Learn Whitney's secrets to high quality clinical work and stimulate your practice with the skills that keep your clients coming back. You will learn effective, proven treatments from across the field designed to address common pain and/or injury complaints.
Lowe's program emphasizes established orthopedic assessment methods that tell you how and what tissues are involved. You will also learn about numerous soft-tissue disorders, as well as have a refresher in anatomy, kinesiology, and biomechanics.
You will learn these key elements of Lowe's system:
- Five critical components of Orthopedic Massage
- Essential massage techniques for Orthopedic Massage
- Essential assessment techniques
This class focuses on the upper extremity disorders which are a virtual epidemic. Delve into assessment and treatment strategies for neck pain, thoracic outlet syndrome, tennis elbow, whiplash, shoulder impingement and rotator cuff disorders, carpal tunnel syndrome, numerous upper extremity nerve entrapment conditions, lateral & medial epicondylitis, and more.
Required Reading: Students will be required to read part of the book, Orthopedic Assessment in Massage Therapy. This book can be purched from OMERI at a discounted price when registering for this class. Instructions for ordering will be provided in your registration letter which will be emailed to you shortly after registering. The price is $31.95, which is a savings of $20. The cost of the book is not included in the price of the class.
Certification: Whitney Lowe offers certification programs in Orthopedic Massage. This class is a part of the certification programs Lowe offers, but it can also be taken as a stand-alone class. If your are interested in the certification program, you will register directly with OMERI. For certification details, including special pricing and how to register, please click HERE for details.
What to Bring: Set of sheets, face cradle cover and wear loose clothing
Instructor: Whitney Lowe, LMT; 45671-00
Class Dates: October 22-24, 2010
Class Times: Friday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Location: Seattle
Class Fee: $290 if registered by 9/30/10; $340 if registered after 9/30/10
Cost/Hour: $16.11/hr if registered by 9/30/10; $18.90/hr if registered after 9/30/10
Hours: 18
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Upper extremity disorders are a virtual epidemic. Delve into assessment and treatment strategies for neck pain, thoracic outlet syndrome, tennis elbow, whiplash, shoulder impingement and rotator cuff disorders, carpal tunnel syndrome, numerous upper extremity nerve entrapment conditions, lateral & medial epicondylitis, and more.
Instructor: Whitney Lowe, LMT; 45671-00
