Classes

The following is a list of classes, lectures, and workshops offered by Terry Norman throughout the year.

June ‘09
June 2-23, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Intro to Acupressure. This offers an intro to Trad. Chinese Med., acupressure, and Chinese massage (Tuina). For more information and to register, go to: www.uta.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?~~09LI5205003. Massage can get CEU’s for the class.

June 3-24, Mt. View College, Intro to Acupressure. The course description is the same as above. You can register online by going to: www.dcccd.edu, and going to Mt. View College, Continuing Education. From there you can navigate to the class. It should be under Special Interest, or Personal Enrichment.

These classes are structured to be informative and FUN! Both lay-people and professional therapist alike will learn valuable techniques that can improve their quality of life and aid in treating clients.

July ’09

July 17-19, Sports Tuina. This class will cover a special from of Chinese sports medical massage that deals with orthopedic, neurologic, neuromuscular, and soft tissue injuries sustained by world class and Olympic level athletes. Techniques and procedures learned in this workshop will take the therapist to a level of expertise higher than they thought possible.

Those attending will learn 12 Tuina Hand Techniques along with 5 procedures for treating the following injury areas: ankle, knee, lumbar, neck, and shoulder. Tuina is a medically specific massage procedure designed to heal damaged tissues at a rate faster than is taught in western sports rehab modalities.

So, whether you plan to work on athletes or not, you’ll be able to effectively treat trauma to any of the above mentioned areas faster than you have done in the past, in a shorter amount of time. Your clients will love you.

Who should attend this workshop: Sports Massage Therapist, Massage Therapist, Athlete Trainers, Chiropractors, Physical Therapist, Sports Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy Asst., Osteopathic Doctors, Medical Doctors, Orthopedic Doctors, and Occupational Therapist.

When: Fri. July 17, 1 pm-7 pm, Sat. July 18, 9 am-6 pm, Sun. July 19, 9 am-5 pm
Where: Woodhaven Country Club, Ft. Worth, Texas
What to Bring: massage table, linens, notebook for taking lecture notes
Cost: $380 This includes a $25 manual, practice rice bag, and lunch for Sat. & Sun
CEU’s: Available for MT’s and PT’s for Texas and through NCBTMB
Register: Contact Terry Norman at: tnt11@earthlink.net or call at 817.477.9409

For those coming from out of town, there are motels located within 2 miles of Woodhaven Country Club. Other workshops claim to offer you something different in therapeutic techniques. This one delivers. And, it’s cheaper than going to China. Many of the techniques shown have never before been seen in this country. This is a very unique class. Don’t miss this one.