This 3-day course looks at this unique programme of back care, devised by Darien Pritchard, author of 'Dynamic Bodyuse for Effective, Strain-Free Massage' It consists of strain-free movements, that are designed to
REVIVE AND THEN MAINTAIN THE NATURAL FLEXIBILITY OF THE
BACK, together with gentle exercises to increase suppleness and develop awareness of one's back in action.
On this weekend you will gain a
DETAILED UNDERSTANDING of the theory and application of
MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE (MET). Then, we introduce
SOFT TISSUE RELEASE (STR) and NEUROMUSCULAR TECHNIQUE (NMT)
and ways you can powerfully and simultaneously utilise all of the effects, by combining them to EVEN GREATER EFFECT!
This weekend shows how YOU, as a MASSAGE THERAPIST, can alleviate PAIN, STRESS and DYSFUNCTION with a GREATLY EXPANDED REPERTOIRE of techniques and skills. It will fill in gaps in your learning, giving you a DEEPER UNDERSTANDING of why people get back problems and the related pathologies.
This workshop will give you the confidence to use VERY DEEP PRESSURE - using a variety of extremely effective techniques that WON’T TIRE YOU OUT, WON’T STRAIN YOUR BACK AND WON’T DAMAGE YOUR HANDS! For the price of a few massages, you will be learning PRICELESS skills, whilst receiving several hours of professional Massage
Therapy!
UNDERSTANDING
AND TREATING HIP AND PELVIC PROBLEMS
A good Massage Therapy session needn’t end at the base of the spine. Did you know that a MISALIGNED PELVIS can create SPINAL DISTORTIONS and can be a major contributor to back problems? In this very USEFUL and INFORMATIVE weekend, you will look at the role that soft tissue structures play in keeping the pelvis STRONG and STABLE. You will learn how to ASSESS the pelvis and make CORRECTIONS to the muscles that are pulling it out of kilter. This helps to ensure the integrity of the pelvis and maintain a HEALTHY SPINE.
Spend 2 days of your time taking a look at COMMON PROBLEMS of the neck and shoulder, that you see ALL the time in your practice and learn ways that YOU can help. The weekend will INCREASE your UNDERSTANDING of injuries and pathologies of the neck and shoulder, with some theory, but mainly practical work, to show how YOU can relieve stress and dysfunction using new TECHNIQUES and SKILLS.
Soft Tissue Release is a DYNAMIC, INVALUABLE SKILL that has an IMMEDIATE and IMMENSELY POWERFUL EFFECT on muscle tissue. It combines MOVEMENT and MANIPULATION and can be incorporated in ANY type of massage, even clothed and seated, making it EXTREMELY SIMPLE and VERSATILE. Once you understand the principles of STR, you can apply the “lock and stretch” techniques to any muscle or area of fascia.
