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August 2024
Craig Knowles – KM Technique- Upper Extremities
CLASS FULL Description Kinetic Musculorehab technique is a blend of sports massage and medical massage that uses range of motion to treat common everyday dysfunctions. The basis of KM Technique is to learn to treat muscles in their plane of action. This course teaches how to merge passive range of motion with other massage techniques to increase their function and to relieve pain. KM Technique is also used to increase range of motion, break up adhesion and scar tissue that…
Find out more »Mayumi Hawthorne – Contrast Therapy (Using Hot/Cold Stones)
Limited Availability. Please call (470) 758-2323 to register. Course Description This 12 hours hands-on course will discuss a soft tissue technique using Contrast Therapy massage using Hot and Cold stones. A successful Contrast Therapy Massage depends on a clear understanding of the applications and bodily response to heat and cold applications of water using a variety of stones. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: Describe the benefits and contraindications of heat and cold applications using Basalt…
Find out more »Craig Knowles – Lymphatic Drainage Part 2-Routines
Prerequisite: Lymphatic Drainage Part 1 Lymphatic Drainage part 2 will incorporate a brief review of Lymphatic Drainage part 1 and then picks up where we left off. This portion focuses on the application of lymphatic drainage to fully clear each part of the body. We will cover how to clear the full anterior and posterior body as well as the time requirements for each. You must have taken Part 1 to take Part 2. LYMPHATIC CERTIFICATIONS After completing Part 1…
Find out more »Bradford Donnaud – Talk and Breath Enhanced Massage
Description This course is a hands-on class that joins Guided Imagery and Guided Breathwork with therapeutic massage. What should a client think about when getting a massage? The mind follows the body in relaxation. Asking a client to take a deep breath or to focus on a mental image can be useful in that it creates a conversational break if the client is very talkative or having trouble relaxing. Encouraging the client to focus on their breath assists the therapist…
Find out more »Carrie Taylor – Myofascial Assessment & Treatment of the Lumbrosacral Hip Region, and 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 effective treatment plan. The majority of time is spent in hands-on practice of techniques learned for direct and indirect treatment…
Find out more »Carrie Taylor’s Neurology Series
Online Registration Closed. Call (470) 758-2323 to Sign Up This Neurology workshop will be anatomy, physiology and pathology based, with an in depth look at lumbar, pelvic, and lower extremity nerves and their entrapment sites. The lumbar and sacral plexi will be covered, with a focus on which muscles each nerve supplies, and what dysfunctions may arise if these nerves become compressed or compromised. In addition, relevant assessment strategies followed by possible myofascial and osseous treatment options for these pathologies…
Find out more »Mayumi Hawthorne – Prior to Birth Massage (Prenatal Massage)
CLASS FULL Description This 12 hours hands-on course is packed with information from the gestation period to the fundamentals of how a woman's body changes during the development of life. It includes how to utilize soft tissue for a Prenatal massage to ease her discomfort during her pregnancy and also provides you with recommended/suggested stretches/exercises for your client. This course will help to identify these structural changes per trimester and how massage can assist in easing her musculoskeletal discomfort due…
Find out more »Bradford Donnaud – Creative Ensemble Massage
Minimum is met Description Creativity is a learned behavior. Learning to be more creative in your massage will ensure that your work stays fresh and never boring. This course is designed to unleash your creative massage potential. We learn many modalities over our careers as Massage Therapists. We then take parts of those modalities and choose what to incorporate into our work, this is a creative process. Through group exercises and directed creative play, you will discover your inner massage…
Find out more »September 2024
Craig Knowles – KM Technique – Lower Extremities
CLASS FULL Description Kinetic Musculorehab technique is a blend of sports massage and medical massage that uses range of motion to treat common everyday dysfunctions. The basis of KM Technique is to learn to treat muscles in their plane of action. This course teaches how to merge passive range of motion with other massage techniques to increase their function and to relieve pain. KM Technique is also used to increase range of motion, break up adhesion and scar tissue that…
Find out more »Carrie Taylor – Taylor Fascial Fundamentals and How to Give a Full Body Myofascial Treatment
CLASS FULL Day 1: Taylor Fascial Fundamentals This workshop will give participants an introduction to the "Taylor Technique" style of myofascial assessment and treatment, and how to incorporate this work into their current practice. Specifically, strain/counterstrains, using limbs as levers, pin and drag, skin rolling, pick up and roll are all shown in several areas of the body, focusing on palpation of superficial and deep layers of fascia, and differentiating between the two. Learning about the elements of fascia and…
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