Victoria, BC: May 4th & 5th, 2012-location tba

The first day will cover body mechanics for deep tissue work and stretching for the neck, including: How to use your core to easily perform deep work to the neck, How to safely massage the musculature of the anterior neck, and How to perform multiplane stretching of the neck. The second day covers assessment of pathologic conditions of the cervical spine and advanced stretching techniques and how to safely perform joint mobilization.  14 CEC’s $350 +HST (or $500 +HST for both Workshops.)  Full

Advanced Assessment & Joint Mobilization of the Spine

Victoria, BC: May 6th, 2012- location tba

This workshop covers motion palpation and joint mobilization of the entire spine (cervical, thoracic, and lumbar) as well as the sacroiliac joint and rib cage. Prerequisite: Completion of Clinical Orthopedic Massage Therapy (COMT) of either the neck or lower back/pelvis workshop.The essence of a joint mobilization is to stretch the intrinsic tissues of the joint (ligaments, joint capsules, short deep muscles) by stabilizing the proximal bone and then introducing a gradual gentle-but-firm stretch force to the distal bone. A very valuable technique!  7 CEC’s $185 +HST  Space Available

Dr. Joe Muscolino is a licensed chiropractic physician and has been a massage therapy educator for more than 25 years, with extensive experience in teaching kinesiology and musculoskeletal assessment and technique classes. Dr. Muscolino has authored 8 major publications with Mosby of Elsevier Science, including the best selling The Muscle and Bone Palpation Manual , Kinesiology, and The Muscular System Manual. He also writes the column article “body mechanics” for the AMTA’s massage therapy journal, AMT, AAMT, and Massage Australia.

Visit Joe’s Website for further info & lots of articles www.learnmuscles.coTo Reserve your spot in this workshop, please phone with your credit card information at 250-388-7888 or drop by the clinic for cheque and debit options.  Small class size; Space is limited.