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Our massage science and manual therapy friends down under have developed some outstanding massage science educational training materials which we highly recommend to you.
Check this out mate!
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"Manual therapy, or massage, as it is sometimes called, has often been distorted by the introduction of strange myths and practices, involving ethereal beliefs; at The Inside Out, we use a term Massage Science to distance ourselves from such practices – hence our publications have a scientific approach." HAR Institute
Naprapathy Has Scientific Breakthrough!
Naprapathy works better on back and neck trouble than recommended and proven effective advice from doctors, according to a new study from Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The study is the first major investigation into naprapathy - and opens up possibilities for its integration into regular treatments.
For more information on Naprapathic Manual Medicine please click on this image:
(The Naprapathic Professional)
The American Manual Medicine Association Announces the Scandinavian Medical Manual Therapy Technique (SMT) Advanced Training and Technique Seminar Series 2010
Naprapathögskolan.
Gregory T. Lawton, D.N., D.C., D.Ac., is the main presenter for the Scandinavian Medical Manual Therapy Technique (SMT) Seminar Series 2010. SMT is based upon the Swedish system of Naprapathic Manual Medicine as taught at the Scandinavian College of Naprapathic Manual Medicine in Stockholm, Sweden. SMT is an evidence based system of manual therapy and medicine and focuses on gentle and progressive mobilization of joints and their connective tissue structures, such as ligaments.
For more information on the seminar series please contact: (program description pdf - click here)
For more information please contact:
American Health Source, Inc
2040 Raybrook SE, Suite 103
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
info@americanhealthsource.org
Toll Free Number:
888-375-7245
www.americanhealthsource.org
25th Anniversary Conference in New Orleans
March 26-27, 2010
Train to become an Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist!
Come see how people use Acudetox around the country and the world!
About NADA
The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association is a nonprofit association that conducts training and provides public education about the use of acupuncture as an adjunctive treatment for addictions and mental disorders.
Understanding the principles of both Chinese medicine and chemical dependency can lead to significant benefit in recovery from all forms of drug addiction as well as alcoholism and a variety of mental disorders.
The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association has specific protocols for this type of treatment, which have been carefully developed and extensively tested. Experienced clinicians provide training in a variety of locations nationwide and in coordination with an annual conference.
More than 1500 clinical sites in the US, Europe, Australia and the Caribbean currently use these protocols.
While adapted to Western attitudes and conditions, the NADA method derives directly from the Chinese medicine theory of detoxification. Our best hope for success is unified application of these protocols, which NADA promotes through:
1. Public education about acupuncture as a recovery tool
2. Training of professionals in use of the protocol
3. Consultation with local organizations in setting up treatment sites
4. Distribution of reference materials about acupuncture as an adjunctive treatment technique
AHSConnect Launches New Product Page on Lulu
AHSConnect has set up shop on Lulu with a new educational products AHSConnect Storefront. As of today AHSConnect has published 15 educational training manuals and products in the Storefront and more are coming. Please visit the AHSConnect Storefront on Lulu and check out all of the good stuff there:
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The Blue Heron Academy of Healing Arts and Sciences announces the launch of their new MySpace webpage and social network site for students and alumni
The Blue Heron Academy based in Grand Rapids, Michigan has created a new social network site that provides a link for its students, alumni, and associates across the US and around the world. The Academy has over 9,000 graduates and the new site will allow those graduates that are connect via MySpace to network together. Visit the BHA MySpace webpage and become a Friend of BHA. Do it now, or regret it forever...
http://www.myspace.com/blueheronacademy
American Medical Massage Association, National Board Certification Agency Candidate Handbook 2010
Current certified members and massage therapists interested in the AMMA NBCA national certification credential can download the 2010 NBCA Candidate Handbook at:
http://americanmedicalmassage.com/pdfs/nbcahandbook.pdf
The NBCA is also seeking volunteer massage therapists from across the US to participate in its latest job task analysis survey. Please contact Nicole Berry if you are interested:
info@americanhealthsource.org
Toll Free Number: 888-375-7245
American Health Source Announces New 2010 Continuing Education Seminar Series
The new 2010 AHS continuing education seminar schedule has been completed. Please contact the AHS office and Nicole Berry to have a copy of the 2010 seminar schedule sent to you.
info@americanhealthsource.org
Toll Free Number: 888-375-7245
Or visit this link:
http://americanhealthsource.org/seminars.htm
Science Based Massage
Massage Science on the Web...
There is a new website that is dedicated to Massage Science and that is anti pseudoscience. A group of researchers including Bodhi Haraldsson and Christopher A. Moyer have created this site in order to. "This community is intended for those that support or are interested in science (evidence) based massage therapy. There is a need for science minded therapists to share resources, ideas and support each other." Dr. Gregory T. Lawton has established a discussion group on this website entitled, "Medical and Clinical Massage Science and Education."
If you would like to join this website and discussion group please go to this web page:
http://mtevidence.ning.com/
A number of our AHS members have joined the site.
New AHS article on Massage Science - Read it and let us know what you think...
