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Taught by approved provider Jean Rowe. Learning how to move our bodies around a massage table and to take care of our joints is paramount. You will learn movements and exercises that will help improve your balance and posture while moving around a massage table and using your body to apply more pressure without compromising your joints. Plus, you will learn a routine to keep your body happy in body, mind and spirit.
Full title: The Anatomy of Motion: Understanding Human Movement for Massage Therapists | Taught by approved instructor Julie Barton from Dynamic Bodywork – NC. | Through hands-on application, participants will practice manual therapy techniques to optimize movement
and tissue integrity, ensuring that interventions go beyond symptom relief to address the root causes of
dysfunction. This course covers assessment tools, including the Wall Angel Test, Modified Thomas Test,
March/Stork Test, and Trendelenburg Test, and integrates them into massage treatment strategies.
Participants will also explore breathing mechanics, analyzing how diaphragmatic engagement supports core
stability and overall movement efficiency. By the end of the course, therapists will confidently recognize poor
muscle load order, improve cueing techniques for client awareness, and refine their palpation and manual
therapy protocols to enhance functional movement.
Taught by approved instructor Laura Ford | Learn how postural distortions that deviate from homeostatic posture cause pain and inflammation in the shoulder region and, if not addressed, often prevent the full rehabilitation of this region. Discover why it’s essential to properly release antagonist muscles to maintain shoulder integrity. Explore how distortions in the shoulder girdle contribute to postural dysfunction in the neck, thorax, and pelvis. Study the thoracic outlet and brachial plexus and thoracic inlet and how they relate to treatment of the neck, shoulder and arm pain.
Taught by Laura Landsiedel Ford | Standards of Practice ethics class discusses and explores best practice for informed consent, clear boundaries and expectations, as well as best practices that represent a qualifed industry. From time to time sub-topics relating to current events affecting our industry will be included. We will discuss matters pertaining to recent issues brought to a licensing or registrant board’s attention as well as national news affecting the industry.
Taught by approved instructor Julie Barton from Dynamic Bodywork – NC. | Postural Assessment: Solving Body Puzzles is a comprehensive continuing education course and hands-on workshop designed to transform massage therapists into skilled “Postural Detectives” by equipping them with advanced assessment skills, evidence-based treatment techniques, and critical thinking abilities to confidently evaluate posture, identify muscular imbalances, and develop targeted treatment plans that address the root causes of postural dysfunction.