Continuing Education Directory

DermoNeuroModulation (DNM) introduces important concepts from pain science to help massage therapists understand the neurology of pain and how to use that knowledge in practice, including client education and massage methods. This class includes discussion of the nervous system and how it interrelates with the rest of the body, providing a framework of understanding that may enhance all forms of massage and bodywork. Participants learn to apply concepts from pain science and that of dermoneuromodulation (DNM) in client education and hands-on massage. These applications reflect a structured, interactive approach to manual therapy that considers the nervous system of the patient from skin cell to sense of self. The goal is pain reduction. Hands-on applications include positioning of limbs and torso to affect deeper nerve trunks, and is combined with skin stretch to affect cutaneous fields of nerves that branch outward into skin. Included are simple ways of explaining the nervous system and pain mechanisms to patients prior to treatment, plus some simple, effective ways to get clients in pain to start moving with greater ease and confidence.