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Happy Independence Day! We hope your summer has been fun and productive, and we appreciate the hard work you do! You may be enjoying fireflies and fireworks, but it's not too early to start planning for the fall. Speaking of fall, have you heard about the CO-AMTA's Fall Education Event? Read on to learn more. And come to one of our Meet & Greets to connect with other therapists in your area, and perhaps swap favorite BBQ sauce recipes!
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2019 AMTA-CO Chapter Elections Results
and State Convention Recap
Thank you for casting your ballots!
Election
results
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nstallation of newly-elected volunteers took place at AMTA-
CO
Chapter Annual Meeting, April 2
7
th
, at State Convention in Northglenn. Thank you to all our applicants! Here are the results of the elections:
Delegate: Lindsay Maurer
Financial Administrator: Shelly Cox
Board Member #1 (Education): Troy Lavigne
We look forward to serving our Colorado members!
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Swearing in: Lindsay Maurer,Shelly Cox, Troy Lavigne, and Bekka Lambert (previously appointed)
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This year's State Convention was a huge success! We had great giveaways, a full exhibit hall of innovative products and services, and dynamite presenters for our classes.
We had several great classes to choose from this year. Dr. Scott Hainz instructed the Kinesio Taping Express Certification Course. Tina Allen taught presented her Touch Therapy for Liddle Kids. Both provided 20 CEU for these full weekend courses.
Our Multi-Class was very popular! 20 CEU were offered for 3 different courses: Introduction to Thai Yoga Massage, presented by Leah Wilson; Bars-free Seated Ashiatsu, presented by Christy Bebout; and Sports Massage Approac
hes to Treating Foot & Ankle Conditions, presented by Bob McAtee.
We concluded with a very informative 4-hour research-based class presented by Jackie Harding, Ph.D. that was free to attend.
Everyone left with new tools to add to their toolbelt! Many thanks to all our presenters, vendors, and attendees for this year's State Convention!
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Just some of our lovely vendors in the exhibit hall
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Intently learning at Introduction to Thai Yoga Massage
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Tina Allen presenting Touch Therapy for Liddle Kidz
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2019 Colorado AMTA Fall Education Event!
Enhance Palpation through Cadaver Study
September 14, 2019
9:00am-6:00pm
8 CEUs
1490 W. Fillmore St. Suite #130
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
Class is limited to 35 people
This 8-hour course will explore some of the most difficult to palpate muscles of the lower body as well as other structures for which we must be cautious. Our educational setting is the Institute for Anatomical Research (IAR) in Colorado Springs, CO. NMT instructor/author Bonnie Thompson will guide us through the anatomy (see list below) using graphics and 3D software. Then we will study in the cadaver lab and will explore each listed structure and take you through an up-close investigation of the cadavers. Our remaining time will be spent with instructors assisting tableside in a hands-on palpation exercise that focuses on the muscles listed.
Structures covered in this course:
Muscular: Quadratus lumborum, iliacus, psoas, "Deep 6" lateral hip rotator group, adductors, pectineus, quadriceps group, hamstrings group, popliteus, anterior and lateral compartments of the leg, posterior superficial and deep compartments. Other muscles may be included, as time permits.
Neural: Sciatic nerve, femoral nerve, obturator nerve, iliohypogastric nerve, ilioinguinal nerve, genitofemoral nerve, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve.
Vascular: Femoral artery and vein, deep inguinal lymph nodes, abdominal aorta, common iliac arteries, internal and external iliac arteries
Regions: Lower body, including sciatic foramen, inguinal region, popliteal fossa, and the course of the femoral neurovascular complex.
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AMTA 2019 National Convention
Join us at the National Convention in Indianapolis, IN October 24-26, 2019!
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Monthly Meet & Greet Coffee Pods
Colorado Springs
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Next meetings
: July 10, August 14
Northern Colorado:
2nd Friday of the month from 8:30-10:00am at the UCHealth
Medical Center of the Rockies Hospital in Loveland (right off I-25), 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave, Loveland, CO 80538
Next Meetings: July 12, August 9
Interested in holding a Coffee Pod/Meet and Greet in your area? We would love to see more therapists get together!
This is a great opportunity to connect and share with your fellow therapists!
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Your delegates are looking for position statements!
Our delegates are currently developing a position statement for the AMTA stating that massage therapy brings hope for those in chronic pain. It is posited that much of the anxiety and despair of chronic pain is that there appears to be no hope for improvement, and that massage therapy changes that feeling, replacing it with hope and relief.
They are asking for therapists to share their experiences of their clients (confidentially) indicating that they have renewed hope for recovery/improvement of symptoms, and also research or reports that support this, and other benefits.
If you would be interested in helping to develop this or other position statements, please email our delegates at
[email protected].
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Do you have or need a room for rent? Equipment to sell? Place your classified ad in our newsletter! Cost is $15 per month or per newsletter. Please contact Shelly at [email protected] for more info.
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