PRECISE TECHNIQUES FOR THE PARASPINAL MUSCLES AND THE LUMBAR AND SACRAL LIGAMENTS

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Instructor: Brian Utting CE hours: 8 (NCBTMB-approved for CE credit) Date and Time: Saturday, Sept 28th, 2024, 10am-7pm with an hour lunch

Tuition: $190.00 with a non-refundable deposit of $100. Current massage school students and recent graduates may attend for $150.

Reviewer’s Discount: If you are a reviewer of either DT Paraspinals or Tx Back Ligaments, you may attend for $150.

In the morning of Day 1, we will focus on some Muscle-Specific Deep Tissue (MSDT) techniques for the Paraspinals (erector spinae and transversospinalis) that are different from but complementary to what you learned in massage school or elsewhere. The emphasis will be on releasing and unbinding the erector spinae group, the transversospinalis group, the lumbodorsal fascia, and the quadratus lumborum.

The small muscles of the back (which are strong and are often quite tight) respond extremely well to Muscle-Specific Deep Tissue work; there are many muscles living alongside each other that rarely (if ever) get stretched and separated from each other. In addition, there are 50 bones (including the rib heads) and over 120 joints that benefit from having motion introduced into them once the fascial and muscular structures (both superficial and deep) of the back are unglued. We all need to have these structures balanced and 'cleaned up' from time to time, just as we periodically go to the dentist to get our teeth cleaned.

These muscle-specific techniques will improve the precision and effectiveness of your back massage, and can be easily integrated into your style of bodywork. Body mechanics will also be a focus of the class, as well as proper use of elbows, fingers and knuckles to save wear and tear on joints.

Students who have taken this class have reported that they were able to apply the techniques in their practices right away and  increase their precision, palpatory sensitivity, and effectiveness with their back massages. Their clients loved the results, feeling a newfound sense of freedom and ease in their backs.

You will learn to palpate and treat the Lumbosacral ligaments. Chronic ligament injuries can be debilitating for some people, and even when they're just a nuisance, they can significantly impact one’s quality of life.  General massage can be a helpful tool in the recovery and rehabilitation process, but, unfortunately, it is also common for clients to receive massage that doesn’t do much for their core pain and discomfort. This ligament work will help you do an “inside job” of relieving back pain, because sometimes distressed ligaments are the source of the pain, and the muscles are tensing up to splint and protect them.

In this class, you will learn to assess, palpate and treat some of the most commonly injured ligaments in the low back and pelvis, including the iliolumbar, intertransverse, sacroiliac, sacrotuberous, supraspinous, and interspinous ligaments. These ligaments are every bit as important as the muscles, bones, and fascia, but are often overlooked by massage therapists, chiropractors, and physical therapists. Clients notice the difference right away when they feel you touch the "right spots", and their chronic pain and tension begins to dissolve from the inside out.