Instructor: Brian Utting, LMT; NCBTMB #451040-09

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that more than a million workers suffer back injuries in a year, and that they account for about 20% of the total work-related injuries. Back pain can be debilitating for many people, and even when it's just a nuisance, it can significantly impact their fundamental quality of life. Massage can often be a helpful tool in the recovery and rehabilitation process, but unfortunately, it is all too common for clients to receive massage that has a minimal impact on the source of their pain and discomfort.

One of the elements commonly missing when working with back injuries is a better understanding of, and ability to specifically palpate, the terrain of the low back and sacrum, particularly connective tissue structures like the various supporting ligaments. These ligaments are every bit as important as the muscles, bones, and fascia, but are often overlooked by massage therapists, chiropractors, and physical therapists.

In this class, you will learn to palpate and treat some of the most commonly injured ligaments in the low back and pelvis, including the iliolumbar, intertransverse, sacroiliac, sacrotuberous, supraspinous, and interspinous ligaments, as well as a few key postural muscles. Clients notice the difference right away when they feel you touch the "right spots", and their chronic pain and tension begins to dissolve from the inside out.

Registration Options: We are offering these 2 classes of Brian Utting at a discounted group rate if you register for both classes at once, versus taking each individual class. If you would like to register for just one or both days, please click on the following links to register, otherwise continue on to register both classes. Please note that by taking the both classes, you save $40.

• Muscle-Specific Deep Tissue Techniques for the Torso & Assessment and Treatment of the Lumbar and Sacral Ligaments: Both Days (Seattle January 11-12, 2025) - 16 hours Use this option to register for both classes; or, click on the class options of your choice below:
  • Muscle-Specific Deep Tissue Techniques for the Torso: Iliopsoas, Diaphragm, QL and Paraspinals (Seattle January 11, 2025) - 8 hours
  • Assessment and Treatment of the Lumbar and Sacral Ligaments (Seattle January 12, 2025) - 8 hours

Class Dates: January 12, 2025
Class Times: Sunday 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Location: Seattle Location 5 -- Holiday Inn Note: The location was changed to the Holiday on 7/15/24 (please click on the location link for details)
Cost: $180
Cost/Hour: $22.50/hr
CE Hours: 8

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