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 Chapter Course Offerings  
EDUCATION EVENT
June 26-27, 2010

Event: Orthopedic Massage for Complicated Shoulder Conditions and
Hand, Wrist, Forearm and Elbow Conditions
(12 CE Hours)
(40 participant maximum)


Times: Saturday: Registration at 7:30am; Class at 8:00am to 12:00pm and
2:30pm to 5:30pm; Sunday: Registration at 7:30am; Class at 8:00am to 11:30am
and 12:00pm to 2:00pm


Location: Hilton Garden Inn
110 Interstate West Parkway
Lithia Spings, GA  30122
770-949-8980
JAMES WASLASKI, LMT, worked 20 years as a paramedic, and in a trauma center, while teaching emergency medical courses. He studied pre-med in college prior to his massage training in Florida. James served as Professional Relations Chair for Florida and received the 1998 FSMTA outstanding state service award. He also served as AMTA Sports Massage Education Council Chair from 1993-1997 receiving the AMTA National Officer Award. James was the 1999 recipient of the FSMTA International Achievement Award.

 As a self published author and international lecturer he has pioneered deep pain free orthopedic massage, pain management, sports injury, and sports enhancement treatments. His unique structural and multidisciplinary bodywork approach has been taught throughout the United States, Ireland, London, Scotland, Canada, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Greece, Australia, and the Caribbean. His seminars are now being requested in New Zealand, South Africa, Amsterdam, Holland, Italy, Egypt, Russia, and Dubai.

James has presented at state, national and international massage conventions, as well as chiropractic conventions, osteopathic conventions, the College of Sports Medicine, the University of South Wales, the Olympic training center in Australia, and the osteopathic and manipulative massage therapy convention in London. His audience consists of Massage Therapists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Athletic Trainers, Osteopaths, Chiropractors, Nurses, and Physicians.

He has worked with collegiate, professional and Olympic athletes, including the 1996 Olympic Games and the New York Yankees. He has published articles, books, manuals, and a series of DVDs on sports injuries, chronic pain, and complicated orthopedic conditions. James has also produced a motivational audio series, highlighting success strategies of leaders in the wellness industry to help guide massage therapists to their true spiritual blueprint for success. James has been working with a major publishing company to publish Advanced Clinical Massage Therapy-A Structural Approach to Pain Management with hopes to bridge the gap between all health care providers throughout the world. James was inducted in 2008 into The Massage Hall of Fame.
Orthopedic Massage for Complicated Shoulder Conditions and
Hand, Wrist, Forearm and Elbow Conditions
(12 CE hours – NCBTMB Provider)
James Waslaski, LMT


Course Description:

Based on myofascial pain studies presented at Harvard Medical School and tendonitis vs. tendinosis research dating back to 1946, participants will learn new techniques that will forever change the way they approach myofascial, trigger point, and tendon pain. James will incorporate dazzling 3-D functional anatomy and human dissection models to support his multi-disciplinary approach for assessment, treatment and self care of each condition. This dynamic multimedia presentation entails theory, real case studies and 70% hands-on training.

These innovative structurally-oriented routines offer pain-free multi-modality methods for achieving immediate and permanent results for (hand, wrist, forearm and elbow) Medial and Lateral Elbow Pain, Muscle-Tendon Strains, Nerve Entrapments, Pronator Teres Syndrome, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Progressive Joint Arthritis, Trigger Finger and (shoulder) Rotator Cuff Injuries, Shoulder Impingement, Bursitis, Pectoralis Minor Tendinosis, Bicipital Tendinosis, Rhomboid Pain, and Thoracic Outlet.
 
 
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