In this course you will learn:
• How massage therapists can be the leaders in the treatment and management for those living with chronic pain.
• Knowledge of the current best evidence in pain science, including definitions, epidemiology, and current theories of chronic pain
• Understanding of major therapeutic approaches to chronic pain management
• Ability to develop rapport and work effectively with chronic pain patients.
• Learn how to incorporate current evidence-based frameworks on chronic pain to enhance your practice, improve patient outcomes, and decrease practitioner stress
• Ability to identify the person requiring a shift from routine treatment
• Understanding of how existing manual and practical skills can be effectively modified to improve patient outcomes
Students that attend this course are required to bring the following:
Indoor shoes
Bottled water for each day
Linens: All students must bring 2 sheets and 2 towels to use during the course. Hand towels are sufficient for this course.
*All students are asked to dress comfortably enough to move around while participating.
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Registration closes May 31, 2023
Registration fees are non-refundable
This is an MTAA Members Only Course
Join us for this 2-day, hands-on training and learn how to provide quick and effective pain management for the enhanced mobility of your clients with Cupping Therapy. Interested in learning how to educate your clients on the ways in which a program of Cupping Therapy fits perfectly into their wellness activities? Let's delve into the history, theory, research and ethics of Cupping Therapy in order that you have a volume of knowledge not only about how best to provide this treatment, but also how to explain it, how to recognize contraindications, and how to enhance overall client retention.
This Cupping course is unique in that we do not focus on any one 'type' of Cupping Therapy but rather focus on the research available and the types of treatments that can be provided using the various products in the marketplace. This approach provides you with the knowledge and skill on how to use a number of different types of cups to achieve the overall therapeutic outcome your clients are looking for.
There is 2-way communication at all times, both audio and video, so the instructor and students are more involved the entire length of the course and have lots of hands-on time! You learn how to use 13 different cupping sets, the history, contraindications/indications, proper cleaning protocols, specific treatments for many issues seen in clients, charting, cupping with movement, nerve glides, scar tissue work and debunking of many myths taught in the industry.
We provide you with information on how to treat common client complaints by using Cupping Therapy for the overall outcome of your client’s treatment plan. We will cover techniques to use that are specific for the treatment of injuries and enhancing mobility. There is evidence that Cupping Therapy can influence the nervous system and has been shown to influence research subjects' perception of pain...so join us and discover the ways that you can make a big difference in your client's wellness journey.
Save your body and your hands and most importantly, discover how the versatility of Cupping Therapy can transform your practice into life-changing bodywork.
You will be able to take the course from the comfort of your home or office, over the internet.
Please note that all registration details such as your name and contact information will be shared with Cupping Canada Inc. as they will be issuing the Zoom link for this course.
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REGISTRATION DEADLINE - September 5, 2023
Registration fees are non-refundable
This workshop provides an opportunity to learn how modifications of traditional massage therapy practices can increase success and improve outcomes for people in pain. The workshop aims to improve your confidence and increase your skillset when working with the challenges of persistent pain. We will discuss the science of pain and explore ways to incorporate effective therapeutic pain management approaches into your practice. The course will provide current person-centred best practices to help you support more meaningful outcomes for your clients.
Participants will learn the fundamentals of incorporating a biopsychosocial framework into daily practice behaviour.
Objectives
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This 2-day course promises to deliver an outstanding learning experience. Attendees will learn how to use an evidence-based framework to achieve better outcomes in the treatment and management of clients who suffer with acute and chronic neck and shoulder pain. An understanding of current pain science, combined with massage and manual therapy research is provided so clinicians can learn biopsychosocial clinical reasoning principles. The primary objective is for you to receive the current best evidence and rehabilitation strategies so you can obtain better outcomes with your clients.
This course provides the opportunity to learn how better communication skills, manual therapy interventions, movement modifications and therapeutic exercises can be implemented within RMT scope of practice to improve patient outcomes. Course Delivery Lectures, discussion, observation, and practical exercises with case studies in partners and small groups will be used to emphasize key learning objectives.
Learning Objectives
• Understanding of current evidence-based frameworks on persistent pain to enhance practice, improve outcomes, and decrease practitioner stress
• Distinguishing between tissue health, biomechanics and psychosocial factors and their role in pain, exercise and rehabilitation.
• Applications of existing manual therapy and movement skills can be effectively modified to improve patient outcomes
• Increase utilization of exercise prescription for self-management and to improve participant's abilities to teach self-management/exercise to their clients.
• Practicing key principles in forming a therapeutic relationship through client interaction and contextual effects
• Improve understanding of various presentations for pain and dysfunction in the neck and shoulder • Improve and refine assessment and treatment strategies for the neck and shoulder
• Understand differences when treating mechanical sensitivity, central processes and recognizing when to refer to other healthcare providers.
• Learn how current evidence can be applied to improve treatment outcomes
• Improve abilities to apply a combination of manual therapies, movement, and exercises for a variety of patient presentations.
Students that attend this course are required to bring the following:
Indoor shoes
Bottled water for each day
Linens: All students must bring 2 sheets and 2 towels to use during the course. Hand towels are sufficient for this course.
*All students are asked to dress comfortably enough to move around while participating.
Registration Deadline September 15, 2023
Registration fees are non-refundable
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Please be advised that course registrations for MTAA Sponsored Courses are non-refundable and non-transferable.