Continuing Education Directory

In this comprehensive program, acclaimed educator, therapist and author Ralph Stephens presents a powerful and highly effective clinical approach that will enable you to help your clients with a wide range of musculoskeletal problems. Explanations of postural distortion, including common postural syndromes and conditions will be presented. Assessment techniques will be demonstrated, followed by specific massage and stretching techniques which will enable the therapist to address the abnormal and dysfunctional tissues. Learn why it is so important to work on the “other side of the pain” and the most efficient, yet gentle ways to do it. This program includes 63 hours of in-class instruction, delivered in three separate modules. For those who wish to pursue certification, there are 37 hours of required out-of-class assignments and treatment documentation. This work will give you the opportunity to put the theory and methods into practice, and to get personal feedback from Ralph in this process. Note: there is a *$200 SAVINGS* for those who enroll for all three modules of this Certification Program. ========= Ralph Stephens is an internationally recognized author and video producer, and has been a popular presenter at state, regional and national massage therapy meetings for two decades. He is an Iowa Licensed Massage Therapist, former chair of the Iowa Board of Masage Therapy, and currently serves on the AFMTE Board of Directors.