Whitney Lowe is well-known and highly-respected in the massage therapy professional community for his teaching and writing on orthopedic massage and orthopedic assessment. “Orthopedic Assessment in Massage Therapy” is a long-awaited refinement and extension of his previous “Functional Assessment for Massage Therapists”. It also stands on additional years of his teaching, writing a book on orthopedic massage techniques, and publishing the (now discontinued) research newsletter “Orthopedic & Sports Massage Reviews”. Like Whitney himself, the new assessment book is straightforward, under-spoken, well-organized, and full of information. I highly recommend it for any clinical massage therapist’s working reference books.
Testimonials
The OMERI workshops were one of the very best learning experiences
I’ve had. The workshops were well organized and very informative.
Questions and concerns were not only welcomed, they were encouraged and intelligently addressed — this was great!
I found the Orthopedic Massage program to be the best course I have taken in the last 30 years of acquiring continuing education credit.
The OM1 E-learning course is easily accessible with as little as a dial-up connection, and available 24/7. I was able to spend time on the course before, during and after my 6-day work week.
The course material is well-written and well-thought out. You can print all of it, if it is easier for you to read at your own convenience or have limited on-line time. Whitney’s text books are also used in tandem with the program and are the best books I have read on Orthopedic Massage.
Whitney is a very, knowledgeable and patient teacher; he is available to answer all of your questions without hesitation. The course itself teaches you better problem determination and assessment skills in evaluating your client’s condition.
You learn to think outside the box of palpation and learn to utilize other assessment skills and techniques for a more accurate assessment. I appreciate the convenience of this on-line course, and not having to shut down my business for a 3-day off-site course or to spend money on traveling. I recommend the Orthopedic Massager E-learning course to any MT who wishes to take a high-quality course from an industry leader, and work on your own time schedule.
What a well planned, exciting course! The clinical information, assessments and treatment techniques made a difference in both my professional practice and in my teaching right away! The discussion forums support the new learning and also provide a resource for professional give and take that I have not found in any other workshops. This is the kind of teaching and training that elevates our profession. Thank you, Whitney!
Since taking the course, I have had remarkable successes in helping alleviate pain and dysfunction. My clients rave about the positive outcomes they are having and my business has grown exponentially. I think this course improves the quality of professionalism in massage. As more people take it, I believe massage will become recognized as a valuable, essential component of orthopedic medicine.
Lowe is an excellent practitioner/writer with sound credentials. I can heartily recommend his approach to therapeutic massage which is scientific and orthopedically grounded.
The Online OM course has far exceeded any expectations I might have had. I assumed that it would be good, as I had heard great things about Whitney, read his books, etc., but I wasn¹t sure about the “e” format for studying massage.
The case studies and clinical questions are designed to make us think about the importance of taking a thorough case history, how/why/when we apply orthopedic testing, kinesiology (this part has been particularly enlightening), nerve involvement, etc. Whitney has designed the curriculum to meet the needs of practitioners coming in with varying backgrounds/years of experience, with layers of complexity that you might either obsess over or ignore, depending on your interests.
Three great aspects of this course and learning mode are (1) you can apply information immediately (in your practice), (2) you have access to Whitney’s mind on a daily basis for both course and work-related questions, and (3) you have six weeks to deal with increasing complexities of information rather than a dizzying weekend (e.g., there is time to process and figure out what you don¹t really understand, get clarification, apply the information, etc. . . . you also become more aware of what you do not know and have yet to learn).
I feel like my other continuing education courses were my 100-levels preparing me for this course. . . now I am in graduate school.
By far the best workshop I have taken to date. This course has opened my eyes to the vast potential of massage therapy as a rehabilitative modality.
The concepts and treatments are applicable immediately to every day practice.
This is the first continuing education course I’ve taken that I felt I could actually use the tools on a daily basis in my practice. Layout of course is logical and material made easily understandable.
Whitney Lowe’s new book is a treasure that belongs in the library of every massage therapist who deals with chronic or acute pain.
Lowe sets the foundation by reviewing information concerning soft tissue dysfunction as it pertains to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joint capsules, fascia, nerves, cartilage, and bursa. …In less than 300 pages, this book organizes a wealth of complex information. . . it can be read cover-to-cover but it will remain most useful as a resource book to be referred to repeatedly.
NOTE: This book is one of two required texts for Whitney Lowe’s new e-course. The texts are resources used while working through realistic case studies and provocative “clinical questions.” I had owned and treasured the books before taking my first course, but I am now even more conscious of the scope and complexity of information contained.
I cannot recommend the e-course too strongly to anyone interested in improving their clinical decision-making skills for use with clients who are in pain. Whitney Lowe’s new book is a treasure that belongs in the library of every massage therapist who deals with chronic or acute pain.
I encourage the person seeking to expand their understanding of pathology and treatment to study with Lowe. He is a revolutionary in promoting the advancement of our field.
His contribution to the field of massage I consider absolutely invaluable. He researches the medical literature for any clinical findings that have relevance for us. He then translates that information into terms and concepts that we can understand without a medical background. He is absolutely brilliant in this.
