Medical Massage - Neck Back Shoulder Girdle 3 DVD Video Set - Ralph Stephens

CERVICAL NECK - Learn To Assess, Treat & Relieve Common Neck Issues

Learn To Thoroughly Examine And Normalize The Soft Tissues Of The Cervical Region.
Common Causes Of Head And Neck Pain Including Trigger Points And Postural Distortion Are Discussed.
Complete Medical Massage Routine For The Posterior, Lateral, And Anterior Myofascial Tissues Of The Neck.
Learn Powerful, Easy, Safe And Pain Free Methods To Provide Relief For People With:

Neck pain
Cervical strains and sprains
Range of motion restrictions and whiplash
Includes techniques to address
Posterior suboccipitals
Splenius
Scaleni
Sternocleidomastoid
Hyoids
Longus coli
More

Run Time: 1 Hour 29 Minutes. Format: DVD, Region 0 - Plays worldwide.

LUMBAR BACK - Learn To Assess, Treat & Relieve Common Back Issues

Complete Medical Massage Routine For The Posterior Lumbar Region With The Patient In The Prone Position.
Learn To Thoroughly Examine And Normalize The Soft Tissues Of The Low Back.
Common Causes Of Low Back Pain Explained, Including:

Trigger points
Postural distortion
Pronation
Learn to provide relief for people with
Low back pain
Lumbar strains
Back spasms
Over-pronation syndrome
Other painful, common soft tissue conditions in the lumbar area

Primal 3D anatomy drawings
Trigger Point drawings and anatomical models

Length 1 Hour 30 Minutes. Format: DVD, Region 0 - Plays Worldwide.

SHOULDER GIRDLE - Learn To Assess And Treat Common Shoulder & Rotator Cuff Issues

Proper Body-mechanics.
A Complete Medical Massage Routine For The Myofascial Tissues Of The Shoulder And Upper Torso.
How To Examine And Treat The Rotator Cuff, Frozen Shoulder, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, And More.
Clearly Shown And Explained To Help You Thoroughly Examine And Normalize The Soft Tissues And Postural Distortions.
Thumb And Hand Postures To Allow You To Protect Your Hands And Provide The Most Effective And Sensitive Touch.

Run Time: 1 Hour 55 minutes. Format: DVD, Region 0 - Plays Worldwide.

CERVICAL NECK

This DVD shares with you a complete medical massage routine for the posterior, lateral, and anterior myofascial tissues of the neck; clearly shown and explained, to help you thoroughly examine and normalize the soft tissues of the cervical region.

Common causes of head and neck pain including trigger points and postural distortion are discussed. Learn powerful, yet easy, safe and pain free methods to help you provide relief for people with neck pain, cervical strains and sprains, range of motion restrictions and whiplash. Includes techniques to address the posterior suboccipitals, splenius, scaleni, sternocleidomastoid, hyoids, longus coli and more.

LUMBAR BACK

This DVD based program presents a complete medical massage routine for the posterior lumbar region with the patient in the prone position; clearly shown and explained, to help you thoroughly examine and normalize the soft tissues of the low back. Common causes of low back pain including trigger points, postural distortion, and pronation are shown and clearly explained. You will see powerful, yet easy, safe and pain free methods that can help you provide relief for people with low back pain, lumbar strains, back spasms, over-pronation syndrome and other painful, common soft tissue conditions in the lumbar area.

Included are primal 3D anatomy drawing, Trigger Point drawings and anatomical models to help you understand the anatomy and sources of pain in the lumbar region, and medical massage techniques are clearly demonstrated and explained to make learning fast and easy. Low back pain strikes most people and is one of the most common reasons people try massage therapy, and this program will help you better serve the needs of this huge market. When used in conjunction with the cervical program, the therapist will be able to treat the majority of neck and back complaints.

SHOULDER GIRDLE

Ralph Stephens has released one of the newer additions to his Medical Massage Series, a 115 Minute DVD based training program for Massage Therapists, Chiropractors, Trainers, Osteopaths, and Physical / Occupational Therapists to be able to work on the frequently injured shoulder girdle.

Demonstrated techniques include: A complete medical massage routine for the myofascial tissues of the shoulder and upper torso: clearly shown and explained to help you thoroughly examine and normalize the soft tissues and postural distortions of this extremely important and often injured area; Proper body-mechanics, thumb and hand postures to allow you to protect your hands and provide the most effective and sensitive touch to the tissues of this region; How to examine and treat the rotator cuff, frozen shoulder, thoracic outlet syndrome, and much more.

In this video, you will learn how to become better able to help provide pain relief for your patients, and thus grow your practice.

Mr. Stephens is an internationally recognized instructor of medical massage that shares his 20 plus years of experience in a way that makes learning easy and fun, and is one of the few hands-on instructors that come across effectively on video. He has produced 15 videos, one textbook, and has contributed to many magazines, textbooks, and journals, and is a popular presenter at state, regional and national meetings; presenting over 30 weekends each year.

Ralph was the first to adapt specific massage and stretching techniques to the chair and presents tem in his videos, Seated Therapeutic Massage and his textbook, Therapeutic Chair Massage. He has served his profession as a state and national officer of the AMTA and as chair of the Iowa Board of Massage Therapy Examiners. Don’t miss an opportunity to study with this inspiring instructor, in person or by DVD.