nerve mobilization framework guides treatment.

Posterior Cervical Contrast Treatment

The posterior cervical contrast treatment is a treatment designed for cervical stress, strains and sprains. In this presentation you will learn what is Prossage and Biofreeze. What ingredients are in them and how to incorporate their use in a massage treatment. The treatment will include myofascial release, trigger point work , atlas/occipital release and range of motion. This posterior cervical contrast treatment could be added to your daily treatments to assist clients who are suffering from sub acute and chronic cervical pain.

Research Rocks

Do you think scientific research is boring or incomprehensible? Does the thought of reading, hearing, or learning about research make you want to run the other way or cause yourself physical harm? Well, this class is for you! There is an explosion of research into massage therapy and exciting findings are being announced all of the time. This accessible and stimulating class will demystify scientific massage research and reveal how “doing a little research” will improve your therapeutic effectiveness and success with your clients.

Touched by Untouchables: Massage As a Tool To Bridge Cultures and Heal Humanity

At a one-of-a-kind massage school in Kathmandu, Nepal, “untouchables” from the lowest level of society have been given new lives in the most unexpected of ways—through touching. The untouchables who train at Rob’s Himalayan Healers radically shift their lives. Many recover from pasts of extreme trauma. They go forth to spread a message of hope. Their touch, once shunned, becomes a blessing. Join us for this uplifting and inspirational presentation where Steve will showcase Rob’s work and focus on several of his students and how their lives have been changed.

Headaches: Myofascial Techniques for Vascular and Musculoskeletal Head Pain

Not all headaches are created equal. Although working with them may be straightforward, there are many sources of head pain, and what helps with one type, can actually worsen another. Understanding differences between different kinds of headaches is one key to effective hands-on work. Join Til Luchau as he presents a clear framework for distinguishing between vascular and musculoskeletal headaches, as well as practical tips and specific suggestions that you can incorporate into your hands-on work right away.

Broaden Your Horizons & Bring Greater Depth to Your Spa Menu or Clinical Session with AIS: The Spa Method

Bruce Baltz LMT, innovator in the spa industry worked with Aaron Mattes in reformatting Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) for the spa going population. Whether you work in a spa or a clinic you will be enlightened by this presentation. You will learn the principles behind AIS and why it is so effective as well as the depth it will bring to any program or session.

Discover How to Get Superior Client Results Through Documentation

Failing to keep proper records not only makes treatment planning difficult, but could be considered illegal in some circumstances and put you and your practice in danger. During this presentation with Sandy Fritz, author and renowned educator, you will discover the importance of outcome-based care plans, how critical reasoning is used to formulate these care plans, various charting methods for session-by-session documentation, and how technology and software can make this process more efficient.