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AMTA-NH Newsletter Fall 2010 Page 1
Promoting Massage Therapy through Education and Professionalism
A Letter from Your
President Spring 2011
In This Issue
.....................From the President 1
...................................Volunteers 2
......................Chapter Education 3
.............................Continuing Ed 11
Committee ReportsBen Benjamin Registration.....3-4
.....................Call for Candidates 6
................................Volunteering 8
..........................Public Relations 8
................Government Relations 9
..........................................Sports 9
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Welcome Spring! Recently, I was talking about the great workshops that the
AMTA-NH Education Committee has consistently been putting together for the
chapter. They have a proven track record of bringing leading presenters in the field
of massage therapy to your backyard at an affordable price. Leon Chaitow 12 CEH
$250, Whitney Lowe 12 CEH $180, Tracy Walton 6 CEH $60, Ben Benjamin 12
CEH $160 and these prices include a lunch. Why does the Chapter do this? To help
members meet the required hours for NH state renewal, 12 hours every 2 years. The
workshops also contribute to the AMTA membership requirement, 48 hours
accumulated over 4 years. And to fulfill the Chapter’s mission statement
“Promoting Massage Therapy through Education and Professionalism”. Hey, we
have a winning situation here, You, the state, the organization and ultimately the
client.
Even better, these workshops help you become a therapist with multiple skill sets.
Adding advanced skills that help set you apart from others in this field. I remember
my massage school stressing that the training they provided gave me the basics tools
and skills to launch my career; I was the one who got to choose where I wanted to
go from there. Where are you going in the profession? Do you have the ideal
practice that you envisioned? What tools have you put in your tool box? What
would you still like to add? AMTA-NH Education takes guidance from the
evaluation requests when planning future workshops, just another benefit of
membership.
For those of you not covered by AMTA liability insurance and think that buying
your liability coverage at a low dollar amount saves money double check the
difference in our workshop pricing and seriously question how much that a la carte
pricing actually cost. In most cases the savings on membership pricing for
workshops makes up the difference in what you perceive to save and you may find
in the long run there was no savings. I invite you to come and participate at an
AMTA-NH workshop to see the benefits of membership that may be missing in your
organization. I look forward to welcoming each and every one of you at our
upcoming classes.
Sincerely,
Julie Smith
President
Page 2 AMTA-NH Newsletter Fall 2010
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENTJulie Smith760 Lafayette Road
Hampton, NH 03842Work 603-929-0016
1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Darlene NadeauP.O. Box 352
Plymouth, NH 03264Office: 603-536-1179
Cell: [email protected]
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Jeanie GorskiTherapy Designed For You
PO Box 10367Bedford, NH 03110Cell: 603-721-9326
3RD VICE PRESIDENT/
WEBMASTERCliff Korn
Windham Health Center87 Indian Rock RoadWindham, NH 03087Work: 603-894-6402
Cell: [email protected]
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT/
AWARDSDoreen Rossi
25 Brandy LanePelham, NH 03076
Home/Work: [email protected]
TREASURERSue Appleton126 Hobart Hill Road
Hebron, NH 03241603-744-8897
SECRETARYPUBLIC RELATIONS
Jason NadeauPO Box 527,
Raymond, NH 03077603-706-0963
[email protected]@amta-nh.org
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
BENEVOLENCERosanne Beaurivage
34 River RdPenacook, NH 03303
NERC Renee DiVasta
91 Main Street Suite 8Plaistow, NH 03865
Work: 603-612-0048Home: 603-887-2619
NEWSLETTERColin Widhu
16 Tremont StreetConcord, NH 03301
EDUCATION Judith Harrington
PO Box 275Hampton, NH 03842Work: 603-926-8450
SPORTS MASSAGEVACANT
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Vickie BranchPO Box 1731
19 Newport RoadNew London, NH 03257
Work: [email protected]
HOSPITALITYKathy Valvanis
231 Forest StreetHaverhill, MA 01832
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
