Details

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This workshop will be taught primarily through hands-on skills in conjunction with demonstrations and explanations.

This hands-on workshop prepares therapists for performing a safe and effective therapeutic in-chair massage on a client. You will learn and practice basic and advanced in-chair massage techniques incorporating modified Swedish techniques. This will include assessment tips and discussion of other modality use such as Joint mobilizations. You will learn strategies for land marking and assessment over-the-clothing. Instruction emphasizes proper biomechanics for chair massage transferable to the table or other activities. Therapists will be introduced to, and practice warm-up and grounding exercises that will prepare them to safely apply learned skills, resulting in reduced stress on the body.

A practical review of the skeletal and muscular anatomy of the back, shoulder girdle, and cervical areas will be given. As well, therapists will practice and learn about the workings of the massage chair including how to properly adjust it for comfort, its maintenance, limitations and repair. Therapists will learn strategies for integrating in-chair massage into their existing practice and about determining when the benefits of using in-chair massage outweigh table massage.

By the end of the course, it is expected that participants will be able use the chair to augment their current practice and to perform a 10 and 15 minute advance routine for corporate use.

Cancellation Policy
A cancellation fee of $50.00 will apply to any cancelled workshop registrations. All workshop registration cancellations must be submitted in writing to Erica Jones at ejones@nhpcanada.org. Please note: cancellations postmarked 2 weeks prior to workshop dates and 'no shows' are not eligible for refund or credit.

Instructor

Speaker Paul Lewis is a registered Massage Therapist, certified Reflexology Healthcare provider, and a graduate of Sutherland-Chan School and Teaching Clinic in Toronto, Canada. He is an educational provider with NCBTMB (USA), FHT (UK), and member of CMTO and has presented workshops and instructed fitness classes in Japan, USA, Canada and Europe.

Where, When and Cost?

Where: Toronto, ON

When: September 8, 2012

Cost: Member rate: $290.00 + tax*
           Non-member rate: $325.00 + tax*

Early Bird Registration: Member rate: $250.00 + tax*
Non-member rate: $285.00 + tax*

*Taxes are applied based on the location of the workshop