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Hello! This new forum is for anyone interested in massage, nursing and the combination. I am an RN working mostly ICU, Neo ICU and ER (all prn), a former

travel nurse and wife and Mom. I am currently taking classes for Medical Massage Therapy. Anyone who is a massage therapist, nurse interested in it, or wanting information to benefit you patients is invited to post.

There are different types of massage therapy. There is the mostly widely known Swedish massage with oils. The kind I do is with clothes on, no oils and is medially based. It is a combination of trigger point therapy, neuromuscular reeducation, myofascial release, soft tissue mobilization, manual lymph drainage, acupressure, to name a few aspects of it. Add in nutritional support, and a nurse's knowledge and common sense and I can help most people in some way or another. The whole idea is to balance the systems and regions of the body, especially effective with neuromuscularskeletal dysfunctions. I use the GUT Method, which was developed by Elena Goetzel after years of "putting it all together". Very interesting!!! and effective!!

So.... let's talk!!! smile.gif

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nurseyperson

Specializes in Cardiac/Vascular & Healing Touch.

I am looking into going back to school for LMT. I found a program locally. Am trying to fit it in with working & my private practice & teaching. When does one sleep? :chuckle

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Specializes in Cardiac/Vascular & Healing Touch.

okay gang, I start my massage program (it'll take a year for the triple certification process) :rolleyes: this week while working full time & heading up committees, etc. I am a little nervous!

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ok.. I went to school and got my license in masssage therapy back in 2002, and now this December i will be graduating from nursing school. I'd love to work in a rehabilitation area of some kind so I'd be able to use both of my licenses, and I would also love to take some classes and maybe later get certified in medical massage? Do they have CEU classes specifically for CEU hours? Or how would i go about doing what i need to do? The school I went to focused mainly on swedish massage, so I feel that i need more training...

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Specializes in Cardiac/Vascular & Healing Touch.
ok.. I went to school and got my license in masssage therapy back in 2002, and now this December i will be graduating from nursing school. I'd love to work in a rehabilitation area of some kind so I'd be able to use both of my licenses, and I would also love to take some classes and maybe later get certified in medical massage? Do they have CEU classes specifically for CEU hours? Or how would i go about doing what i need to do? The school I went to focused mainly on swedish massage, so I feel that i need more training...

check out Upledger online as they have lots of courses, for CEU's, whom my collegues have taken long w/e classes, like Manual Lymph Drain, etc...The courses travel so we usually go to Birmingham or Atlanta, so I am sure there are some your way. Best wishes to ya. I am in MT school now will grad next summer, have been RN 15+ years. So I am integrating this all into holistic practice. My school is certifying us in Therapeutic, Orthopedic & Spa techniques. I have already completed my Certified Healing Touch Practitioner, out of Colorado Center for Healing Touch, which is energy work. I combine this with the western nursing, massage & spa tx's for best care! :balloons:

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check out Upledger online as they have lots of courses, for CEU's, whom my collegues have taken long w/e classes, like Manual Lymph Drain, etc...The courses travel so we usually go to Birmingham or Atlanta, so I am sure there are some your way. Best wishes to ya. I am in MT school now will grad next summer, have been RN 15+ years. So I am integrating this all into holistic practice. My school is certifying us in Therapeutic, Orthopedic & Spa techniques. I have already completed my Certified Healing Touch Practitioner, out of Colorado Center for Healing Touch, which is energy work. I combine this with the western nursing, massage & spa tx's for best care! :balloons:

thank you soooo much :)

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ok.. I went to school and got my license in masssage therapy back in 2002, and now this December i will be graduating from nursing school. I'd love to work in a rehabilitation area of some kind so I'd be able to use both of my licenses, and I would also love to take some classes and maybe later get certified in medical massage? Do they have CEU classes specifically for CEU hours? Or how would i go about doing what i need to do? The school I went to focused mainly on swedish massage, so I feel that i need more training...

I got a lot of CEUs in Medical Massage from Ralph Stephens, CMT. He travels all over the country. Web site is http://www.ralphstephens.com/

I have also gotten lots of info from

American Medical Massage Therapy Association http://www.ammta.org/

They have tons of infor and CEUs on all aspects of medical massage and billing. And you can get Medical Massage Certification. Contact them for info on their courses.

Stevens CEUs are probably the easiest and cheapest to get, and AMMTA is probably the most comprehensive. Connie

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glad to see so may nurses that are spreading the touch and the word of alternative healing. I had my CMT in california and had a holistic nursing practice for 3 years. I loved it. I did outcall and DC's offices, snf's, retirement inn's and health fairs. It was the best nursing I have ever done in the past 30+ years. The calif. CMT however does me no good in hawaii or north carolina though. So back to schol I go. Education is never a waste and I look forward to it. The hard part will be finding a Good massage school. Best of health to all of you and many blessings..............

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glad to see so may nurses that are spreading the touch and the word of alternative healing. I had my CMT in california and had a holistic nursing practice for 3 years. I loved it. I did outcall and DC's offices, snf's, retirement inn's and health fairs. It was the best nursing I have ever done in the past 30+ years. The calif. CMT however does me no good in hawaii or north carolina though. So back to schol I go. Education is never a waste and I look forward to it. The hard part will be finding a Good massage school. Best of health to all of you and many blessings..............

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Hello! I am also interested to be a Nurse Massage Therapist. I am checking the schools of massage therapy in San Francisco.

kyutnurse, RN

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Hello! I am also interested to be a Nurse Massage Therapist. I am checking the schools of massage therapy in San Francisco.

kyutnurse, RN

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you won't regret it........wonderful addition to an already great calling. Just check out the schools carefully. Went I went in san jose, many of them were on the police watch list. I called them because I was getting mixed reviews from friends. They cound not tell me which was best, but when I gave them some different names of schools, they did tell me which ones they would not go to themselves. I attended a one day, free class at one of the schools to see if I like it and found that the whole idea was to have everyone as naked as possible and teach that a proper massage could not be performed with sheets and towels and such. I am no prude but this was a little too focused on skin..........good luck in your search. SF Had quite a few a couple of years ago.......enjoy!

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you won't regret it........wonderful addition to an already great calling. Just check out the schools carefully. Went I went in san jose, many of them were on the police watch list. I called them because I was getting mixed reviews from friends. They cound not tell me which was best, but when I gave them some different names of schools, they did tell me which ones they would not go to themselves. I attended a one day, free class at one of the schools to see if I like it and found that the whole idea was to have everyone as naked as possible and teach that a proper massage could not be performed with sheets and towels and such. I am no prude but this was a little too focused on skin..........good luck in your search. SF Had quite a few a couple of years ago.......enjoy!

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