Science the Real Language of Massage Therapy.pdf Important Links to Information on Medical Massage Research and Evidence Based Massage Practices:
Ramblemuse on Twitter
Science Based Massage Therapy
Medical Massage Applications Project
On the Michigan Massage Scene:
The Michigan Board of Massage met on Tuesday December 9th, 2009 for their first meeting. The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for mid January 2010 but the date has not been confirmed yet.
These meetings are open to the public and we strongly encourage Michigan members of the AMMA to attend and to observe and watch over the rules making process. In addition the public (you) can comment to the Board at the end of each meeting. The Board cannot respond to you, but you can talk to the Board.
Representatives of other organizations and schools are already attending and their agendas regarding testing, licensure, and school curriculum is already very apparent. Bruce Froelich, an attorney who has worked with the AMTA for years, was at the meeting and spoke several times to the Board. Bruce is also a massage therapist in Midland, Michigan who practices polarity therapy and Upledger Cranial Sacral.
Kathy Gauthier was also at the meeting, and Kathy is the Director of Irene’s School of Myomassology, a massage school also well known for reiki, aura balancing, and third eye clearing training.
My impression of the MI BOM is that it is a well balanced and fair minded group of both professional and public members.
The first problem that has surfaced appears to be that the grandfathering period will expire long before the first massage license can be issued. This will be a huge problem for hundreds of Michigan massage therapists. I believe that the law will have to be amended. The AMMA has already contacted the Michigan Department of Community Health and asked for clarification on this matter.
If you know any massage therapists in Michigan that are counting on grandfathering please give them a heads up on the grandfathering period expiring before license applications are even available (it will be another 12 to 18 months before licensure will begin - if all goes well) (and it won't)
The massage licensure law went into effect on January 1st, 2009 and provides for a 2 year grandfathering period, and one year is already passed. The rules will not be completed and licensure will not begin until after the grandfathering period has expired.
Here is the link to the AHSConnect online magazine:
http://ahsconnect.com/
Also check out the AHS training videos at:
http://www.youtube.com/AHSConnect
AHS Staff
December 12th, 2009
Take the Massage Pledge - Stand up for the profession!
The American Medical Massage Association (AMMA) asks, "Have you taken the Pledge yet?" What is the Pledge? The Pledge is a statement that you make regarding your personal commitment to the ethical advancement of massage therapy. The Pledge is your opportunity to speak out for evidence based massage values and practices and against massage pseudoscience and sham.
The Pledge is a way for you to show your fellow professionals, the health and education communities, the public, and your patients that you stand for the highest standards of education, science and practices within the massage profession.
Is it time for you to take the Pledge?
To take the Pledge simply download the Pledge document, sign it and post it on your office wall. Share the Pledge with your co-workers and associates. email copies of the Pledge to other massage therapists that you know, post it to your website, and link it to your Facebook, blog, or other sites that you frequent as a massage professional.
Lets get the message out there that we want our profession to represent the highest values possible and that those values are not well represented by pseudoscience or sham within the massage profession.
The Pledge.pdf
After an injury left her hands too weak to do massage, Wolfe tried a variety of massage tools. All were made of hard material, and she found that most of them hurt her hands and often hurt the person she was massaging.
Wolfe and co-inventor Susan Baer, a massage therapist for over 30 years, set out to make a massage tool that was soft and comfortable to use. Instead of hard plastic or wood, the Thumbby™ massager is made from a type of silicone that is about as hard as a human thumb. "The Thumbby™ massager is firm enough to use on trigger points but when it meets resistance, it yields enough to not hurt the area being massaged," says Baer. "It really does feel like a thumb to the person on the receiving end."
HEWLETT-PACKARD HOSTS LIFEWORKS PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT WORKSHOPS OFFERED BY TimeOut ON-SITE MASSAGE
Massage and Motivational Speaking as Unique Tactic for Employee Stress-Reduction
MENLO PARK, Calif., July 8, 1999 TimeOut, a leading provider of on-site massage clinics and wellness events, announced today that it is offering LifeWorks Productivity Enhancement Workshops to Bay area businesses. TimeOut addresses both emotional and physical stress by offering an educational presentation geared toward peak performance, which can be tailored for each individual company, combined with professional massage therapy.
Contact: Mindy Lederman TimeOut On-Site Massage
Ph. 877/462-9452
Three national and government organizations have banded together to launch the “"Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls."™ campaign.
“Three organizations that want to help us girls and our bones came together to start the "Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls."™ campaign. These founding partner organizations work together to make sure that we become bone-savvy, powerful girls!”
Osteoporosis is a disorder whose roots reach into childhood and adolescence and whose effects injure millions of women and cuts short the lives of thousands of women every year.
The three organizations supporting the campaign include:
1. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health (OWH) — OWH is a part of the United States federal (national) government; OWH promotes and improves women's health. http://www.womenshealth.gov/
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — CDC is a part of the United States' federal (national) government; CDC promotes health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. http://www.cdc.gov/
3. National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)* — NOF is a national organization that promotes life-long bone-healthy habits to help prevent osteoporosis, a bone-weakening disease that adults sometimes get. http://www.nof.org/