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NCBTMB Approved Provider
We provide comprehensive, personalized instruction!
NCBTMB Approved Provider
12 CE'S Saturday & Sunday
Chuck LaFrano’s Sports Massage course is the result of his 7 seasons as head of the massage team for the Chicago Bears as well as his many client-athletes, plus over 35 years of teaching Sports Massage and Physiology. You will learn: the critical role for athletes of the Sacro-iliac joints
and the tibia-fibula rel
12 CE'S Saturday & Sunday
Chuck LaFrano’s Sports Massage course is the result of his 7 seasons as head of the massage team for the Chicago Bears as well as his many client-athletes, plus over 35 years of teaching Sports Massage and Physiology. You will learn: the critical role for athletes of the Sacro-iliac joints
and the tibia-fibula relationship, injury-solving and -preventing theories and techniques, pre-event techniques that improve cardio-pulmonary efficiency with clear contraindications, detailed approaches to rotator cuff and anterior cruciate ligament problems, simple, easy to implement proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques, correcting leg-length discrepancies, using reciprocal inhibition, and more. Plus, Sports Massage techniques work very well on most physical problems and tissue conditions with non-athletes, giving them broad applications beyond the realm of sports. DRESS: Comfortably.
BRING: set of sheet sets with face cradle covers,
a blanket (optional), snacks/lunch, and note taking materials.
PROVIDED: Massage tables and water. 12 CE hours for Massage Therapists. NCMTMB #344.
MAS-015-BC14B 6/24-6/25
Chuck LaFrano
SaSu 10:00 am-5:00 pm
$349 2 Sessions
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Inefficient healing of scar tissue after surgery or injury can seriously affect quality of life and increase health costs. The ability to influence the scar tissue matrix' organization is key to achieving maximum range of motion and muscle function. This class will provide participants with an overview of Scar Tissue massage techniques an
Inefficient healing of scar tissue after surgery or injury can seriously affect quality of life and increase health costs. The ability to influence the scar tissue matrix' organization is key to achieving maximum range of motion and muscle function. This class will provide participants with an overview of Scar Tissue massage techniques and practices. Lectures will focus on the connective tissue processes of wound healing, both post-surgery and post-injury, including the energy dynamics of scar tissue remodeling. The hands-on portion will consist of demonstrations of various scar tissue massage techniques performed on a variety of scar tissue conditions and restrictions. The demonstrations are followed by participants' active massage work on scar tissue situations, with instructor assistance and guidance. Please wear comfortable clothing and a sheet set with face cradle cover and blanket everyday to class.
12 CE hours for Massage Therapists.
Chuck Lafrano NCMTMB #344.
COST: $349.00
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Problematic patterns in the body ‘play out’ in its tensegrity-organized forces. Chronic patterns involve the entire body while also having local phenomena. While every body is organized uniquely, there are commonalities to these forces & patterns on the principles of a tensegrity-based structure. In this class commonalities are discussed,
Problematic patterns in the body ‘play out’ in its tensegrity-organized forces. Chronic patterns involve the entire body while also having local phenomena. While every body is organized uniquely, there are commonalities to these forces & patterns on the principles of a tensegrity-based structure. In this class commonalities are discussed, and technique principles are presented for organizing effective work quickly and efficiently, working deeply into tissues without heavy pressure.
Please wear comfortable clothing and a sheet set with face cradle cover and blanket everyday to class.
12 CE hours for Massage Therapists.
Chuck Lafrano NCMTMB #344.
The human mind and body interact in intricate and intriguing ways. Our thoughts and emotions connect directly with our muscle tone, which reflect our perceptions directly and immediately. This connection offers bodyworkers access to our clients’ neuromuscular and myofascial organization. Our breath is an immediate and direct effect of our thoughts and emotions, moment to moment. In ‘Somatic Bodywork’ we will explore techniques and concepts that can be applied in a massage session with the intention of softening and expanding the mechanisms of breathing, facilitating parasympathetic responses. A goal here is to expand the effect achieved during a bodywork session to the client’s everyday management of worry and anxiety.
Class references:
“Awareness also means learning what the signs of stress are in our own bodies. How our bodies telegraph us when our minds have missed the cues. In both human and animal studies it has been observed that the physiological stress response is a more accurate gauge of the organism’s real experience than either conscious awareness or observed behavior.”
"Without first addressing the underlying survival physiology any change in behavior is simply overriding through force of will."
"Trauma is not what happens to us. But what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness."
Located at:
Rock Valley College
3301 N Mulford Rd.
Building CLII
Rooms 122 & 127
Rockford, IL 61107
Our classes are taught by dedicated and experienced educators. Using proven teaching strategies, they make sure that every student finds a path to success.
We embrace a learning environment that will prepare you for the path ahead. Our classes incorporate traditional learning styles as well as hands-on experiences.
Your success is our priority. To support our inclusive community, we provide a personal approach, tailoring learning methods to each student's needs.
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