James Waslaski is an Author & International Lecturer who teaches approximately 40 seminars per year around the globe. He's served as AMTA Sports massage Chair and FSMTA Professional Relations Chair. He's developed 8 Orthopedic Massage and Sports Injury DVDs, and authored manuals on Advanced Orthopedic Massage and Client Self Care. His new book, Clinical Massage Therapy: A Structural Approach to Pain Management was published by Pearson Education in 2011. James presents at state, national and international massage, chiropractic, and osteopathic conventions including keynote addresses at the FSMTA, World of Wellness, New England Regional Conference, the World Massage Festival, and Australian National Massage Conventions. His audience includes massage and physical therapists as well as athletic trainers, chiropractors, osteopaths, nurses and physicians. He is a certified personal trainer with NASM. James received the 1999 FSMTA International Achievement Award and was inducted into the 2008 Massage Therapy Hall of Fame. www.orthomassage.net

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. These innovative structurally-oriented routines offer pain-free multi-modality methods for achieving immediate and permanent results for Rotator Cuff Injuries, Shoulder Impingement, Bursitis, Pectoralis Minor Tendinosis, Bicipital Tendinosis, Rhomboid Pain, and Thoracic Outlet. Participants will also take a detailed look at "Multiple Crush Phenomenon": The Role that cervical conditions play on weakness, numbness and tingling into the shoulder, arms and hands. Ground-breaking Frozen Shoulder corrections will highlight this dynamic interactive workshop. 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.

Manual Therapists will thoroughly understand why over 90% of knee pain comes from the foot and hip. Thorough Orthopedic Assessment will show therapists how a high arch or flat foot will cause the loss of the normal stirrup spring system. This causes multiple variations in tibial and sacral torsion patterns, and can ascend into roto-scoliosis of the lumbar spine and compensatory scoliosis of the thoracic spine, locking down the OA joint in the neck. Therapists will assess and treat the following complicated knee conditions: tibial torsions; ACL, PCL, MCL and LCL injuries; meniscus tears; IT band pain; patellar tendinosis; pes anserinus tendinosis; bursitis; patellar tracking; stuck fibular head pain; fibular and tibial nerve pain; excess supination and over-pronation of the foot; compensatory OA joint fixations and sacral torsions; distal hamstring and plantaris strains; and popliteal pain. Therapists will also learn to address total body joint and muscle lesions. Based on new research, therapists will know why vacu-therapies (cupping) must replace foam rollers for IT band release, rectus femoris release, and releasing the retinaculum of the knee.

This unique presentation will address the clinical approach to assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of the lumbar spine, hip and pelvis. Specific conditions addressed will be low back pain, SI joint dysfunction, sacral torsions, lumbar compression, spinal stenosis, bulging disc pain, and ruptured discs.. In addition, we will address hip pain, hip capsule problems, hip replacements, sciatica and compensatory knee pain. Revolutionary post surgical rehabilitation for hip replacements will be addressed based on James’s personal experience. Primary modalities utilized will be functional assessment, myofascial release, neuromuscular therapy, posturology, multidirectional frictioning, eccentric scar tissue alignment, and corrective stretching and strengthening 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. James will incorporate dazzling 3-D functional anatomy and human dissection models to support his multi-disciplinary approach for assessment, treatment and specific self care of each condition.

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, spinal stenosis, 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