MEMBERSHIPJan Wheeler
15 Wheeler Dam RoadSalem, NH 03079
Work: 603-893-1013Home: 603-893-6016
NERC Michelle
Desjardins43 Belmont Street
Manchester, NH 03103603-626-7700
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NUMBERS TO NOTENational AMTA847/864-0123 www.amtamassage.org877/905-2700
NH Health and Human Services800/852-3345, ext. 4607
National Certification Board forTherapeutic Massage and Bodywork800/296-0664 www.ncbtmb.com
WEBMASTERMelissa Klass-Fraser
(603) [email protected]
EDUCATION CO-CHAIR
Ramona Cavasin439 Middle St
Portsmouth, NH. 03801603-430-2815
AMTA-NH Newsletter Fall 2010 Page 3
See next page for registration details and registration
Page 4 AMTA-NH Newsletter Fall 2010
AMTA-NH Newsletter Fall 2010 Page 5
Education Review: Tracy Walton presents“Massage Elements for Medically Complex Clients & Massage During Chemotherapy”
-Julie Smith
Page 6 AMTA-NH Newsletter Fall 2010
CHAPTER TREASURER TREASURER RESPONSIBILITIES- (NOTE: THIS IS A TWO YEAR TERM)
Treasurer Eligibility:
Completed one year of AMTA
membership as a member in good
standing with bookkeeping,
accounting or finance experience
•Serves as a voting member of the Chapter Board
•Is a signatory on all Chapter Accounts
•Accepts responsibilities delegated by Chapter President
•In cooperation with the President, conducts the regular day-to-day financial
business affairs of the Chapter
•Completes and submits financial reports
•Manages and oversees Chapter Budget
•Manages Chapter finances and keeps accurate records of all income and
expenses in Quickbooks
1ST & 3RD VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT RESPONSIBILITIES- (NOTE: THIS IS A TWO YEAR TERM)
Vice President Eligibility:
Completed one year of AMTA
membership as a Professional
member in good standing and
sign the Volunteer code of
conduct
•Serves as a voting member of the Chapter Board
•Accepts responsibilities delegated by Chapter President
•Makes recommendations to Chapter President for committee appointments
•Ensures Chapter operations are consistent with AMTA strategic plan
•Maintains orderly records of issues/ actions taken during the term
•Attends majority of Board meetings, conference calls and Chapter Meeting
At this year’s Annual Meeting, on April 30, 2011, we will conduct elections for 1st & 3rd VP as well as Treasurer.
We shall also elect New Hampshires Delegates for the 2012 for the October National Meeting. All candidates must
be Professional Members in good standing. After nominations have been made at our Annual Meeting, the
candidates will have the option of speaking to the voters. Our newly elected officers and delegates will be installed
during this Annual Meeting.
AMTA-NH encourages all eligible members to consider running for officer or delegate positions! To the best of our
ability, we subsidize travel to the National Convention or other meetings appropriate to the position and reimburse
necessary expenses. We need your participation in this process to remain vibrant. To help you decide if this is right
for you we provide the following job descriptions (for complete descriptions see www.amtamassage.org, sign in as
member, click intranet, view chapter volunteer positions)
ATTENTION: CALL FOR CANDIDATES!
Deadlines for 1st & 3rd VP and treasurer are April 25th. Resume and applications should be sent to Rosanne
Beaurivage: 34 River Rd. Penacook, NH 03303 or [email protected] Professional members running for the
House of Delegate can submit applications to Rosanne or be nominated and run from the meeting floor.
AMTA-NH Newsletter Fall 2010 Page 7
Public RelationsJason Nadeau
I hope everyone is doing well and getting their businesses out there and advertised. It’s always good to do a few events, get business cards out, get some time to talk to some new people who are potential clients. Public Relations also gets into educating the public about who we are and what we do. Sometimes that requires that we get out and do massage for people we would like to educate.
I’m sure that by this point we’ve all heard of HB 446, the one that, as currently written, would eliminate the authority of the Licensing Boards to regulate or license a number of different professions, including massage. A proposed change to the bill is to make licensing optional. As of this writing, the bill is being held for review which may result in the bill dying a slow death in committee over the next year or more.
