Continuing Education at Downeast School of Massage, Waldoboro, Maine

INTEGRATING CHIROPRACTIC & MASSAGE THERAPY

A DIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO
EXPLORING THE PATHOLOGIES OF THE LOW BACK, HIP AND PELVIC GIRDLE

Including:
SPINAL STEOSIS, DISC DEGENERATION, HERNIATED DISC, QUADRATUS LUMBORUM DYSFUNCTION, SACROILIAC SYNDROME, SOFT TISSUE SPRAINS & STRAINS, GREATER TROCHANTERIC PAIN SYNDROME, ILIOPSOAS BURSITIS, SNAPPING HIP SYNDROME, SCIATICA, PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME, MERALGIA PERESTHETICA, DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE, AND SPORTS INJURIES OF THE HIP AND PELVIS.

April 25th & 26th Saturday & Sunday 9—4 pm 12 CE Hours

Course Fee: $275 before March 30th, $300 thereafter

COME LEARN HOW THE INTEGRATION OF CHIROPRACTIC AND MASSAGE CAN LEAD TO POSITIVE THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES!

This workshop will use the combined expertise of chiropractic and massage therapy to explore, evaluate, and treat a variety of common difficult low back, hip joint and pelvic girdle conditions. Careful attention will be given to the execution of these techniques, specific muscles and their idiosyncrasies, and the individual structure of the receiving person on the table.

Instructors

PETER WEST, BA, BS, DC, operates a chiropractic office in Wiscasset, ME. A dynamic teacher, Peter teaches Pathology, Physiology, and Static and Motion analysis at DSM.

Dr. West will lecture on the skeletal and neurological anatomy of the low back, hip joint and pelvic girdle, and specific etiologies, signs, symptoms and chiropractic treatments related to the pathologies of this area. He will demonstrate hands-on evaluation techniques designed to assess the postural considerations of pelvic unleveling and femoral anteversion. Hip range of motion, muscle length, muscle strength, and orthopedic tests will be explored.

NANCY DAIL, BA, LMT, NCTMB, founder of the Downeast School of Massage, has been a massage therapist since 1974. She teaches Massage, Kinesiology, and has developed the philosophy and applications of Dimensional Massage Therapy techniques.

Nancy will provide a thorough understanding of the muscular anatomy of the low back, hip joint and pelvic girdle, trigger points, referred pain patterns, and explore the relationship of the hip and pelvic girdle to the lower back. She will demonstrate techniques used in Dimensional Massage
(techniques using deep tissue strokes and methods designed to balance joints by working on all the muscles that produce, assist in, or oppose the actions of, or stabilize the joint).

To register or for more information, contact Downeast School of Massage, 207-832-5531.