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Russian Medical Massage And Pain Management Workshop

Course Description:


This course will cover connective tissue massage/fascia release techniques, detailed explanations and hands on protocols for myofascial disfunctions and developement of trigger points and trigger point therapy techniques, Lymph drainage for lymphedema reduction, Prof. Melzack’s Neuromatrix theory of pain, and soft tissue mobilization to stimulate release of negative painful memories within the neuromatrix. It will also cover theoretical presentation and hands on demonstration of Drs. Levitt/Janda post isometric relaxation techniques on “piriformis muscle” and anterior scalene muscles, full sciatic nerve neuralgia, orthopedic massage protocol demonstration and a full thoracic outlet/ anterior scalene syndrome orthopedic massage protocol demonstration.


Several important aspects of pain management and methods of dealing with pain within the framework of Russian Medical Massage will be discussed. Prof. Melzack’s Neuromatrix theory of pain and it’s implication in somatic therapy will be discussed.

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Participant will learn how to make the proper decisions on the treatment plan during the initial evaluation. Participants will learn Prof. Melzack’s Neuromatrix theory of pain and its implication in somatic therapy. Participant will learn why addressing only the causes related to tissue injury pain is not enough to reach sustainable results.


Participants will demonstrate in a practical, hands-on fashion their ability to properly perform, connective tissue massage/fascia release techniques,Trigger point therapy, Lymph drainage for lymphedema reduction, Soft tissue mobilization in order to stimulate the release of negative painful memories within the neuromatrix Ability to perform Drs.Levitt post isometric relaxation techniques on piriformis muscle and anterior scalene and use of same technique for post surgical knee rehabilitation.


Ability to perform full sciatic nerve neuralgia orthopedic massage protocol. Ability to perform full thoracic outlet syndrome orthopedic massage protocol.

Contact: internationalmedicalmassage.com

Costs: Medical Massage $525


To Register for Course: Medical Massage I https://immsmedmassagei. eventbrite.com/

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