Video Course: Scar Tissue Management: Part 3-Assessment and Treatment Guidelines
Nancy Keeney Smith, Cathy Ryan
Join scar tissue experts Nancy Keeney Smith and Cathy Ryan to learn best practices for providing effective massage therapy treatment on scar tissue. Start with assessment and evaluation tools to evaluate the scar tissue and plan your session appropriately. Then learn lymphatic and fascia/connective tissue treatment techniques and guidelines to work with scars at various stages of wound healing.
This is the third course in a series of three courses.
ABMP members receive a discount from Singing Dragon Publishing which can be applied to the purchase of the presenters’ book, Scar Tissue Management—Massage Therapy Principles, Practice and Protocols.
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Nancy Keeney Smith
Nancy Keeney Smith is an author, researcher, licensed massage therapist, certified lymph drainage therapist, and a Florida and NCBTMB provider of scar management workshops for over 19 years. She co-authored Traumatic Scar Tissue Management-Massage Therapy Principles, Practice and Protocols (Handspring, 2016) and is a chapter contributor in Integrative Pain Management (Handspring, 2018), Fascia, Function and Medical Applications (CRC Press, 2020), and Oncology Massage: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care for Manual Therapists (Handspring 2020). She maintains a private practice in Gainesville, Florida. Connect on Facebook: NTouch Therapy LLC.
Learn more about the book she co-authored with Cathy Ryan, Traumatic Scar Tissue Management-Massage Therapy Principles, Practice and Protocols at www.handspringpublishing.com/product/traumatic-scar-tissue-management/
Cathy Ryan
Cathy Ryan is a CMTBC registered massage therapist with an interest in patient-centered care, evidence-informed practices, and life-long learning. She has engaged in the profession in a variety of clinical, educational and leadership capacities over the past 30-plus years. An established continuing education instructor, Cathy has presented at conferences internationally in the areas of scar tissue management and myofascial pain and dysfunction, which also constitute her clinical practice focus. She has written numerous articles featured in various industry publications, co-authored Traumatic Scar Tissue Management-Massage Therapy Principles, Practice and Protocols (Handspring 2016), and is a chapter contributor in Fascia, Function and Medical Applications (CRC Press, 2020) and Oncology Massage: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care for Manual Therapists (Handspring, 2020).
Learn more about the book she co-authored with Nancy Keeney Smith, Traumatic Scar Tissue Management-Massage Therapy Principles, Practice and Protocols, at www.handspringpublishing.com/product/traumatic-scar-tissue-management/
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"What an incredible course! I love the wealth of information and technique portions. I learned so much more about how the body systems work together and how to get better treatment outcomes. 10 out of 10!"
