AMTA-KY Chapter 2014 Annual Education Conference 

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Welcome All LMTs and Students!

Whether you want to dive into in-depth study or receive your education through interesting short classes you will find it at this year’s AMTA-KY Spring Conference.  Our theme is “Inspiring Vitality” and we believe that this meeting can truly make a difference in your practice and your life. 

Our instructors are first-rate!  These courses will inspire you, will teach you new hands-on techniques, and will prepare you to approach clients in a new and different way.  While some courses may change the way you perceive your ability to attract clients, others will broaden your understanding of your clients and their conditions.  Overall this conference is guaranteed to “Inspire Vitality” for your profession, your clients and your career. 

 We have it all and we want you to experience a terrific weekend with us.  Be sure to register soon!  You will be glad you did!

Collette Wilson, President
AMTA-KY Chapter 

Course Descriptions
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Five Fast Tracks to Filling Your Practice, Debra Koerner, instructor, (3 CE hours)
Imagine focusing your creative energy on five proven tactics for attracting and keeping clients! This visual, interactive presentation shows how to turn clients into raving fans using a client survey, feedback, consumer research, communication skills and treatment planning. Leave with a template for multi-session treatment plans and learn simple ways to fill your practice- all without spending any money on advertising!
Supplies: none required

Massage for Special Populations, Susan Salvo, instructor (3 CE hours)
As therapists, we serve a diverse clientele such as individuals who are pregnant, who are elderly, or who have cancer.  Each population has its own unique set of treatment considerations.  This course will provide you with the latest information on how to properly screen clients for complications and the appropriateness
of massage techniques.  Special emphasis will be placed on formulating client-centered and condition-appropriate treatment plans.                                                                                                                      
Supplies: none required

 Pharmacology & Massage, Susan Salvo, instructor (3 CE hours)
Many clients use medications, some of which have significant impact on the session. What is the most crucial side effect of hormone replacement therapy? Of statin drugs? Massage expert Susan Salvo will discuss the drug administration and highlight commonly used meds such as those used for pain control,
as antidepressants, and for management of cardiovascular and diabetic conditions.  This class will give
you confidence to make save practice decisions.
Supplies: none required 

TMJ Massage, **CLASS CLOSED**
Do your clients have TMJ disorders? Statistics indicate that it affects 35 million people in the United States and 90% are women. Learn the causes, signs, symptoms, and simple yet effective techniques that can help clients who have this painful condition. Susan blends massage therapy with neuromuscular, craniosacral, and Trager techniques into one fantastic routine.  Bring your tables and your willingness to learn!
Supplies: one massage table for each two participants 

Self-Care for Massage Therapists, Susan Salvo, instructor (3 CE hours)
Massage can be a physically and emotionally demanding profession.  Susan Salvo will become your professional coach as she shares secrets of her long and successful massage therapy career.  Need a body mechanic? Want a fitness program tailored to massage therapists? Susan will show you how to select equipment and use it properly to maximize comfort for both you and your clients.  This class just might be the best insurance policy you can ever buy!
Supplies: none required

Flawless Guest Experiences: The key to a full practice, Debra Koerner, instructor (3 CE hours)
Have you ever felt as if you could do more to ensure you have a full practice?  If so, this is the class for you.  Learn how to define your own Client Experience unique to you and your practice.  Walk hand in hand with the client through the massage experience and become aware of those areas which are most likely to increase or decrease their satisfaction.  Explore concepts that encourage guest loyalty so you don’t have to work so hard to keep your practice thriving.  Many of these tactics can be inexpensively implemented into
your practice. 
     - The importance of client satisfaction
     - Walking the massage service path with the client
     - Loyalty tactics for a thriving business
     - Confident re-booking
Supplies: none required 

Lomilomi, Gloria Coppola,**CLASS CLOSED**
This course is the perfect introduction to Lomilomi, a sacred and nurturing Hawaiian art form of healing and massage.  It is a heart-centered healing modality that provides for a deep healing space. 

