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October 2023
Craig Knowles – Lymphatic Drainage Part 3 – Post Surgical
Craig Knowles - Lymphatic Drainage Part 3 Prerequisite: Lymphatic Drainage Part 1 & Part 2 Lymphatic Massage Part 3 takes the routines we learned in Part 2 and modifies them for specific ortho and cosmetic surgeries. You will also learn two techniques to treat scar tissue using scraping tools and cupping. This course will assist therapists in developing treatments specific to post surgery of Liposuction, Breast Surgeries, Tummy Tucks, and Brazilian Butt Lifts, among others. You must have completed Lymphatic…
Find out more »Mayumi Hawthorne – Contrast Therapy (using Hot/Cold Stones)
Mayumi Hawthorne - Contrast Therapy (using Hot/Cold Stones) Course Description We are excited to announce Contrast Therapy Massage (using Hot/Cold Stones) is at our Marietta campus. This 12 hours hands-on course will help provide you with a clear understanding of the application and bodily response to heat and cold application of water using stones. You will be able to explain and perform: Describe the benefits and contraindications of heat and cold applications using Basalt stones Proper protocol for a full-body…
Find out more »November 2023
Pam Nichols – Myofascial Isolation Lower Extremities
Pam Nichols - Myofascial Isolation - Lower Extremities Course Description Myofacial Isolation Lower Extremities is a comprehensive look at the muscles and movement of the hips and legs. The study of their functions, origin, insertion, and fiber runs. It is a unique blend of Neuromuscular Therapy, Myofascial Release and Isolation stretching. In the context of this course, Myofascial Isolation is performed with the intent of improving medical conditions or pathologies that have been prescribed by a physician. The course outline…
Find out more »Mayumi Hawthorne – Heated Herbal Ball Massage
Mayumi Hawthorne - Heated Herbal Ball Massage Course Description This new and exciting 12 hours hands-on course will discuss the fundamentals of using heat application of hydrotherapy with compressed balls filled with herbs. It will demonstrate the manipulation of soft tissue techniques to relieve pain from sore, hypertonic muscles, detoxification of waste from the muscles, reinvigorate the body, mind and spirit and relaxation as they are used in massage today. A successful heated herbal ball massage depends on understanding hydrotherapy…
Find out more »Sam Irwin – Orthopedic Assessment – Hip, Pelvis, Low Back, Neck
Sam Irwin - Orthopedic Assessment - Hip, Pelvis, Low back, Neck Description This is a 12-hour hands-on course dedicated to Orthopedic Assessment of the hip, pelvis, low back, and neck. Students will demonstrate proficiency in evaluation and treatment of specific conditions in the hip, pelvis, low back, neck including: SI Joint Dysfunction Piriformis Syndrome Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and more using various ROM evaluations, the HOPS method, etc. Class Info Supplies: Bring sheets and lotion/cream each day. DO NOT bring oil-based…
Find out more »December 2023
Carrie Taylor – Fascial Fundamentals – The Taylor Technique Myofascial Assessment & Treatment of TMD and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Carrie Taylor - Fascial Fundamentals - The Taylor Technique Myofascial Assessment & Treatment of TMD and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Course Description Day 1: Fascial Fundamentals: The Taylor Technique This workshop will give participants an introduction to the "Taylor Technique" style of myofascial assessment & treatment, and how to incorporate this work into their current practice. Specifically, strain/counterstrain, using limbs as levers, and pin & drag, skin rolling, pick up & roll are all shown in several areas of the body,…
Find out more »February 2024
Craig Knowles – Lymphatic Drainage Part 1 – Techniques
Craig Knowles - Lymphatic Drainage Part 1 - Techniques Description Lymphatic Massage is a type of gentle massage which is intended to encourage the natural drainage of the lymph, which carries waste products away from the tissues back toward the heart. The lymph system depends on intrinsic contractions of the smooth muscle cells in the walls of lymph vessels and the movement of skeletal muscles to propel lymph through the vessels to lymph nodes and then beyond the lymph nodes…
Find out more »March 2024
Carrie Taylor – Myofascial Assessment & Treatment of the Lumbrosacral Hip Region, and Treatment of the Knee, Ankle, and Foot
Carrie Taylor - Myofascial Assessment, and Treatment of the Lumbrosacral Hip Region & Treatment of the Knee, Ankle, and Foot Course Description Day 1: Myofascial Assessment and Treatment of the Lumbrosacral-Hip Complex This workshop will provide therapists with a new approach to effectively treating & preventing Lumbrosacral-Hip Complex pain. Therapists will review myofascial assessment by discussing intake information, as well as using observation, movement, palpation, neurological assessment, referral pain and special tests to translate a patient's clinical info into an…
Find out more »Craig Knowles – Lymphatic Drainage Part 1 – Techniques
Craig Knowles - Lymphatic Drainage Part 1 - Techniques Description Lymphatic Massage is a type of gentle massage which is intended to encourage the natural drainage of the lymph, which carries waste products away from the tissues back toward the heart. The lymph system depends on intrinsic contractions of the smooth muscle cells in the walls of lymph vessels and the movement of skeletal muscles to propel lymph through the vessels to lymph nodes and then beyond the lymph nodes…
Find out more »Carrie Taylor – Myofascial Treatment of the Cylinder of the Cervical Spine/Advanced Fascial Approaches to Ribcage and Scoliosis / Visceral Release
Carrie Taylor - Myofascial Treatment of the Cylinder of the Cervical Spine Day 1: The Cylinder of the Cervical Spine: Advanced Fascial and Osseous Approaches This advanced myofascial and osseous class is spent focused on the cervical spine, its anatomical components, and treatment of disorders most commonly associated with this region. Participants can expect to spend much of their time on sensitively palpating the delicate structures of this region, in order to facilitate their ability to adequately determine the…
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