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Pre-Convention Education Workshops
Tuesday, September 22 and Wednesday, September 23, 8:00am-5:30pm
Clinical Assessment & Treatment for the Forearm
This two-day hands-on opportunity for 16 CE Hours in a focused, small-group environment is an opportunity you won’t want
to miss. Learn skills to assess and develop customized treatment plans based on your client’s condition, while providing
patient education. David utilizes un-embalmed dissection video and 3-D
models to review the anatomy, show how
postural analysis can be used to
document and educate clients on their
pain, and teach the formation of trigger
points and treatment techniques you can
use immediately.
Conditions Covered: Rotator Cuffs Injuries, Frozen Shoulder, Nerve Entrapment, Thoracic Outlet
Syndrome, Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
 Instructor: David Kent
David Kent, LMT, NCTMB, is a writer and international lecturer specializing in dissection, medical massage and
practice building seminars. David is a product innovator, founder and president of Kent Health Systems, a clinic owner
and active therapist. David Kent presents in an easy-to-learn and user-friendly style, which is his trademark.
Wednesday, September 23, 8:00am-5:30pm
Advanced Myofascial Techniques: TMJ
Co-sponsored by the Rolf Institute®, these Advanced Myofascial Techniques will dramatically improve your ability
to work with jaw and TMJ pain, migraines, ear and sinus issues, and more. This
one-day seminar’s focus is on unusual,
interesting, and fresh approaches that will both expand technique repertoire and inspire creativity and innovation.
8 CE Hours.
 Instructor: Til Luchau
Til Luchau is a training
specialist and faculty member of the
Rolf Institute. He has over 20
years of experience in manual therapy,
training, education, administration,
facilitation, consulting, and
entrepreneurial environments. He
is a Certified Advanced Rolfer, and
directs Advanced-Trainings.com, a
consortium of teachers which has
pioneered the use of non-conventional
training methods in the bodywork field.
Afternoon Sessions
Thursday, September 24 classes will be offered from 1:30pm - 3:30pm and repeated again from 4:00pm-6:00pm.
Love, Serve & Succeed ®: Building & Preserving Wealth
Health professionals need
emotional and spiritual maturity,
clinical expertise, and business skills.
Success in practice is the result of
building healthy, positive, long-term
relationships with people. This
course covers the mindset of full and
free giving and receiving which are at
the core of all lasting success.
Other areas include multiple income
streams, basic financial literacy,
thinking big, visioning, and using your
talents to serve others and the whole. 2 CE Hours.
 Instructor: Michael Gaeta
Michael Gaeta holds New York licenses in acupuncture, nutrition and massage therapy, and is a Doctor of
acupuncture in Rhode Island.
Ethics as Right Use of Power
Right and skillful use of our power and influence is one of the most crucial needs of our time. Exploring ethics
in this context invites each learner to explore one’s personal relationship with power and authority, and the impact
this has on the therapeutic relationship. This class expands the focus of ethics from behaviors that cause harm to
include behaviors and attitudes that use power to promote healing and empowerment. 2 CE Hours.
 Instructor: Kathy Ginn
Kathy Ginn has been active in the field of massage therapy and bodywork since 1991. Kathy is chair of a
sub-committee to the NCBTMB Ethics and Standards committee and a member of the Right Use of Power teacher’s guild.
ABCs of Meeting with Physicians
Learn top strategies and
techniques for meeting with physicians and
discover how their referrals can increase your bottom
line. This information-packed session will share tips, tools and years of experience. You’ll have fun and feel
empowered to take action. 2 CE Hours.
Instructor: David Kent
David Kent, LMT, NCTMB, is a
writer and international lecturer
specializing in dissection, medical
massage and practice building seminars.
David is a product innovator, founder
and president of Kent Health Systems, a
clinic owner and active therapist.
The Energetics of Food for Health & Healing
This seminar covers the dynamics of
food energetics and medicinal
remedies, increasing your understanding of the nature of foods,
and their effects on the body/mind in
both personal
use and in clinical practice. Susan will incorporate the dynamics of Chinese and Japanese
foods as medicine, The
Five Elements and insights from years of clinical experience. 2 CE Hours.
 Instructor: Susan Krieger
Susan Krieger, L.Ac., MS, Diplomate-NCCAOM, Health/Nutritional Counselor
is an internationally renowned teacher
and practitioner who incorporates energetics of
foods, integrative-health/nutrition, Chinese
Medicine, Ki-Shiatsu, and years
of clinical experience for students and health professionals worldwide
into her teaching.
Supervising Massage Therapists is Like Herding Cats
Perhaps the analogy is a little harsh, or perhaps it is a little accurate. Working with massage therapists is a
process. Explore the pitfalls and success of hiring, supervising, evaluating, and dismissing therapists. Most
importantly learn how to keep therapists for years. If you are new in the business and considering hiring a friend,
if you are making less than or close to the therapists that work for you, or if you are ready to expand, this course
is designed to prevent problems for you! 2 CE Hours.
 Instructor: Matt Michaud
Matt Michaud founded MattLMT as a continuing education company committed to extending and fulfilling the work life
of massage therapists. He runs a neuromuscular massage clinic in Jacksonville, Florida
and is currently a naturopathic doctoral
student in Tempe, Arizona. He consults
for private industry, small business
owners, and spa managers.
Learning Through Clinical Research
This course provides massage therapists with the understanding of why clinical research is important, how
accessible research endeavors can be, how to begin a research topic, and the approach needed to carry out a study.
We will demystify the research process by illustrating surprising research results in our own studies. 2 CE Hours.
 Instructors: Douglas Nelson & James Ivaska
Douglas Nelson has been a massage therapist since 1977. He is also the President of BodyWork Associates, a massage
therapy clinic in Champaign, IL, which was established in 1982. Doug is also the founder of Precision Neuromuscular
Therapy seminars and conducts and publishes clinical research studies.
 James Ivaska graduated from the Chicago School of Massage Therapy in 2004 and obtained a Master’s Degree in
Kinesiology from the University of Illinois in 2007. James is the research coordinator for Precision Neuromuscular
Therapy.
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