Erik Dalton, founder of Freedom From Pain Institute, has announced the addition of a two new instructors, Geoffrey Bishop, LMT, and Paul Kelly, LMT.
Geoffrey began his intensive studies with Erik Dalton in 2003, and soon realized his passion for sharing the work with other licensed therapists.
Geoffrey has been instructing Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques as part of Northern Arizona Massage Therapy Institute core curriculum since 2005, in a 40 hour format. Now, in addition to instructing to massage college students, Geoffrey’s classes are available to the qualified practitioner in a continuing education format.
Freedom From Pain Institute’s very popular “Myoskeletal Alignment” seminar series offers practicing somatic therapists new deep tissue strategies for correcting chronic reflex muscle spasm caused by joint blockage. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, focus is on unusual, interesting and fresh approaches that will both expand technique repertoire and inspire creativity and innovation. These easily incorporated deep tissue, muscle energy, and joint stretching routines offer the pain-management, sports therapist and structural integrator hands-on skills that set them apart in the eyes of clients and referral sources. Your increased earning power will pay for your investment many times over.
July 11 – 12, 2009 -Boise, ID
Tuning the Myoskeletal Engine
Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques
Come with Geoffrey Bishop on a tour through some of the bodies most commonly seen strain patterns that often translate into pain patterns. This is the ideal workshop for those seeking more detailed assessment and treatment tools for low back, hip, leg and foot pain.
In this Myoskeletal Engine Tune Up Workshop, you will learn much of the work used to assist runner Anthony Famiglietti in winning the 15k national championship in March 2009, while training at altitude.
Day1… Core Solutions: Adapted from Dalton’s newly released Advanced Back, Hip and Leg Pain videos, this class features innovative ‘springing’ techniques for fixing locked lumbars, fixated SI-joints, hip capsule adhesions and piriformis pain.
Day 2…Feet and Leg Pain: Take a deep tissue/joint mobilization tour through funky feet, bum knees and crooked legs. Learn a simplified “Stirrup Spring System” formula to help clients suffering chronic plantar fasciitis, shin splints, IT-band friction syndrome, and foot pronation. Discover short-cuts for identifying and correcting ‘short legs’ responsible for pelvic instability and back pain.
A must take for any therapist working with active clients/patients, all manual therapists will delight in this Myoskeletal Engine (70% hands-on) multi-media event.
Cost: $ 295.00
CE’s: 16 ce’s NCBTMB
Hotel: Holiday Inn Boise Airport
Phone: 208-914-3959
Address: 3300 Vista Avenue Boise, ID 83705
Website: www.hiboiseairporthotel.com/
Room Rates: $ 89.00
Discount Code: CM1
Airport: Boise Municipal Airport
Airport Code: BOI
Shuttle: Hotel provided – go to baggage claim and use hotel phone panel for pickup
July 25-26
Pennsylvania Annual AMTA Conference
Day 1…. Dirty Dozen: 12 pain busting upper quadrant tissue strategies for assessing and correcting neck “cricks”, dowager’s humps, TOS, pinched nerves, scoliosis, rib pain and much more. Neck and back strategies to help distinguish between pinched nerves and neuro-receptor pain.
Day 2…Low Back Fix: simplified “back spasm” recipe for torsioned spines, locked SI joints and adhesive hip capsules. Workshop compliments all forms of manual therapy. Pain management therapists will love this skill enhancing class!
State College, PA July 24-26
Nittany Lion Inn
To register and for more information click here
Aug 8 – 9, 2009 -Seattle, WA
Head and Neck to the Finger Tips
Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques
Myoskeletal Alignment
Head and Neck to the Finger Tips
For years Geoffrey Bishop has used these techniques to help ease the discomforts of Americas workforce and athletes. This detailed anatomy, assessment, hands-on techniques workshop can easily translate for the corporate, on-site massage therapist as well as sports therapist. Quick and easy assessments will help you identify common strain/pain patterns, repetitive motion injuries, and chronic holding patterns present in all sports and workplaces.
Day 1…. Dirty Dozen: 12 pain busting upper quadrant tissue strategies for assessing and correcting neck “cricks”, dowager’s humps, TOS, pinched nerves, scoliosis, rib pain and much more. Neck and back strategies to help distinguish between pinched nerves and neuro-receptor pain. Workshop compliments all forms of manual therapy. Pain management therapists will love this skill enhancing class!
Day 2…. Advanced Shoulder, Arm, & Hand Pain: A holistic healing tour through injured upper torsos and extremities with Dalton’s unique capsule, ligament, bursa, and joint mobilization technique. This step-by-step workshop offers a different “twist” to the ordinary rotator cuff, frozen shoulder, thoracic outlet, tennis/ golfers elbow, carpal tunnel, trigger finger treatments you’ve learned before.
A must take seminar for all sports massage therapists and those working with computer and production workers!
Cost: $ 295.00
CE’s: 16 NCBTMB
Hotel: Holiday Inn Kent
Phone: 253-395-4300
Address: 22330 84th South Kent, WA 98032
Website: http://www.holidayinn.com
Room Rates: $ 99.00
Discount Code: Myoskeletal Alignment Seminar
Airport: Seattle – Tacoma International
Airport Code: SEA
Shuttle: Hotel provided – go to baggage claim and use hotel phone panel for pickup
November 7-8, 2009 Los Angeles, Ca
Myoskeletal Alignment
Tuning the Myoskeletal Engine
Come with Geoffrey Bishop on a tour through some of the bodies most commonly seen strain patterns that often translate into pain patterns.
In this Myoskeletal Engine Tune Up Workshop, you will learn much of the work used to assist runner Anthony Famiglietti in winning the 15k national championship in March 2009, while training at altitude.
Day1… Core Solutions: Adapted from Dalton’s newly released Advanced Back, Hip and Leg Pain videos, this class features innovative ‘springing’ techniques for fixing locked lumbars, fixated SI-joints, hip capsule adhesions and piriformis pain.
Day 2…Feet and Leg Pain: Take a deep tissue/joint mobilization tour through funky feet, bum knees and crooked legs. Learn a simplified “Stirrup Spring System” formula to help clients suffering chronic plantar fasciitis, shin splints, IT-band friction syndrome, and foot pronation. Discover short-cuts for identifying and correcting ‘short legs’ responsible for pelvic instability and back pain.
A must take for any therapist working with active clients/patients, all manual therapists will delight in this Myoskeletal Engine (70% hands-on) multi-media event.
Cost: $ 295.00
CE’s: 16 NCBTMB
Hotel: DoubleTree Hotel, Los Angeles International Airport
Phone: (310) 744-2043
Address: 1985 East Grand Ave. El Segundo, CA 90245
Website: www.doubletreelax.com
Room Rates: $ 109.00
Discount Code: Myoskeletal Alignment
Airport: Los Angeles International Airport
Airport Code: LAX
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