Stretch Your Clients! Restoring healthy muscles for your client while decreasing strain on your hands  Seminar training classes conferences & workshops presented by Cross Country Education Seminars register for training on FindaSeminar.com

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PROGRAM DETAILS

Postural issues are the root cause of most chronic muscular/skeletal conditions. Muscles that are locked short (hyper-tonic muscles) are a principal factor in these conditions. Your clients may be trying to correct their posture, but muscles with short resting lengths are impeding their efforts. When a muscle is injured, its resting length shortens. Failure to integrate skilled stretching results in continued joint compression, re-injury and frustration.

This one-day seminar focuses on a part of massage therapy that is frequently left out....the table stretches that are an integral part of rehabilitative and Swedish massage. Skilled stretching techniques re-educate muscles and restore healthy resting lengths, as well as add variety to a bodywork session. With proper body mechanics, stretching is easy on the therapist's body and decreases strain on the hands. Stretching also adds an element of expansion into a bodywork session for both the therapist and the client. When we're stretched we feel longer, wider, more alive. This course is a must for any therapist interested in helping their clients attain a more relaxed, injury-free state.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Study table stretches for the neck, lower back, hips, shoulders and chest with clear step-by-step instructions


• Increase your skills by learning how to precisely stretch the targeted muscle


• Learn stretches that are easily integrated into a Swedish or wellness/relaxation massage


• Learn stretches for rehabilitative/clinical bodywork sessions for lower backs, shoulders and necks
 
• Discuss the anatomy and physiology of stretching


• Assess when a stretch is indicated or contraindicated


• Demonstrate table stretches for the neck, lower back, hips, shoulders and chest with clear step-by-step instructions


• Increase your skills by learning how to precisely stretch the targeted muscle


• Discover how to use Reciprocal Inhibition and PIN stretching techniques


• Describe how to easily incorporate stretching into your bodywork/massage sessions

What You Should Bring: Participants should bring a massage table, sheets and pillow. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing suitable for stretching. No jeans, please.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

PEGGY LAMB, MA, LMT, NCTMB, has been practicing massage since 1986 and is certified through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. She currently owns a private massage and movement therapy business, where she practices when she´s not teaching. Ms. Lamb received her initial training at the New Mexico Academy of Massage and Advanced Healing Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and at Wellness Skills, Inc. in Dallas, Texas. She taught clinical anatomy and physiology, trigger point therapy and Swedish technique at Wellness Skills, Inc. in Dallas and at Texas Healing Arts Institute in Austin. In addition to her extensive training in massage therapy, Ms. Lamb holds a Master´s degree in Dance from American University in Washington, D.C. She also teaches dance and yoga and is a personal trainer. She is the author of Stretch Your Clients: The Bodyworker´s Guide to Client Table Stretches and Releasing the Rotator Cuff. Ms. Lamb is an approved CE provider for the Texas Department of Health, the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and the Florida Department of Health. In addition to her busy Texas teaching schedule, she has presented nationally at the Florida State Convention and the New Mexico American Massage Therapists Association State Convention. Ms. Lamb brings her eclectic and extensive background into her teaching for an interesting and enlightening learning experience.

TESTIMONIALS

"I had taken Trigger Point therapy...but feel I retained the stretches better with your course. I had forgotten how useful they could be! Thank you."
- Genevieve S. Gore, LMT, Arlington, Texas

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Massage Therapists


• Athletic Trainers


• Personal Trainers


• Strength and Conditioning Specialists


• Physical Therapists


• Physical Therapist Assistants


• Occupational Therapists


• Occupational Therapy Assistants


• Chiropractors


• Rehab Nurses


• Exercise Physiologists

CREDITS

This course is offered for 6 contact hours.

Cross Country Education is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. This course is offered for .6 AOTA CEUs. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. AOTA Educational level Introductory, Category 1: Domain of OT, 2: Occupational Therapy Process

Cross Country Education is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 13345, for 7.2 contact hours.

This program is pending CEU approval by the NSCA Certification Commission for pre-approval of 0.6 CEUs.

This seminar qualifies for 6 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.


SEMINAR CLASS TIME:

Seminar Check-in: 7:30 AM Seminar Class 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Seminar Summary:

This seminar focuses on the table stretches that are an integral part of rehabilitative and Swedish massage. Skilled stretching techniques re-educate muscles and restore healthy resting lengths, as well as add variety to a bodywork session. (see full course description)

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