We do have an opportunity to educate the legislators and staff in Concord about what we do. Legislative Day is an event that happens every year. This year Legislative Day will be on Tuesday May 3rd. We are still working out the details such as parking and the room number, but we have the date. So on Tuesday May 3, 2011 we are gathering groups of therapists to come to Concord and do chair massage for some of our legislators and their assistants. We start at 9:00 AM, work in two hour shifts, and finish about 2:00 PM, usually with a visit and photo-op with the Governor. We can accommodate your schedule, so if you want to work a slightly different shift, just let us know. Contact Jason, the Public Relations Chair at [email protected] or at 603-706-0963 for more information or to volunteer.
We will contact anyone that we know is interested once we have the final details regarding the date, parking, and what room we are in. Snacks and lunch are provided as well as an AMTA-NH shirt for anyone who doesn’t already have one and cleaning supplies, so all you need is yourself, your chair, and your business cards.
Thank you for volunteering.
Volunteer Opportunity
Volunteer Coordinator: Community Outreach
The Board is currently searching for a new coordinator for all our non-sports related community outreach and volunteer events. Beth Boucher had started in this role last year, but has now enrolled in a Masters program at SNHU and has had to resign. Anyone interested in learning more about the purpose and goals for the Volunteer Coordinator: Community Outreach, should contact Jeanie Gorski at [email protected] or 603-721-9326.
There are many benefits to both your private practice and the health of the AMTA-NH Chapter in volunteering for one of these roles. Call and learn more about options, share your ideas and get involved in making your chapter one of the best in the Nation (we usually win a good share of awards at National Convention each year).
Volunteer Opportunity
Page 8 AMTA-NH Newsletter Fall 2010
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While the Board is currently seeking a Volunteer/Community Outreach Volunteer, we are already working on additional events where you can meet potential clients, learn about face-to-face networking & talking about your techniques and spread the word about the therapeutic benefits of massage. Currently, the Board is considering adding the following events.
The Prouty (www.theprouty.org) a charitable, bike, run or row event over July 8 & 9 in Hanover, NH. Thirty(!) years ago, four Cancer Center nurses rode 100 miles through New Hampshire’s White Mountains. They rode to honor their patient, Audrey Prouty and raised $4,000 for research at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center. For this year’s 30th Annual Prouty, 5,000 participants and 1,000 volunteers will come together in the Connecticut River Valley to honor people they know and to support cancer treatment, research and therapies. AMTA members have been supporting this event as volunteers for several years by volunteering directly with the race. The Board is working on making this an AMTA event and encourages you to consider adding to your schedule. Massages are performed on Saturday, July 9 from 9am to 5 pm—specific time blocks will be set (work part of or the entire event). Meals are provided by the race as well as t-shirts, beverages and lots of fun & gratitude. It’s a feel-good event.
The Manchester City Marathon: Sunday, November 6, 2011 This will be the 5th annual race which offers runners a challenging course and one of the last marathons in the NH running seasons. Again AMTA members and students from AMTA-NH member schools have provided massage to over 250 runners each year. It is a fun day (even when it is really cold) and an event we are considering as an AMTA event. Save the date and we’ll fill you in as soon as details are set.
Wounded Warriors/American Heroes: The Chapter is seeking an event which supports service men and women who have been injured in the course of their service to the USA. Judy Harrington and Claudette Laroche provided massages at Loon Mountain recently and we are looking to support this event next March and possibly another event before that. If you have volunteered at an event for our service men and women that you think would be a great experience for other therapists, please let us know.
Until the new Volunteer coordinator is in place, inquiries sent to
[email protected] will be reviewed by Julie Smith and Jeanie
Gorski and contact will be made.
Can you picture yourself here? Volunteer Opportunity
AMTA-NH Newsletter Fall 2010 Page 9
Sports Massage Team News
Why participate? First: It takes only a few hours oftraining and only a few hours to cover an event.Second: You meet some great people, have fun &provide well-received skills to the athletic community.Third: You build your practice with folks from yourarea who participate.
