Postural Dysfunctions Core Unit: 16 Live CEUs
Creative solutions to 5 linked “Hunchaholic” pain conditions
This Going Beyond Trigger Points Connect the Dots System approach gives you the tools to successfully treat 5 common inter-related myofascial pain problems:
Postural “Bad Karma” and how to fix it:
A creative systems solution to 5 linked pain conditions.Read More…
One of our Gainesville Florida School of Massage students wrote us the next day after taking this seminar:
“Hi Cathy, I want to thank you wholeheartedly for sharing from your deep well of knowledge this weekend. I was able to put to use the things I learned and had amazing results with my patients at the chiropractor today. Specifically with a particular patient with extreme cervical trigger points in SCM due to his experience as a long time fighter pilot.
It was so profound the results, that he was able to achieve cervical rotation that he hasn’t had in over 20 years. He was amazed as was I. THANK you. I feel so grateful for the enhancement of my work.”
Headaches & Neck pain
Buttocks pain
Front-of-shoulder pain
Wrist & Thumb Pain
Low Back pain
Forward head posture … collapsed front body … rounded shoulders … weak low back … piriformis/psoas imbalance …overuse & misuse of wrist & thumbs – all these conditions are caused & perpetuated by persistent postural dysfunction accompanied by painful trigger points.
Receive step-by-step protocols for accurately treating these top posture-linked pain conditions.
Gain practical understanding of how to apply Travell & Simons’ proven Trigger Point Therapy techniques in conjunction with Structural Integration protocols to relieve myofascial pain due to postural dysfunction.
Get 2 days of direct hands-on experience giving & receiving integrated treatments.
2024 Courses
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Past Workshops:
Postural Dysfunctions
16 CEUs Live Workshop
AMTA Members Only
Sat & Sun. June 10-11 $112
Mindspa Intergrative Wellness Center
5632 Bee Bridge Rd, Unit 101 Sarasota, FL 34233
Gain confidence treating these common posture-related myofascial dysfunctions using proven neuromuscular methodologies
Create step-by-step progressive treatments using Trigger Point Therapy, Structural Integration therapies & postural re-education protocols that work together
Discover effective pain relief strategies you can apply to any region of the body.
Gain insight into the negative effects that bad posture inflicts on the fascial system – and how this creates a rich breeding ground for painful myofascial trigger points.
Learn to conduct an easy & accurate Fast-Track Postural Method assessment of your client’s posture.
Learn to easily integrate these new protocols in your own practice using the Connect the Dots System SM Treatment Protocols.
Unique Connect the Dots SystemSM makes it easy to relieve posture-related pain conditions with a coordinated creative systems strategy
Develop your “Pain Detective” skills to accurately treat the top 5 myofascial pain conditions with an integrated approachs
Learn three methods for identifying trigger points.
Discover the key role that restoring normal head position
Evaluate & treat texting-thumb pain conditions.
Recognize the postural dysfunctions manifested in Upper Cross & Lower Cross Syndromes
Develop confidence in applying practical Structural Integration protocols for restoring healthy balanced posture
Learn how sneaky Perpetuating Factors activate & continue pain patterns through bad posture and incorrect sitting & sleeping positions.
Coordinate Trigger Point Therapy with Structural Integration protocols to create greater balance & stability between the piriformis & psoas muscles.
Gain experience using the easy-to-apply trigger point release method for buttocks & low back pain.
Discover protocols for restoring the postural tonus between the cervical musculature, the shoulder blade stabilizers & the flexor and extensor forearm muscles.
Stand out from your competitors as a problem-solving therapist
— a true health-care professional
Start to gain the skills & confidence to work as a respected health care provider in interdisciplinary medical settings, such as hospitals, chiropractors’ & doctors’ clinics.
Learn to coach & motivate your client to perform corrective exercises at home using handouts included in this core unit.
Upgrade your intake & evaluation skills to develop a custom sequential treatment plan for each client in place of routine massage sessions.
Upgrade your therapist skill set to a higher level of professionalism
Get 6 weeks of paced, online Multi-Media Follow-Up Enrichment – included in your workshop tuition!
Multi-Media Follow-Up Support includes:
Audio & Video Refresher Series
Enrichment Materials
Client Handouts
Self-Care Guides
Easily remember & integrate the new skills you gain during the weekend workshop.
Gain Self-Care Best Practices for improving postural wellness & hand comfort
Assess your personal risks for career injury.
Discover easy ways to prevent hand injury while giving treatments.
Discover how to maintain good posture to minimize fatigue.
Learn essential Self-Care protocols to ensure your wellness as you relieve your clients’ pain
Free Six-Week Follow-Up Enrichment Program includes essential Self-Care videos
By taking this Going Beyond Trigger Points Connect the DotsSM seminar, you gain skills you can use right away.
Our other Core Unit Seminars include:
What are the unique features & benefits of the
Going Beyond Trigger Points Connect The Dots System SM ?
The Going Beyond Trigger Points Connect The Dots System is an advanced continuing education program for Massage Therapists.
