Catherine Tiney has over 13 years experience as a full time massage therapist, she has worked with Mark Deal for 10 of those and taught Sports Massage at his former school. After graduating from TAFE in 1994, she became President of AMT in 1997, following this she travelled internationally for a year with Lord of the Dance and Gaelforce Dance as massage therapist for the troupe. Currently she is the manager and owner of Sydney Essential Health in Sydney's eastern suburbs and teaches her own workshops on Trigger Point Therapy. Her treatment techniques include Trigger Point Therapy, Muscle Energy Technique, Onsen Technique, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Neuromuscular Technique and Myofascial Release.

Outline:

1. What is a Trigger Point.
2. Trigger Point diagnosis.
3. The effective release of Trigger Points.
4. Musculoskeletal assessment to complement palpation skills.
5. Range of Motion (ROM) assessment of the neck and shoulder
6. Resisted testing of the shoulder
7. Prioritising problem areas (cause and symptoms)
8. Treatment techniques for the neck and shoulder
9. Re-assessment In this workshop

Catherine will begin by clearly outlining what a Trigger Point is and how to establish the location of problematic Trigger Points. She will then take you through some useful assessment tools, looking at postural deviations, musculoskeletal limitations in ROM and muscle weakness due to Trigger Points. Following this she will then cover effective treatment techniques to eliminate Trigger Points causing weakness and limitation in the neck and shoulder regions. You will then re-evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment and discuss common problems and how best to treat them.

Cathrine takes a problem solving approach to all her massage techniques with the goal to alleviate pain or prevent pain in the most efficient way possible. Although the focus of this workshop is Trigger Point Therapy, people familiar with this technique will not be disappointed as she encorporates a range of techniques and understanding of how the body works.

Susan Cleary has been an aromatherapist/remedial masseur for 14 years and has had experience with MS clients in various stages of the disease. Susan is passionate about the use of Aromatherapy as one of the many tools to bring our health into balance.

Aromatherapy (use of aromatic plant oils) is beneficial for the relief of the various symptoms of MS:

• Muscular pain
• Lethargy
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Other physical & emotional symptoms

Aromatherapy is incorporated into Remedial or (more gentle) Swedish/Aromatherapy style of Massage for many of the physical symptoms or used in a vapouriser of diffuser for the many emotional issues associated with MS. Many sufferers cannot tolerate deep massage techniques; aromatic plant oils can penetrate the skin and work on the muscular, nervous and circulatory systems is a valued alternative.

Gai Herne will discuss the many aspects of "Living with MS". This includes the pathology of MS: its different forms, its essential nature & causes, the anatomical & physiological changes as MS develops. There is no mainstream medical treatment for MS, so it offers an opportunity to be creative and thorough in the search for Alternative methods of treatment.

The management and rehabilitation of MS involves Diet, Exercise, Deep Tissue Remedial Massage, Lifestyle &Life-perspective changes. Gai talks about her experiences after 3 years of Treatment for MS, in South Dakota USA, by staying with the North American Indians, sharing and participating in their Sacred Ceremonies, and having treatment with a Lakota Medicine Man.