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Massage Day at the Capitol— by Leah Bowder, LMT #12252AMTA-OR Government Relations ChairWe are in need of volunteers for our May 24 Massage Day atthe Capitol. We will be showing off our chair massage skillsin the capitol building for legislators, staff and the generalpublic. We are a profession regulated by the legislature; havinga presence in Salem is an important part of our outreach. Itis also a wonderful opportunity to promote the benefits ofmassage therapy. We need LMTs from 10am to 4pm. If youare interested, please email or call me with the times you areavailable. Our Lending Library is being discontinued.See page 11 for some great deals!AMTA Oregon NewsApril 2011leahbowder@yahoo.com503/348-1574Please keep your info up-to-date!If your mailing address, phone number, or email address has changedsince you last renewed your membership in AMTA, please contactAMTA National and provide them with an update. Ifyou want to be included in communications regardingOregon activities, or receive your next newsletter byemail, it is important to keep your info up-to-date!Thank you!AMTA 2011 National ConventionOctober 19-22, 2011, Portland, ORWatch for more information about AMTA’s 2011 NationalConvention’s educational sessions, the pre-conventionand Massage Therapy Foundation’s post-conventionworkshops, the numerous networking and social events,including the Oregon Chapter’s host event, and sponsorshipand Exhibits Marketplace opportunities.Details will be available soon.6WelcomeNew AMTA-OR Members!I want to extend a heart felt welcome to the new membersand transfers to our AMTA-Oregon Chapter. I lookforward to calling each of you to welcome you and wewill also be sending you an email that will have a scheduleof events for the year and a coupon for a free class.— Leslie Giese, LMTAMTA-OR Membership ChairNew members Since January 2011ProfessionalJessica BattinSharmel BoneNathan Hernandez Dustie ChapmanRebecca HetrickShirlee MitchellMelanie MorinHanna Palenske-SutherlandTim YoungJordan ChartersTracey BloyedElise DostertGlennda HammTasia LaPlaceJoAnn LewisClaire ParnellMary VaanderingStudentsThomas CockerillImandra McKenzieSvitlana SologubDana FordMicah LeeAmanda EvansRyan RinkChristopher FlaigMary HuffNew Members Last Half of 2010ProfessionalJulie FrearKC DavidsonChelsea FrenchCorrine GibsonLeah IvanoffKara JusticeWhitney McCannTracey MesserPamela Pennington Marissa ShaylorMarley AvrittSusan BaerKellie BakerThomas BarnesErika Best-Langsam Melissa KnowelesHeather MullerRenee EstesKendra FinkShellie WilliamsBrandon Benjamin Casey BroomeJoseph ClevingerRegina FareyMary FosterAmanda JonesAleshia LaceyRobin LoreNicholas PeterkaEmily RegerSandra SolisKali AldermanMarley AvrittMatthew BaughTina BerriochoaMelissa CastilloLori CookMandy CorrTara DorrisElizabeth GingerichTheresa SolisJenae SummerourJulia DeArmondElizabeth FuegyCasey MacaulaySandra MarshallCasey PhaighPaul QuidingCarly Samish
New Members Last Half of 2010... (Cont.)StudentsHannah GiegerEmily GowenBryce BillingsleyHan HoAsha Powell-Stormberg Rachel KlemmerDon SittsNicholas SterrettJanene Williamson Tayleena DistlerCourtney Edwards Jessica FeglesLeah HenshallDavid KaletaRebecca SneadSurjani TarjotoLing CaiBlanca ClaypoolElizabeth FifieldJane FortnyErik Gurule-LongJessica OrlandiTransfer MembersKristin Hartford, SC Vicky Lightning, HIMatthew Schiffman, WA Barbara Jo Sharman, MNPeggy Smith, CALauren Swick, NEAlexander Broder, CA Joseph Clevinger, HIWhitney Cornell, ID Debra DeNardo, INMelanie Elliott, MN Stephanie George, CNJanet Huntamer, CA Patrick Keavney, WAPatricia Lyons, NC Cinda Nicolaes, AZChristopher Overfield, WA Marina Pekanova, CORachel-Domenika Radonich, WA Jocelyn Rich, WAJanna Schatz, WARobin Smallen, TNShawna Stewart, AK Risa Sullivan, CAMary Thies, WARuth Werner, UTShellie Williams, TX Alicia Morrow, CODanuta Piekutowska, CA Larry Sullivan, CATina Thomas, WIMorgan Tennant, WAKimberly Walker, IL Kathryn Pavlis, WAKristin Jahnke, MD Amber Stovall, WAGET INVOLVED in the“...to develop and advancethe art, science and practiceof massage therapy…”Call or email an AMTA-OR Board Member TODAY!Members — Place a Classified AdAdvertise your massage table or other used massage-related items in theAMTA Oregon News. (Does not include ads for workshops, or product/servicerelated ads. See website for those rates.)Send your check made payable to AMTA-OR to:PO Box 87, Dexter, OR 97431Send your ad text via email to: npassist@msn.com.$5 for 15 words or less ($10 for nonmembers)How Research AdvancesMassage in the Medical Arena— by Whitney Lowe, LMT #5109In the early years of my massage career, I used to spend myspare time in the medical library at Emory University in Atlanta.I felt like a kid in a candy store every time I went inthere, awe-struck at the wealth of fascinating informationabout the body that was housed within those walls. It was thattime spent in the medical library in those years that began mygreat appreciation for the value of research and how it greatlyenhanced my massage practice.I was working at an orthopedic clinic at this same time andsoon realized that my physician and physical therapist colleagueswere developing new and innovative treatment techniquesdirectly out of what they learned from recently publishedresearch studies. I recognized that reading research materialcould affect my massage practice in the same way andlead me to become a much better therapist and more able tohelp people in pain.In my early years there was very little research that was designedto specifically study the effects of massage therapy.Yet I found all kinds of valuable information in research studiesin the fields of physical medicine, orthopedics, biomechanics,sports medicine, psychology, and rehabilitation sciencethat greatly shaped, and in some cases radically changed, myviews of how to achieve the best results with clinical massage.There were numerous instances I can recall when I had beenteaching and practicing a certain approach or technique foryears and then came across an issue in research papers thatradically shook my perspective and forced me to re-think theway I was approaching a clinical problem. Incorporating thosenew concepts made me more successful in the clinic and had adirect effect on the success of my business and the respectgiven to me by my health care colleagues.As a massage teacher, reading research in all these fieldshelped me become a much better educator because I understoodso much more about what I was teaching in the class-(See Research… continued on page 8)April 10The Paschelke Methodwith Sharon Jakeways1:00pm to 4:00pm3 CE HoursCost: $35 Members $50 Non-MembersLocation: Anthem College, 4145 SW Watson Ave. #300,Beaverton, OregonSeeregistrationform onback coverThe Pachelke (puh-shell-key) method is a simple yet powerfulmethod of massage. Achieve faster muscle relaxation with lesseffort and less discomfort for your clients.Next deadline is May 1, 2011for the June issueAMTA Oregon NewsApril 20117
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