World Massage Festival

James Waslaski worked 20 years as a paramedic, and in a trauma center, while teaching emergency medical courses, and 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. He is a self published author and international lecturer who 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 being requested now in New Zealand, South Africa, Amsterdam, Holland, Italy, Egypt, Russia, and Dubai. James was the 1999 recipient of the FSMTA International Achievement Award.

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, and has published articles, books, manuals, and a series of DVDs on sports injuries, chronic pain, and complicated orthopedic conditions. James has also produced a powerful 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 is being inducted in 2008 into The Massage Hall of Fame.

Imagine if you could restore normal muscle resting lengths to the major muscle groups in the cervical area of the body, and facilitate perfect alignment of the cervical spine. This dynamic multimedia presentation will give you a user friendly approach to evaluate, treat and custom design a client self care program that can eliminate complicated cervical conditions forever. You will learn functional assessment and special tests, myofascial and neuromuscular techniques, myoskeletal alignment techniques, scar tissue mobilization protocols, and specific stretches and therapeutic exercises to eliminate both the underlying cause, and clinical symptoms of the cervical pain and associated upper extremity numbness. We will specifically cover Atlas/ Axis mobilization, whiplash, cervical sprains and strains, facet joint dysfunction, spinal stenosis, cervical shearing forces, joint capsule adhesions, degenerative disc conditions, bulging discs, and joint arthritis. Cutting edge clinical research will be shared throughout this workshop, to support our unique approach to myofascial pain, and muscle-tendon strain pain. 70% Hands on training. For detailed information please go to www.orthomassage.net.

This unique presentation will address the clinical approach to assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of the spine and pelvis. Specific conditions addressed will be low back pain, SI joint dysfunction, and lumbar compression and disc pathologies of the lower back. In addition, we will address hip pain, hip capsule problems and sciatica. Primary modalities utilized will be functional assessment, myofascial release, neuromuscular therapy, multidirectional fractioning, eccentric scar tissue alignment, P.N.F. stretching and patient home care protocols. This unique multidisciplinary approach to deep tissue release for structural alignment will be completely pain free and will allow for immediate and permanent results; even in the most complicated pain conditions. For detailed information please go to www.orthomassage.net.

This seminar will teach you to eliminate conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, nerve entrapments and progressive joint arthritis in as little as one session. Utilizing modalities such as functional assessment, myofascial release, neuromuscular therapy, scar tissue mobilization, myoskeletal alignment, P.N.F. stretching and strengthening in a precise order you will eliminate even the most complicated pain conditions immediately and permanently. You will empower the client to control underlying factors such as repetitive motions and poor postures and teach the client precise home care protocols for life long, pain free living. Our revolutionary approach for pain free scar tissue mobilization and tendon pain release will bring your work to a level you have never imagined. Through the use of human dissections, computerized pathologies, and animated structural movements, you will match the exact modality to the underlying condition, restoring Structural balance and maximizing performance potential in all clients. For detailed information go to www.orthomassage.net.

This dynamic seminar will highlight a structural and multidisciplinary approach to treating complicated knee conditions. We will be sharing cutting edge research on myofascial pain, scar tissue mobilization, trigger points, and joint pain. Modalities used will be functional assessment, myofascial release, NMT, joint capsule work, myoskeletal alignment, active isolated stretching, and strengthening protocols specific to each clinical condition. Following a brief review of pelvic stabilization, you will learn techniques that will eliminate conditions such as patellar tendinosis, IT band friction syndrome, chondromalacia, ligament sprains, hamstring Strains, medial and lateral meniscus injuries, and posterior knee pain such as strains to plantaris and popliteus muscles. The key to this seminar is that all muscle groups that affect the knee will be brought into balance prior to treating the clinical symptoms, and the client will be given custom designed self care for each specific condition to eliminate pain forever. IT IS SUGGESTED TO TAKE PELVIC STABILIZATION PRIOR TO THIS WORKSHOP. For detailed information please go to www.orthomassage.net.

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