Fundamentals of Medical Massage for Animals: Canine Course
2010 Medical Massage Canine Course
New Program Date: October 13-16, 2010
What is Medical Massage for Animals?
Medical massage targets conditions based on medical diagnoses with the goal of producing readily identifiable benefits to patients. This program teaches the fundamentals of medical massage. It provides solid instruction on the science of bodywork, with special emphasis on canine anatomy. Live animal labs offer ample, supervised, hands-on instruction in soft tissue manual therapy techniques designed to maximize comfort and encourage functional restoration in veterinary patients with a variety of medical conditions. Medical Massage for Animals is unique in partnering a scientific and evidence-based approach with actual treatment opportunities.
Program Goals:
- Learn how to safely and properly integrate soft tissue manual therapy (i.e., massage, myofascial release) in a small animal veterinary practice.
- Gain confidence in identifying patients’ soft tissue pain problems by means of a comprehensive myofascial palpation evaluation.
- Explore structure-function relationships as expressed in biomechanical and myofascial dysfunction.
CE Information
The Colorado Board of Veterinary Medicine and the Colorado Association of Certified Veterinary Technicians have approved the course for 30 continuing education (CE) hours.
Admission Eligibility
Registrants must be licensed veterinarians, veterinary students, or certified veterinary technicians. Veterinarians and veterinary technicians will need to include a copy of their license/certification with their registration form. Veterinary students must include a letter that they are in good standing from the dean of their college.
Accommodations
Hotel accommodations are the responsibility of each participant. A $104.00 per night (plus room tax) reduced rate has been obtained for course participants at the Fort Collins Marriott, 350 E. Horsetooth Road. If you are in need of accommodations, please contact the Fort Collins Marriott reservation line at 800.342.4398 or visit www.marriott.com. Indicate that you are attending the Medical Massage for Animals course to receive the special rate.
Course Director and Instructors
Narda G. Robinson, DO , DVM, MS, FAAMA
Course Director
Dr. Robinson is an osteopathic physician, veterinarian, and medical acupuncturist. She graduated from Harvard/Radcliffe in 1982, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1988, and the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1997 with a doctorate of veterinary medicine and in 2005 with a master’s degree in biomedical sciences. She is the Director of the CSU Center for Comparative and Integrative Pain Medicine and heads the Integrative Pain Medicine and Natural Healing service at the CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Dr. Robinson regularly integrates medical massage, myofascial release, and medical acupuncture into her daily treatments for small animals and exotics; she passionately supports spreading awareness about the therapeutic benefits and scientific basis of soft tissue manual therapy.
Rebecca Paulekas, DVM, PT
Instructor
Dr. Paulekas received her DVM from Washington State University in 1983. She spent eight years in small and mixed animal general practice. She received her masters in physical therapy from the University of Southern California in 1992. Dr. Paulekas spent nine years in the outpatient orthopedic clinic of a large hospital, specializing in post-surgical rehabilitation, chronic pain and fibromyalgia, geriatrics, and osteoporosis. She received her manual therapy and acupuncture certification from CSU. She now practices acupuncture, manual therapy, and rehabilitation in a referral practice near Boise, ID.
Rhonda Reich, MA, LMT
Instructor
Rhonda Reich is a licensed massage therapist and has had a successful practice for the past 32 years. Rhonda received her certification in massage at The Boulder College of Massage Therapy and her Equine Massage Certification in Aspen, Colorado. Much of her time has been spent in the pursuit of excellence in massage education. She worked at The Boulder College of Massage Therapy for 20 years where she developed and instituted many educational programs, including Canine and Equine Massage Therapy. She has a private practice called “Happy Tails” in which she serves the needs of animals and their companions with massage.
For information about course content, contact Dr. Narda Robinson at Narda.Robinson@colostate.edu or 970.297.4202.
For general information and submission of payments contact the
Colorado Veterinary Medical Association
191 Yuma Street, Denver, CO 80223.
P: 303.318.0447
F: 303.318.0450
or email info@colovma.org.
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