Confidently release the hamstrings and quadriceps muscles, assisting your clients with all kinds of knee pain, knee buckling, hamstring pulls, and more!

 

7CEs for Massage Therapists

Convenient West Asheville location

HELPING YOU BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE

MY TEACHING IS NOT SIMPLY SHOWING YOU ANATOMY PICTURES AND THEN DEMONSTRATING TECHNIQUE.

MY GOAL FOR YOU IS TO REALLY GAIN DEEP UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE MUSCLES YOU ARE WORKING WITH, HOW THEY DEVELOP TENSION AND CAUSE YOUR CLIENTS' PAIN, AND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY RELEASE THAT TENSION TO CREATE GREATER EASE IN YOUR CLIENTS.   

Here's a glimpse at what you'll be getting in the LIVE training of

Releasing the Quadriceps and Hamstrings

ANATOMY

I teach you where these muscles live and what they do

We also explore how they interact and how they get into trouble.

SITTING IS THE NEW SMOKING?

Learn how prolonged sitting and associated postures make these muscles unhappy and what exactly good posture means!

SYMPTOMS

What will your clients say to you if they have tension in the quads and hammies?  What are their symptoms?  Find out and help them right away!

DEMONSTRATION

I clearly show you how to warm up the hamstrings and quads, and then how to effectively release tension in these muscles.  Your clients will feel very different when they get off the table!

About Releasing the Quads and Hamstrings LIVE 

7 CEs  NCBTMB

  In this LIVE in-person training, I guide students through the anatomy of the quadriceps and hamstring muscles, where they MEET, and important structures nearby.  You will learn where the muscles reside in the thigh, how they act on the hip, pelvis, and knee, and what gets them into trouble.  Students will learn what kinds of symptoms the quads and hamstrings cause and what your clients will say to let you know to work on them, and where to focus your attention.   Knee pain ANYwhere in the knee and around the knee joint, in the back of the knee, knee buckling, pain when going up or down stairs, pain at the hamstring attachment... these are all symptoms that you will be able to effectively treat after taking this training.

  After I give you all that anatomy background and talk about what causes tension in these muscles, I then guide you through each step of the protocol, including warming, trigger point location and release. 

  After the demonstration, we break for lunch and then return to trade and practice on each other. If time allows, we spend a little bit of time rolling on foam rollers and therapy balls to find the points in ourselves which makes it easier to locate them in your clients.

 

7 CEs through NCBTMB       Provider #452039-12

MEET CAT MATLOCK

NC LMBT #1080, NCBTMB Provider #452039-12

Cat Matlock is the founder, lead therapist, and instructor at Free Body Trigger Point Massage Clinic and Training Center in Asheville, NC. She has worked with tens of thousands of clients and students.  Since 1993, Cat has continuously studied the body and mind (and heart), developing her methods of addressing dysfunction, injury, and chronic pain.  Her work in rooted in Trigger Point Therapy and a strong belief in the essential practice of working with the nervous system to gain access to the muscles and connective tissues.

Cat is a Trauma Informed Yoga Therapist™, an instructor of Overcoming Anxiety™, and a longtime practitioner of yoga and meditation.  She began instructing yoga in 2001 and instructing massage therapy in 2005.  She expertly weaves in her knowledge of the nervous system and vagal tone (essentially, being able to handle difficult things more easily) with her anatomical and precise trigger point location skills.    

 

This course is amazing!  I'm excited to try out my new skills & awareness on my clients. 

Cat Matlock is a genius!

John

Guidance and instruction was fantastic. 

BEST CLASS I've taken in a long time!

Carrie

You're amazing! I love taking your classes and learning from such an experienced, excellent, &

brilliant instructor. Thank you for all the wisdom you've shared and for your undying enthusiasm to help others out of pain and into freedom!

Madison

Cat is a wonderful source of knowledge and she knows how to present the material in a way that is easy to understand

Nicole

Excellent Training.  Super Low Price.

About NCBTMB CEs...

For your convenience, here is a list of states that accept NCBTMB continuing education hours.
*AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, and FL, HI, ID, IA, KS, KE, ME, MD and MT, MA, MI, MN, NE, NV, NH, and NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, and PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, DC, WV, WI, and WY.

 

* Some of the states above do not require continuing education hours. However, your insurance company may. Oregon needs a live course.  The laws of each state change continually, so check to make sure no changes have taken place. As well, each state may have different allowances for the number of “self-care” CEs permitted.

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