Schedule Released for ABMP Back Pain Summit

The ABMP Back Pain Summit will take place Monday, October 12, from 8:00 a.m. MT to 6:15 p.m. MT. Registration is free, and 7 CE hours are available for those who attend the conference.

Practitioners, students, schools, and instructors in the massage profession can attend any and all of the sessions, and replays will be available to those who register for one week after the event.

The following is the schedule of presentations:

 

Factors in Back Pain: Framing the Discussion from a Clinical Perspective

Clint Chandler—8:00 a.m. MT

 

Orthopedic Assessment and TX Planning for Back Pain

Whitney Lowe—9:30 a.m. MT

 

Fascia and Low Back Pain: Myofascial Techniques for the Thoracolumbar Fascia

Til Luchau—11:00 a.m. MT

 

Living with Chronic Back Pain: A Client's Perspective

Diana Thompson—12:30 p.m. MT

 

Table Thai Yoga Massage for Back Relief

Heath and Nicole Reed—2:00 p.m. MT

 

Kinesiology Taping to Enhance Clinical Outcomes for Low-Back Pain

Drew Freeman and Rick Garbowski—3:30 p.m. MT

 

Releasing Restrictions in the Thoracic Spine with Precision NMT

Douglas Nelson—5:00 p.m. MT

 

To register for the ABMP Back Pain Summit, visit https://worldmassageconference.leadpages.co/backsummit/

 

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