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Whiplash Seminar raises over $10 000

Oct. 13, 2010 –  The recent seminar “Whiplash, Spinal Trauma and the Personal Injury Case for Today’s Massage Practitioner” raised over $10,000 for the Massage Therapy Foundation.

October 18, 2010  By Massage Therapy Canada


The Foundation is thrilled with this significant donation, and is grateful to all of the sponsors and volunteers for their generous contributions which helped make the seminar a success. Sponsors included CortivaInstitute, Performance Health, Massage Warehouse, and Kinesio Taping. The workshop was attendedby 40 students, and 12 acclaimed speakers donated their time and expertise.

DianaL. Thompson, LMP, seminar coordinator, instructor, and Immediate Past President of the Massage Therapy Foundation, said, “The atmosphere was quite festive: attendees loved knowing that their money was going to a good cause that would give back to them in the long run. All the presenters donated their time, making their presence feel special. The sponsors donated not only money to the Foundation, but supplied giveaways to the attendees. One attendee said she felt like she was on the Oprah Holiday show—lots of big-name presenters and great gifts that not only benefit the attendees, but their clients as well. Everyone benefited from the seminar.”

“Whiplash, Spinal Trauma and the Personal Injury Case for Today’s Massage Practitioner” focused on working with an integrative medical team, massage techniques forwhiplash, insurance billing, and record-keeping legal aspects of the personal injury case.

Cortiva Institute donated the classroom space; Performance Health donated Biofreeze and foot rollers; Massage Warehouse donated CranioCradles and Theracane; and Kinesio Taping donated Kinesio Tape. The workshop was coordinated by Richard H. Adler, JD, and Diana L. Thompson, LMP, who both also presented during the seminar. The 10 additional volunteer speakers were Andrew Cole, MD; Michael Downey, DC; Scott Olsen, PT; Taya Countryman, LMP; Wimsey Cherrington, LMP, Arik Gohl, LMP; Diana Kincaid, LMP; Richard Polishuk, LMP;and Janice Jaynes and Ananda Cuadra from ASK US!

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For more information on the Massage Therapy Foundation, please visit
www.massagetherapyfoundation.org.


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