Mount Washington Road Racehttp://www.mountwashingtonroadrace.com/ (Directions & Race Information)When: Saturday, June 18, 2011 Arrive by: 10:00am Event Sports Massage 11:00am to 2pm or so.
Post Event Sports Massage Saunders 10K Road Race(Located at Rye Harbor / Seacoast of New Hampshire)http://www.saundersatryeharbor.com/ (website for directions & race information only)Thursday August 18, 2011 Arrive by 5pm, Event Sports Massage 6:30pm to 9pm. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in providing massage at either of these events.
I joined the Sports Massage Team because as an active person, I know first hand the value of a massage, especially post event. My first experiences with receiving massage was for a running injury before a marathon and then post-race Boston Marathon. I could not believe how much quicker my recovery time was with massage as part of my post-race routine.
I feel by offering massage at events like the Mount Washington Road Race are a great way to help people with their recovery time and to expose more people to the positive effects of massage. There is also the high energy field of a group of athletes that makes everyone feel better.
-Donna Cormier
Paul Caswell has resigned after 15 seasons as director of the Sports Massage Team. In his letter to the Board, Paul noted “I am still just as passionate about Event Sports Massage as I was at my first event Boston Marathon in 1990.” Paul also noted the support of co-chair, Cindie Collins “ Cindie has definitely helped me stay on these past few years and is an asset to the team as co-director.” The Board thanks both Paul and Cindie for their volunteer efforts, maintaining a professional sports massage team and continued success in their massage practices and look forward to seeing them as volunteers at AMTA events.
The Board is conducting a search for a new Sports Massage Team Committee Chair. Interested in learning more about the purpose and goals for the Sports Massage Team and this position? Contact Jeanie Gorski at [email protected] or 603-721-9326.
Goverment RelationsVickie Branch
HOUSE BILL 446-FNAN ACT repealing the authority for regulation of certain
professional occupations.
This bill repeals the regulatory boards and authority for
licensure or certification for barbering, cosmetology,
and esthetics, including tanning facilities; landscape
architecture; court reporting; athletic training;
recreational therapy; family mediation; hunting and
fishing guides; athlete agents; massage therapists;
reflexologists, structural integrators, and Asian
bodywork therapists; and hawkers, peddlers, and
itinerant vendors.
This bill has been retained for further study and has a
timeline to come out of committee by November 2,
2011. At that time it will be determined whether or not
it will go to the house for a vote in 2012. Please refer to
the docket website to see when the subcommittee
schedules its work sessions for the summer months:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/
Bill_docket.aspx?
lsr=140&sy=2011&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2011&t
xtbillnumber=HB446&q=1 The public may attend these
meetings but may not be invited to speak. I will keep
you up to date on the progress.
Page 10 AMTA-NH Newsletter Fall 2010
Writing about frozen shoulder seemed so apropos considering the deep frozen state we have reached here in the great
state of NH this year. Just like the three stages of frozen shoulder; freezing...frozen...thawing, we have experienced all
three stages in just the last 90 days of winter.
Frozen shoulder is also known as adhesive capsulitis, and is named due to the lack of ROM (Range Of Motion) that will occur when this pathology rears its ugly head.
Due to the required high ROM of the shoulder, the fibrous capsule located at the GH is considered loose in comparisons to other joint capsules within the body. Adhesive capsulitis is a thickening of the capsule, and this thickening mainly occurs within the inferior and possible anterior aspects of the capsule. When the capsule thickens, it will begin to adhere to itself with the addition of collagen fiber, for the capsule has many folds within it’s tissue to allow for high ROM. Just like a linen, when you let your linen fall to the ground it will fold / wrinkle into a pile, but once it is stretched out and all of the folds are pulled out, it has the ability to achieve a new length.
Keep in mind, collagen fiber and scar tissue are very indiscriminate, and the collagen will not only adhere to the capsule, but the fiber build-up will also adhere to surrounding muscle tissue and tendons.
