The World Massage Conference will be held November 17th to the 22nd, 2008. It is a virtual conference held over six days with access to attendees available online or by telephone.
Topics planned to be covered include:
- Research – the latest in research on massage therapy and touch therapy modalities
- Technology – online technology options that the industry can use from websites to appointment scheduling software
- Caring – emphasis is on the care and wellbeing of the practitioner and concerns for the environment
- Techniques – whether they are ancient, newly discovered or rediscovered techniques specific to the massage and bodywork professions
- Business – running a massage practice and industry tools to improve the massage business
- Treatment – the specific uses of bodywork to address conditions such as fibromyalgia, TMJ and pain
Massage Conference Speakers and Topics
From new and unique techniques in the world of bodywork to creative ways for marketing this online conference offers diversity.
- Founders of the Upledger Institute will present techniques on CranioSacral Therapy
- Lone Sorensen will present her unique modality – facial reflexology
- One Planet One Solution will present Creating a Green Practice
- The modality Fibrossage describes the use of this form of massage therapy for clients diagnosed with fibromyalgia
- Lymphatic Drainage Therapy is one of the modalities to be presented
- Website optimization and design tips will be covered in several presentations as marketing tools for the Touch Therapy industry
- A presentation on the use of massage therapy in the United States will be covered by the American Massage Therapy Association
- Myotherapy and Trigger Point Therapy are presented
- The bodywork modality Yoga Massage will be presented by Vandana Jain
- Seated Massage or chair massage as an International industry
The Virtual Tradeshow
In the virtual tradeshow conference attendees can receive special discounts and offers from companies participating in the World Massage Conference. Some of the offerings include a company that markets an alternative to hot stones, another company that provides online booking options and a couple of companies that offer education materials such as DVDs and books for the trade professional.
Attending the Conference
Since the conference is virtual, attendees have only two options: they can attend online or by telephone. The entire conference is available by audio format only, there are no video presentations.
Registration is available at two levels – full and basic. It is estimated that 70 hours of presentations will be offered at the World Massage Conference.
Conference Details
- November 17, 2008 – Business
- November 18, 2008 – Techniques
- November 19, 2008 – Research
- November 20, 2008 – Caring
- November 21, 2008 - Treatment
Presentations are available via streaming audio online or by telephone.
Resources:
Choosing a Career in Massage Therapy
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