Florida State Massage Therapy Association: Pre-Convention Broadcasts
Join us every Wednesday at 8PM EST as we broadcast with some of the top presenters who will be speaking at the FSMTA Conference July 2-6, 2008 in Boca Raton.
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Soft Tissue Research That Will Revolutionize Chronic Pain Treatment with James Waslaski
Live Broadcast: Wednesday, May 14 at 8:00pm Eastern
Soft Tissue Research That Will Revolutionize Chronic Pain Treatments
Based on the incredible research recently presented at the Harvard Medical School on Myofascial Pain, and medical research studies found in archives dating back to 1946 on tendinitis versus tendinosis, you will hear about techniques that will change forever the way you approach myofascial pain, trigger points and tendon pain. Join James as he discusses some of the unique structural approaches to pain management, where you will discover what kinds of pain free multi-modality methods are available to learn for achieving immediate and permanent results for complicated pain conditions of the shoulder, elbow, forearm, hand and wrist.
James Waslaski worked 20 years as a paramedic, and in a trauma center, while teaching emergency medical courses, and studied pre-med in college prior to his massage training in Florida. James served as Professional Relations Chair for Florida and received the 1998 FSMTA outstanding state service award. He also served as AMTA Sports Massage Education Council Chair from 1993-1997 receiving the AMTA National Officer Award. He is a self published author and international lecturer who has pioneered deep pain free orthopedic massage, pain management, sports injury, and sports enhancement treatments. His unique structural and multidisciplinary bodywork approach has been taught throughout the United States, Ireland, London, Scotland, Canada, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Greece, Australia, and the Caribbean. His seminars are being requested now in New Zealand, South Africa, Amsterdam, Holland, Italy, Egypt, Russia, and Dubai. James was the 1999 recipient of the FSMTA International Achievement Award.
James has presented at state, national and international massage conventions, as well as chiropractic conventions, osteopathic conventions, the college of sports medicine, the University of South Wales, the Olympic training center in Australia, and the osteopathic and manipulative massage therapy convention in London. His audience consists of Massage Therapists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Athletic Trainers, Osteopaths, Chiropractors, Nurses, and Physicians.
He has worked with collegiate, professional and Olympic athletes, including the 1996 Olympic Games and the New York Yankees, and has published articles, books, manuals, and a series of DVDs on sports injuries, chronic pain, and complicated orthopedic conditions. James has also produced a powerful motivational audio series, highlighting success strategies of leaders in the wellness industry, to help guide massage therapists to their true spiritual blueprint for success. James has been working with a major publishing company to publish Advanced Clinical Massage Therapy-A Structural Approach to Pain Management with hopes to bridge the gap between all health care providers throughout the world. James is being inducted in 2008 into The Massage Hall of Fame. You can reach James through his website at www.orthomassage.net.
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Live Broadcast: Wednesday, May 21 at 8:00pm Eastern
Massage for Elders and Those at the End of Life: an Introduction to Compassionate Touch®
Massage is finding an accepted place in care settings and represents a wave of potential growth for massage therapists. Compassionate Touch® is a therapeutic modality created specifically for our elders and the ill or dying person to enhance the quality of life. In this presentation Ann will introduce you to these special populations and the unique knowledge, skills and sensitivity needed to serve them. Ann will also touch on the knowledge of the system and how to navigate it to help you succeed in expanding your practice to long term care settings.
Ann Catlin, LMT, OTR is the director of Compassionate Touch®. For 25+ years, Ann has worked with elders, persons with disabilities and those at end of life using her skills both as a massage therapist and an occupational therapist. She is committed to empowering massage therapists, health professionals and caregivers across the nation with the knowledge, skills and sensitivity needed to provide care in the form of skilled touch for elders and the ill or dying person. Ann lives in Springfield, Missouri where she has a massage practice serving older adults in facility care and is a hospice volunteer. You can reach Ann at ann@compassionate-touch.org
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Therapeutic Strategies for Surgeries, Scars, and Burns with Pete Whitridge
Live broadcast: Wednesday, May 28 at 8:00pm Eastern
Therapeutic Strategies for Surgeries, Scars, and Burns
Do scars change in response to fascial stretching? What happens at a cellular level when you massage a surgical scar? A burn? A bruise? Join Tom in this exciting discussion about the positive impact your treatments can have on these conditions. He will also discuss some case studies, literature searches, and review some of the findings from the First International Fascia Congress at Harvard Medical School.
Pete Whitridge has been active in the professional associations and completed a four-year term on the Florida Board of Massage Therapy, serving two years as Chairman. He received the Charles Canfield Award from the FSMTA in 2004 for Service to the Profession. He is a frequent CE presenter at state and national massage therapy and chiropractic conventions. Pete resides in Fort Pierce, Florida with his wife (and editor) Lee. Pete also teaches myofascial therapy and business skills at 5 different massage therapy schools throughout the country and internationally. You can reach Pete at justaskpete@mac.com or view his online classes at www.yourceplace.com
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Introduction to the Back Force Transmission System with Thomas Liberto
Live Broadcast: Wednesday, June 4th at 8:00pm Eastern
Introduction to the Back Force Transmission System
Drs. Serge Gracovetsky (The Spinal Engine) and Andre Vleeming (Form and Force Closure of the Sacroiliac Joint) combined to discover three muscle-tendon-fascial slings that serve to absorb and transfer the energy generated during a gait. Join Thomas as he introduces you to these mechanisms by which we walk, (by the way, the legs have less to do with gait than what you may think) and to the mechanisms by which the forces produced by spinal motion and of ground reactive forces propel the body forward in time and space. These muscle-tendon-fascial slings will be presented and their function appreciated.
Thomas Liberto has traveled to Hawaii, Michigan, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Pennsylvania and California, studying Reflexology, Receptor-Tonus (Trigger Point) Technique, Reiki Healing, Clinical Kinesiology, and Body Alignment and has attended seminars in Applied Kinesiology from its founder and developer George Goodheart, DC. He has been a practicing massage therapist for over 30 years and a teacher of health care professionals for 25 years. Mr. Liberto has instructed at several schools and presented at many FSMTA and FCA events. Thomas was awarded Business Professional of the Year from the FSMTA 2000-2001. He owns and operates a successful practice, Liberto Therapy Associates, in Lake Worth, FL. You can reach Thomas at thomas@libertotherapy.com
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