Work Smarter Not Harder, Gloria Coppola, instructor **CLASS CLOSED**
This class provides tips and tools for working massage therapists that will help to protect their wrists and hands, thereby prolonging their careers.  The instructor will discuss and demonstrate proper mechanics
and how to apply deep tissue techniques without much pressure. Relying on 25+ years of experience,
Gloria Coppola will share her experience to avoid massage therapist burn out.  
Supplies: One massage table for each two participants is required.

 From Elite Athlete to Weekend Warrior (Part 2): Treatments for Common Shoulder Injuries, Ann Boone, instructor (3 CE hours)
NOTE:  This class is open to all therapists.
Participants will learn to assess and treat common shoulder injuries suffered by elite and amateur athlete alike. Range of motion tests will assist in pinpointing muscles for more efficient treatment, trigger point/neuromuscular therapy to treat and intake assessing client’s activities of daily living to reduce perpetuating factors.  Laws of physiology will be referenced.
Supplies: massage table, breast drape and/or sports bra, lubricant, bolsters/pillows for sidelying work.  Participants should also dress in layers to accommodate for changing room temperatures.  Blanket recommended.

 From Elite Athlete to Weekend Warrior (PART 1): Treatments for Common Lower Extremity Injuries, Jennifer Patterson, instructor (3 CE hours)
NOTE: This class is open to all therapists
Participants will learn how to effectively assess and treat common lower extremity injury conditions including piriformis syndrome, IT band friction syndrome, shin splints and plantar fasciitis. Range of motion and special orthopedic tests will assist in specifying specific muscles for increased efficiency in treatment.

Supplies: massage table, shorts or lose-fitting pants for easy access to the leg and hip, bolsters/pillows for side-lying work. Participants should also dress in layers to accommodate for changing room temperatures.  Blanket recommended.

Understanding the PNS & Its Disorders, Axel Dell, D.C., instructor (3 CE hours)
How does knowledge of the peripheral nervous system affect your ability as a massage therapist? Could compression of the sciatic nerve cause your client’s thigh pain?  How can carpal tunnel-like symptoms be caused by the nerves in the neck? This course covers the peripheral nerve system with focus on the various plexuses, their innervations and pain patterns.  Using knowledge of the PNS we will explore assessment and treatment options. The course will also cover the cranial nerves that innervate muscles that can directly impact massage therapy treatment.
Supplies:  none required 

 12 NEW Deep Tissue Techniques for 2014, Eric Stephenson, instructor (12 CE hours)

 **CLASS CLOSED**

Where It Is, It Ain’t, Sucessfully Treating Low Back Pain, Eric Stephenson, instructor (6 CE hours)

 Experts estimate that as much as 80% of the population will experience a back problem at some time in

their lives. This class will focus on the many competing forces that pull on the pelvis and how they contribute to lower back pain.
Students will learn:
     - how interconnected fascial planes create back pain
     - to regognize an anterior/porterior pelvic tilt
     - the relationship between facilitated and inhibited musculature
     - deep tissue techniques for the quadratus lumborum, iliopsoas, rectus femoris,
             plantar fascia and the hamstrings.                                                                                                     Supplies: One massage table for each two participants is required.

Instructor Biographies

Gloria Coppola has been practicing for over 25 years and is founder of Massage Pro C.E. and Marion Wellness Center in North Carolina.  She has traveled nationally to work with massage schools to offer continuing education training. Her areas of study include advanced cranio-sacral therapy, chakra healing, reiki, myofascial release, medical massage, lomilomi, neuromuscular therapy, foot reflexology, thai massage, hot stone massage, and more!  Gloria has published in FutureLMT.com, Massage Today and Massage Magazine. Gloria's first book “Both Ends of the Rainbow,” Her healing journey through lomilomi, is now available. Gloria is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Massage Without Borders, a non-profit organization for massage professionals.

B. Axel Dell, DC, LMT is a licensed, practicing chiropractor and massage therapist. He graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 2001 and Spencerian College Louisville in 2009.  He assisted in curriculum development for the Spencerian massage therapy program and has been teaching science-related classes such as anatomy, physiology and kinesiology in the medical department at Spencerian College since 2009. His interest in providing continuing education classes resulted in presenting  “Neurology for Massage Therapists”, taught at the AMTA-KY Chapter 2013 summer meeting. His teaching style is entertaining but fact-filled. Dr. Dell maintains a private practice in Louisville, Kentucky.

