Whitney W. Lowe

After years of clinical research and practice in the healthcare setting, Lowe developed his Orthopedic Massage approach for massage therapists who treat pain and injuries with massage therapy. Wanting to help practitioners challenged with the demands of today's clients, Lowe spent years in research. His programs and books demonstrate his dedication to research-based approaches.

Lowe has been a massage educator for over 17 years. He is the author of the books, Orthopedic Assessment in Massage Therapy and Orthopedic Massage: Theory and Technique. He researches and authors articles on pain and injury assessment techniques in numerous publications.. Whitney is frequently a featured author in Massage Magazine, Massage Today, Massage & Bodywork, and Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.

Lowe teaches workshops across the country and internationally on orthopedic massage and assessment skills. He has been a valued faculty member at several massage schools and is currently the director of the Orthopedic Massage Education & Research Institute in Sisters, Oregon.

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Additional Faculty & Assistants

Howard Weingarten, CMT

Howard Weingarten, CMT has practiced clinical massage therapy full time for over 14 years. He owns Integrative Therapies in Warrenton, VA and specializes in pain and injury treatment. Howard's extensive teaching experience includes three years of teaching on the OMERI staff, being an adjunct lecturer in the kinesiology program at Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA, and teaching in his own apprenticeship program he runs at his clinic.

OMERI workshop participants benefit greatly from Howard's wealth of experience gathered through administering over 20,000 clinical sessions, his lifelong interest in health, and his research in natural approaches to pain relief. Enthusiasm, a sense of humor, a casual, approachable attitude, and friendliness are warmly received by other staff and workshop attendees.

Lauren Felice
Lauren Felice, LMT, owns and operates a private practice in Syracuse, New York. Currently, her practice consists of five licensed massage therapists, an MSW, CSW, MA, and a Physician Acupuncturist. Her acquisition of certifications in orthopedic, medical, and various other modalities have entitled her to teach at the Orthopedic Massage Education and Research Institute, the Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage, and the New York State Chiropractic College. Lauren has logged over 15,000 hours of clinical practice, and continues to have apprentice therapists training and working with her at her office.

In addition to clinical practice, she actively promotes massage therapy education to various medical clinics, physician offices, and sports events. In 2004, she had the distinct privilege of being invited to speak at the Upstate Medical University Sports Medicine Symposium.

Bruce Lloyd

Bruce Lloyd CMT graduated with honors from the Soma Institute in Chicago. He has been working in private practice and in chiropractors' offices for the past four years. Having well over 100 hours of continuing education, Bruce takes massage education seriously. After being certified by OMERI in orthopedic massage, he applied to the OMERI teacher training program and has quickly moved up into a teaching assistant position.

Having seen and experienced some of the strengths and the limitations of traditional western medicine in his personal life, he is excited by the possibilities that exist with alternative modalities and massage in particular. Bruce's interest in health and human performance is enhanced outside the clinic as he has been an avid cyclist for years. His involvement in the cycling world has given him additional insight into kinesiology, mechanics, and understanding many soft tissue injury conditions.