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This course will cover the fundamentals of Medical Massage and the working environment of a doctor's office. Pre-pare yourself for working in Hospitals, Chiropractic Offices and Re-Habilitation Clinic's. Learn how to follow a treatment protocol, which is useful in any Medical Massage Therapy Practice. Enchance your hands-on skills with proper palpation utilizing Muscle Testing, Trigger Point Therapy, Neuromuscular Therapy, Myofascial Release, and Rehabilitative Stretching Procedures, Postural Assessment Tests and more. Discover how to treat virtually every medically referred soft tissue condition using these advanced Medical Massage Therapy procedures. Learn how to document and bill for Massage Therapy and how to get insurance reimbursement for your work. These Medical Massage Courses are powerful tools to enable you to create a successful Medical Massage Practice.

Medical Module (A) - 54 hours Techniques of Chronic Pain & Injuries

1. Medical (30 hours)

THE BEST TECHNIQUES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (FOR THE MASSAGE THERAPIST)

Learn the same techniques Osteopathic Medical students use to aid their patients problems. These soft tissue techniques are within the scope of practice of the MASSAGE THERAPIST!
This introductory course will be easy to understand while presenting the Osteopathic philosophy and easy to do techniques. This workshop will be an introduction to Cranial Sacral techniques and Medical massage. Specific topics relate to pediatric, orthopedic (sports), and cancer massage.
Come find out what real doctors do in their manual medicine clinics. These techniques aid headaches, sleep disorders, fibromyalgia, asthma, colic, various musculoskeletal disorders, and a variety of other problems. This continuing massage education course will be taught by an Osteopath who is also a Licensed Massage Therapist. Below is some basic information about Osteopathy.

Osteopathic medical philosophy is based on a holistic approach to patient care that consists of the following four fundamental principles or tenets:

The individual is a unit, a combination of body, mind, and spirit.

The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance.

Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.

Rational treatment is based on an understanding of body unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structure and function.

Osteopathic physicians use the osteopathic structural examination to assess patient posture, balance, and range of motion. They use palpation to assess tendons, ligaments, and muscles of the patient’s back and extremities, looking for asymmetry, tenderness, and bogginess. It is during this type of physical examination that osteopathic physicians may also detect visceral problems or musculoskeletal malfunction. Palpatory skills can be of great assistance when making diagnoses for complex somatic and systemic dysfunction.
So come attend an exciting workshop that will open you to the newest possibilities of what you can do as a massage therapist!!

PLEASE BRING: an open mind, sheets, bolster, and oils. And, if possible, please prepare by reading Dr. Conrad Speece’s book – LIGAMENTOUS ARTICULAR STRAIN and/or Dr. Uplegers book, YOUR INNER PHYSICIAN AND YOU.

Medicine Philosophy with Emphasis on Assessing the Head

Thorasic Cage

Structure of the Pelvis

Evaluation of Upper and Lower Extremities Dysfunctions of Osteopathic Philosophy and Exam

2. Traumatic Injuries (12 hours)

3. Trigger Point 1: Upper Body (12 hours)

Medical Module (B) - 54 hours Massage Techniques for Frail and III Clients

1. CranioSacral Therapy (30 hours)

2. Bowen Therapy (12 hours)

3. Geriatric Massage (12 hours)

Medical Module (C) - 12 hours Grief, Bereavement, and living w/ chronic illness

1. Medical Massage (12 hours)

Medical Module (D) - 6 hours working in Medical Setting and Medical Billing

1. Medical Billing (6 hours)

Medical Module (E) - 12 hours Cancer, Treatment, & Support through Bodywork

1. Cancer Patient Massage (12 hours)

Medical Module (F) - 36 hours Immune Disorders and Massage

1. Immune Disorders (6 hours)

2. Oncology (18 hours)

3. HIV (6 hours)

4. Fibromyalgia (6 hours)

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Lymphatic Drainage - 36 hours

Part (1) - 12 hours -- April 26, 28 Monday / Wednesday 9 - 3 pm or May 10 - 19 Monday / Wednesday 6 - 9 pm

Part (2) - 12 hours -- June 14, 16 Monday / Wednesday 9 - 3 pm or August 2 - 9 Monday / Wednesday 6 - 10 pm

Part (3) - 12 hours -- June 21, 23 Monday / Wednesday 9 - 3 pm or August 11 - 18 Monday / Wednesday 6 - 10 pm

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Kinesiology - 50 hours -- April 1 - May 20 Thursdays 9 - 3 pm or May 20 - August 12 Thursdays 6 - 10 pm

Pathology - 40 hours -- April 6 - May 11 Tuesdays 9 - 3 pm or May 18 - July 20 Tuesdays 6 - 10 pm

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