“Working with the muscular components in Back Problems and Injuries”

Re-Balancing the Core...One muscle at a time.

May 21-22, 2010 in Verona, VA


This 2 day class presents unique insight's into the human body's natural built-in maintenance, recovery and health management abilities with respect to the muscular influences on the human bodies 'Core'.

Expected outcomes for participants include:

  • A better understanding of The Berry Method® of Corrective Massage and its principles of associating anatomy with the principles of Structural Engineering and Core Balance.
  • A greater ability to locate and palpate specific soft tissue.
  • Enhancement of skills in recognizing and understanding via visual - palpation assessment and clients description of concerns, the tissue adhesions/distortions within the muscle, tendon or ligament and that involvement in dysfunction and pain in Back region.
  • Enrichment of proficiency in appropriate application of massage technique for correcting soft tissue dysfunction to encourage restoration of pain free function in joint movement.
  • Ability to demonstrate advanced corrective massage techniques on the Back region using accurate contact, depth, and direction.

Advanced education and training for therapists who seek a deeper understanding of the muscular components within musculoskeletal situations involving a common area of concern, our clients backs. According to our own CDC , more visits to physicians’ offices are made for musculoskeletal conditions than for any other reason.

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According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), repetitive strain injuries are the nation's most common and costly occupational health problem, affecting hundreds of thousands of American workers, and costing more than $20 billion a year in workers compensation.

 

For those repeating...there are a lot of new moves, including the Multifidi.

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Taum's classes present unique insights into the human bodies natural built-in maintenance, recovery, and health management abilities with respect to the muscular influences. Taum's 25+ years of practical experience ranging from The SF 49ers to the US Ski team combined with modern Power Point presentations creates an unparalleled learning environment.

Get ready to explore techniques and protocols that include:

  • How to specifically reposition misplaced tissue
  • How to identify and release adhesions within soft tissue structures and layers
  • How to quickly correct soft tissue distortion
  • How to recognize and address adaptive compensation
  • How to decipher muscular clues..........

 

 

The Back - 13 contact hr / 1.3 CEU Category 'A' class
May 21-22, 2010

Verona, VA

$275....$225 if registered early

Classes can be paid for with PayPal

Deposit: $100 (non-refundable)

 

Early registration: $225

 

Full tuition: $275

Click below for downloadable registration form. (right click and save)

Class organizer and Local Contact:

For more information: (877) 684-8814 

email: Back_class@musclemanagement.com

Local Contact: Sandie Reece (540)-248-6293

email: jsreece@verizon.net

530-587-6816 or 1-877-684-8814

 

Possibly one of Lauren Berry's greatest contributions to Massage therapy was in recognizing that muscles, tendons and ligaments have an optimal anatomical position and can be shifted off that position via trauma, adaptation, etc. Through recognizing, respecting and responding to that functional organization, therapists can often reduce tension and pain rather quickly. Often times it is a simple matter of putting the tissue back where it belongs. Think about that! Muscles to be studied will include; Psoas, Biceps Femoris, Quadratus Lumborum, Obturator Internus, Tensor Fascia Latae, Gracilis, Iliocostalis Lumborum and Thoracis, Longissimus Thoracis, Sacrotuberous Ligament....and more. There will be lots of 'hands on' practice.

 

The next time a client comes in you address their specific back tension, these techniques will provide you with advanced' tactile tools' that can relax the specific soft tissue associated with many back problems. There are as many styles of massage and bodywork as there are cultures and the variations on each style are infinite. As they are a personal art as much as a science, each personality will add some unique feature.

 

As a student progress through the sequence they begin to gather a greater appreciation for the 'inter-connectedness' of the body...for example how carpal tunnel symptoms can often be successfully addressed by including specific elbow massage or that ankle issues can be traced to distortions around the knee.(The Nose Ring)

"Taum Sayers is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education provider.
Provider # 152386-00"