The reasons for frozen shoulder vary, and many of the people that I see for this condition the pathology is deemed idiopathic (no rhyme or reason for the condition). Frozen shoulder seems to affect people whose age range from 40-60, and it occurs in a much higher incidence of woman to men, probably as high as 4/1.
Other factors for frozen shoulder are trauma to the shoulder, surgery with immobility, diabetes and emotional stress. In my experience, there are also a high percentage of the patients that I see have trigger points in the subscapularis muscle. This may have been a precursor to the freeze or an effect of the freeze.
The three stages of frozen shoulder are as follows:
Freezing - Anywhere from 1-6 months. This leads to a gradual decrease of ROM.
Frozen - Between 4 months and 12 months. This is a limited ROM of the shoulder complex. Common ROM is 20-60 degrees.
Thawing – Gradual return of ROM. This may occur in 4-36 months. It is not uncommon to have thawing period last for years. Full ROM may never be achieved with out therapeutic intervention.
The patient will report pain to the shoulder capsule and the mid lateral brachial areas.
Patients will often report difficulty with tasks, such as, putting on a jacket or taking off a sweater. Also, when asked to perform a simple reach over-head test, they will compensate the lack of ROM of the shoulder, by side-bending which allows their arm to achieve a higher height.
Postural assessment often reveals poor postural position of the scapula. Typically patients presenting with this pathology, the scapula is anteriorly rotated (creeping up over the top of the rib cage) and may be protracted as well. The humerus is internally rotated and often in a guarded state.
ROM testing is probably the most effective assessment tool for LMTs to utilize.
First, let’s check for Active ROMs. Have the patient start by simply reaching for the ceiling with shoulder flexion then perform abduction. Next, have the patient keep their humerus at their side (0 degrees) and bend their elbow to 90 degrees. From that position, have them perform external rotation (like taking a one handed backhand stroke). All ROMs will be limited, and depending on the stage (listed above) of frozen shoulder limitations in the ROM will vary.
Then perform Passive ROM: flexion, abduction, external and internal rotations. With frozen shoulder, the limited passive ROM is going to be very similar to that of active ROM. Remember, the capsule has become excessively fibrotic, so any ROM is going to be limited.
Something to keep in mind is there are other soft tissue pathologies that may present similar restrictions. For instance, if the client is restricted with abduction, but with the hand at their side is able to perform external rotation from neutral position, then shoulder impingement or a supraspinatus tear may be indicated. Those two pathologies would make abduction very difficult but allow for external rotation.
The next assessment is Apply’s scratch test. As a therapist, you want to check for asymmetries in the two shoulders as well. Apply’s test is simply done by asking the client to slide their unaffected hand up their back to scratch their opposite scapula. Then, the same test on the effected side. The results should be drastically different, and they probably can’t get their hand of the effected side to even the psis.
AMTA-NH Newsletter Fall 2010 Page 11
2/5 Myofascial Mobilization of the Cervicals presented by Jeff Mahadeen, Seacoast Career Schools
3/15-18 NERC- hosted by AMTA-NH
Page 12 AMTA-NH Newsletter Fall 2010
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2011 CALENDARApril-December 2011
January-May 2012
4/30 & 5/1 Chapter Meeting and Workshop – Orthopedic Massage: Low Back presented by Ben Benjamin,
SERESC Conference Cent, Bedford (Chapter Meeting & Elections 12p-2p)
5/3 Legislative Day- Concord State House: 9am-2:00pm ( 2 hour shifts)
6/18 Mt Washington Road Race - Arrive by 10am. Event sports massage 11am-2pm
8/18 Saunders 10k Road Race- Located at Rye Harbor/ NH Seacoast. Arrive by 5pm. Event sports massage
6:30pm-9:00pm. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in providing sports
massage at either of these events
9/24 & 25 AMTA-NH 25th Anniversary Chapter Celebration- Continuing Education Sat & Sun, Radisson Hotel on
Elm St, Manchester. Watch www.amta-nh.org and your email for more info
AMTA-NH Members: Learn about chapter operations and get involved with developing issues by attending open board meetings. Please email [email protected] in advance.