It teaches a comprehensive pain therapy system that Massage Therapists can apply in their daily practice. It integrates the work of Dr. Janet Travell, the originator of myofascial trigger point therapy, into a highly accessible system that Massage Therapists can easily apply to resolve their clients’ pain conditions.
Going Beyond Trigger Points Connect The Dots System integrates four essential bodies of therapeutic knowledge into one coordinated and easy to use system:
- Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy to relieve pain caused by myofascial trigger points.
- Advanced myofascial therapeutic massage techniques, such as cross-fiber friction, longitudinal stripping, myofascial spreading, and cyro-stimulated pain-free stretching.
- Neuromuscular re-education protocols to re-train dysfunctional muscular and fascial systems, based on a thorough assessment of the client’s condition, including related activating and perpetuating factors
- Structural Integration / Postural Realignment / Kinesiological Therapies to restore overall healthy posture and structural balance
Some form of myofascial therapy, and even a superficial introduction to trigger points, is often included in the basic curriculum at many massage schools. However, the breadth and depth of knowledge of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy is rich and vast. It requires time, dedication, and a desire to go beyond routine massage sessions to provide genuine lasting pain relief.
Cathy Cohen, LMT, the developer of the Going Beyond Trigger Points Connect The Dots SystemSM received extensive training in Trigger Point therapy – over 1,000 hours simply to be qualified as an entrylevel Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist.
Cathy’s’ graduate studies included personal mentoring by Dr. Travell, certification as a CORE Structural Integration Therapist from George Kousaleos, and advanced training in Myofascial Release from John Barnes.
“Going Beyond Trigger Points is truly a graduate-level program. After I mastered the complex technical knowledge of trigger points, I had to find my own path to incorporating this into a do- able therapeutic massage session.”
“Out of that experience I developed my Going Beyond Trigger Points Connect The Dots System so that other massage therapists could ‘fast-track’ into becoming qualified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists. By now, more than 2,600 therapists have taken my seminars and are successfully treating their clients using these techniques.”
Cathy Cohen, LMT, Board Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist, NCBTMB Approved Continuing Educator –NCBTMB #450949-09
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About Cathy Cohen, LMT
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Cathy Cohen, LMT is a National and Florida approved CEU Provider and Board Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist. She provides live and online massage-therapy continuing education for massage therapists. Her students include many who are new to Trigger Point Therapy, as well as experienced Trigger Point Therapists who seek out her advanced knowledge and coaching.
Cathy has practiced myofascial therapies since the 1980s and has been teaching for over 20 years. She knows how frustrated both clients and therapists can become when dealing with muscular pain. Fortunately her background as a Trigger Point Myotherapist and Structural Integration therapist has equipped her with the confidence and skills to assess and treat myofascial pain syndromes.
Cathy’s deep insight into physical balance, structural alignment, and self-care comes through her own long experience in yoga and ballroom dance, as well as through her formal education as a biologist. Cathy trained with Dr. Janet Travell, the leading pioneer in myofascial pain syndromes and former White House Physician,and with Nancy Shaw and George Kousaleos (CORE Structural Integration).
In her practice and her teaching, Cathy specializes in resolving chronic musculoskeletal pain and structural alignment issues. Her leading-edge educational program, BeyondTriggerPoints.com, is a resource used by therapists and healthcare providers nationwide. Cathy has personally trained over 2,600 therapists in advanced Trigger Point Therapy protocols.
Cathy developed the in-depth Going Beyond Trigger Points Seminars to provide therapists with the best possible advanced training. The unique Connect the Dots Systemsm makes it easier for students to integrate and apply the breadth and depth of Travell and Simons’ Myofascial Trigger Point Therapeutic program, supported by the postural restoration protocols of Structural Integration.
In addition to giving students a firm foundation in the essentials, she provides specialized advanced training for systematically identifying and addressing the postural and behavioral conditions that perpetuate clients’ postural dysfunctions and myofascial pain.
” I thoroughly enjoyed your workshop! The material was exactly what I was hoping for and beyond. The a protocol to follow,format was precise and informative, leaving me with real tools and a protocol to follow,with a genuine understanding of why it works! Wonderful! It has very literally changed the way I work and why. I truly believe it is one of the most powerful and empowering approaches to healing and pain management… For client AND practitioner! Elle Harmon, LMT
Cathy’s unique Going Beyond Trigger Points Seminars format provides three-courses-in-one for her students:
- Students get hands-on training in Trigger Point Therapy with abundant personal guidance and individual attention from Cathy over a carefully-paced two days of learning.
- Students receive thorough training and practice in essential Therapist Self-Care protocols.
- After the in-person, hands-on Going Beyond Trigger Points Seminar, students receive the six weeks Follow-Up & Enrichment Program with paced, comprehensive Multimedia Reinforcement for each 2 day course you take to ensure retention and integration of the new knowledge and skills.
In 2015 Cathy co-created an innovative online video-coaching program, CarpalTunnelCoaching.com that has helped clients (including many massage and body work therapists!) to systematically resolve their hand and wrist issues.
With her 30 years experience teaching and motivating patients and students in clinical, classroom and online settings, Cathy is deeply dedicated to helping people improve the quality of their lives, and to assisting therapists in caring for their own bodies as they treat others.