LA Institute of Massage Therapy

Massage & Cancer Workshop

Where and when
September 5 & 6 2009; Sat (9am-5pm) & Sunday (9am-1pm)
Lake Charles, LA
McNeese State University
Hardtner Hall
Stokes Auditorium

Course overview –

The thought of cancer brings fear and anxiety to our clients. A knowledgeable and skilled therapist does much to bring comfort by administering client-centered treatments. People living with cancer can benefit greatly from receiving massage. The American Cancer Society advocates massage to comfort and help improve the quality of life for patients with cancer. Cancer may be a reason to begin, continue, or increase the frequency of massage treatments. Because the amount of stress involved in dealing with a life-threatening disease is enormous, massage can play a vital role in stress reduction. Cancer treatments are enormously taxing to the body and massage can help minimize some of their unpleasant side effects.

This workshop will help bring a new understanding of cancer, its causes and progression, as well as its treatments. Emphasis is placed on the client intake and how to procure medical clearance. Treatment guidelines and how to modify massage based on the clients presenting symptoms will featured.

During this course, you will –

Explore cancer, types of tumors, tumor nomenclature, metastasis, tumor staging and grading, causes and risk factors, sign and symptoms, cancer treatments and common side effects,
Learn how massage is used, how the intake is modified for persons with cancer, general and specific treatment guidelines
Review research related to massage and cancer.
Discuss specific cancer types: breast cancer, cancers of the digestive system (oral/pharyngeal cancers, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer), cancers of the urogenital tract (kidney cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer), gynecologic cancers (uterine cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, hematologic and lymphoid cancers (leukemias, multiple myeloma, lymphoma [Hodgkin, non-Hodgkin lymphoma]), bone cancers, brain tumors, lung cancer, skin cancers (basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, thyroid cancer and laryngeal cancer.

What to bring –

Paper and pen or pencil is all you need as well a as a willingness to learn. Do not bring massage tables as this is not a technique workshop.

Cost –

$160.00 early registration (min. $25 received by November 15)
$200 at the door
AMTA members receive a 10% discount.

For more information –

Or mail a check or money order made out to LIMT at the following address:

Louisiana Institute of Massage Therapy
Attn: CEU Director
1108 Lafitte Street
Lake Charles LA, 70601

Please include your name, phone, address, and massage license number.

LA State Board of Massage Therapy CEU Provider # LAP0002

Use this link to help you locate lodging in Lake Charles.

Use this link to get general directions to McNeese State University (MSU).

This link will access a map of the MSU campus. Hardtner Hall is at the corner of Common Street and Sale Street.

LA State Board of Massage Therapy CEU Provider # LAP0002

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