Debra Koerner, former Fortune 250 executive, co-partnered with Eric Stephenson 
to create a company in the massage industry that would help therapists extend their careers. Together they launched imassage, Inc. and Success From the Start with F.A. Davis Publishing. 
Fueled by a desire to make a difference in the world Debra created, produced and hosted a television show titled Journey into Wellbeing  which includes some of the world's leading health experts and wellness sanctuaries. The pilot premiered in 2013 on PBS stations nationwide.
Debra's journey inspires anyone who ever wondered what it would be like to wake up refreshed each morning, or simply tackle stressful schedules with Zen-like calm and confident energy. 

Jen Patterson holds a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology- Exercise Science from the University of Kentucky and has been practiced for the last 12 years as a licensed massage therapist. She is certified in orthopedic massage. She currently teaches at Lexington Healing Arts Academy and runs a private massage practice. A founder of AMTA-KY Sports Massage Team, Jen co-chairs the team with Ann Boone. She has been a member of the Louisville Ironman massage team, and has worked and/or traveled with various sports teams including UK men’s swim and dive team, football team, and University 0f Alabama women’s soccer team. Jen’s massage and bodywork training includes sports massage, lymphatic drainage therapy, trigger point/neuromuscular/myofascial therapy, Active Isolated Stretching and Kinesio-taping. When she is not working or teaching, Jen enjoys cycling and being with her family.

Ann E. Boone has been studying/practicing massage and bodywork since 1979.  She graduated from Lexington Healing Arts Academy (LHAA) and has taught kinesiology, ethics, and neuromuscular therapy there since 1999.  Ann’s bodywork training includes sports massage, lymphatic drainage, craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation, trigger point/neuromuscular therapy, Active Isolated Stretching, and equine massage.  She has co-chaired the AMTA-KY Sports Massage Team with Jen Patterson since 2009.  Her practice has involved being the team therapist for the University of KY men’s basketball team, UK men’s track team as well as numerous jockeys and exercise riders in the Thoroughbred racehorse industry in Kentucky, California, New York and France.  

Susan G. Salvo is a Nationally Certified, State Licensed Massage Therapist, and Natural Therapeutic Specialist and is a nationally known author. She wrote Massage Therapy: Principles and Practice and Mosby’s Guide to Pathology for the Massage Therapist, both published by Elsevier. Her training includes: polarity, infant massage instructor, myotherapy, Traeger, hakomi, reflexology, sports massage, Craniosacral therapy, neuromuscular therapy, body mobilization techniques, spa specialist, and Watsu. Susan founded, owns and operates Bodyworks Massage Therapy as well as the Louisiana Institute of Massage Therapy both in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  Ms. Salvo found the AMTA-LA sports massage team and is a charter member of the Louisiana Chapter. 

Eric Stephenson creates continuing education focused on career longevity for massage schools, spas and professional organizations nationwide. He is a former lead instructor of the Lexington Healing Arts Academy in Lexington, Kentucky, helping in the design of the hands-on massage curriculum.  This road warrior spends 35 weeks a year presenting to audiences nationwide He has presented at the American Massage Therapy National Convention, The International Spa Association Conference, The World Massage Conference, Esthetique Spa International Shows and AMTA state conventions.  Eric is a regular contributor to Massage Magazine, Pulse and Skin, Inc. In his spare time, he works on becoming the fifth member of Van Halen.

Registration Instructions

You may register either online by clicking the Register Now button below or by mailing a registration form with payment. Payment can be made using your credit card through PayPal, by PayPal account, or by check. If paying by check make the check payable to AMTA-KY Chapter, download the registration form at www.amtaky.org  or click here to view Full 2014 Spring Brochure and mail it with your payment to the address on the form.

Registration Fees:           

Full Conference 18 hours, (includes three meals) $260 members/$285 non-members                      

One Day 6 hours,( includes one meal) $ 150/members/$175 non-members 

Students  (in addition to student event) full registration $115/one-day $55               

Classes are approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and are accepted by AMTA and the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy.