Continuing Education Intensive
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A Better You Day Spa
24 Continuing Education (CE) Hours, One Workshop, One Price
Tracy Hiiliard, RN, LMT and I will be offering a Continuing Education Intensive at A Better You Day Spa in Chattanooga, TN October 20th - October 22nd, 2024. This 3 day event will allow massage therapists to earn all 24 CE Hours required by the State of Tennessee Massage Board including Tennessee Massage Law and Ethics: What Does the Future Hold?
All classes offered are approved by NCBTMB
Before July 31st - $399
After August 1st - $499.
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October 20, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
October 21, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
October 22, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
A Better You Day Spa
2255 Center Street Suite 102
Chattanooga, TN 37421
October 20, 2024
Therapy of the Hips and Thighs (8 CE Hours)
This hands-on course is intended to provide tools for the therapist in assessing and providing medical massage for the hip and thigh. This course has less than 30% lecture. The therapist will learn how to evaluate the hip and thigh for dysfunction. Hip screening and evaluation will include the Thomas test, muscle firing evaluation and muscle range of motion evaluations using a goniometer. The therapist will then be shown advanced techniques in the treatment of hip and thigh using fascial release and muscle energy techniques. The therapist will synthesize the evaluation into a treatment for hips and thighs using local and systemic therapeutic techniques.
Tennessee Massage Law (2 CE Hours)
This course will fulfill the two (2) hour biennial requirement for Tennessee Massage Therapists regarding Rules and Regulations for massage therapy. The Tennessee Massage Licensure Board policy statement (Feb. 6, 2017) on instruction of this course is followed and addresses the content the Massage Licensure Board wants covered. Some items specifically addressed will be changes to the regulations, peer assistance program, continuing education requirements, Board website and content, scope of practice, etc. This course is 100% lecture.
Instructor: Michael Matthews, LMT
Tennessee Massage Law (2 CE Hours)
This course will fulfill the two (2) hour biennial requirement for Tennessee Massage Therapists regarding Rules and Regulations for massage therapy. The Tennessee Massage Licensure Board policy statement (Feb. 6, 2017) on instruction of this course is followed and addresses the content the Massage Licensure Board wants covered. Some items specifically addressed will be changes to the regulations, peer assistance program, continuing education requirements, Board website and content, scope of practice, etc. This course is 100% lecture.
October 21, 2024
October 22, 2024
8:30 AM
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8:30 AM
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Fascial Based Medical Massage (6 CE Hours)
Massage therapists have been traditionally trained to learn basic anatomy and physiology so they are prepared to perform bodywork that is muscle based. Recent scientific discoveries regarding fascia suggest that this approach may need to be reconsidered. In the future most bodywork might be performed more effectively with a fascial approach. This course will review the most recent fascial discoveries, the new organ interstitium and misconceptions regarding fascia. In addition, the therapist will learn an approach that is suggested for performing fascial bodywork. Most therapists currently perform fascia work incorrectly. With normal massage on muscles releasing only about 20% of restrictions fascia work is necessary to release the remaining 80%. With complaints rising about overworked thumbs and hands performing muscle therapy it makes sense to consider working fascially to prolong one’s career and provide more therapeutic options for clients. This course is more than 80% hands on practice.
Instructor: Michael Matthews, LMT
Breath Release-Chest & Abdomen Application (8 CE Hours)
In this course, participants will learn how to assess specifics about how the breath is moving in their client’s body and how to maximize breathing for our client’s optimal health. We will cover techniques for the chest and abdomen as well as applications in sidelying and for the upper and lower back. This course also includes an overview of the structures and musculature that relate to breathing and breath techniques to teach tableside.
Instructor: Tracy Hilliard, RN, LMT
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
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Instructor: Michael Matthews, LMT
Advanced Techniques for Prenatal/Postpartum (8 CE Hours)
This Advanced Prenatal and Postpartum course is designed to offer massage therapists a deeper knowledge base of the body’s therapeutic needs during these phases of life. We will cover specific techniques for the abdomen, pelvis, and much more that can be easily woven into your basic prenatal sessions. You will also broaden your skill set by learning how to offer customized therapy to postpartum clients to aid in their birth recovery.
Instructor: Tracy Hilliard, RN, LMT
Low Back Medical Massage (4 CE Hours)
In this course the therapist will learn how to assess and treat low back pain. The therapist will then implement a treatment plan using neuromuscular, direct connective tissue and indirect connective tissue techniques. This course is mostly hands on with the therapists working on each other. Less than 30% of the course is lecture.
Instructor: Michael Matthews, LMT
Ethics and Mindfulness (2 CE Hours)
Ethics and Mindfulness is an exploration of how engaging in the practice of mindfulness can support being present with our clients and how this can lead to a more ethical relationship between therapist and client. We will clarify what mindful awareness is, explore some practices to cultivate mindfulness, and share in discussions about the intersections of ethics and mindfulness.
Instructor: Tracy Hilliard, RN, LMT
Instructor: Michael Matthews, LMT
Ethics and Mindfulness (2 CE Hours)
Ethics and Mindfulness is an exploration of how engaging in the practice of mindfulness can support being present with our clients and how this can lead to a more ethical relationship between therapist and client. We will clarify what mindful awareness is, explore some practices to cultivate mindfulness, and share in discussions about the intersections of ethics and mindfulness.
Instructor: Tracy Hilliard, RN, LMT
Introduction to Cupping (4 CE Hours)
In this introduction to cupping class, participants will learn the how, where, and when of using silicone cups to enhance their therapeutic skill set. Students will practice a variety of cupping techniques, safe methods of application and proper disinfecting practices. All cupping products will be included in the class.
Instructor: Tracy Hilliard, RN, LMT