Save Your Hands! Joins Webinar Series to Discuss Prevention & Self-Care in Massage Therapy

Dec. 4, 2011 - PRLog -- Coconut Creek, FL -- Founder of the Muscular Therapy Institute, Ben Benjamin has asked Save Your Hands! co-authors to join his Functional Fitness and Massage Therapy webinar series. Lauriann Greene, CEAS and Richard W. Goggins, CMP, LPE will lead the webinar: “Myths and Realities of Prevention and Self-Care” on December 5, 2011 at 8PM, EST.  Registrants will learn what it takes to protect and prolong their careers.

A staggering 77% of massage therapists experience symptoms or become injured during their careers. Many myths still abound about this important subject for massage therapists.  The one-hour webinar will debunk the common myths that skew therapists’ view of self-care and injury prevention.

Authors of the leading text on injury prevention and ergonomics for manual therapists, Greene and Goggins will provide the most recent, evidence-based prevention and self-care techniques. Following the discussion, a question and answer period provides the rare opportunity to speak live with the authors and get immediate feedback.  

More About the Webinar Series

The Functional Fitness and Massage Therapy webinar series includes six separate webinars, beginning November 23 through December 27, 2011. The series covers a variety of topics and can be purchased as a set or individually. Each webinar is NCBTMB approved for 1 CE credit hour.  For more information follow the link here: http://www.benbenjamin.com/webinarDescrip.php?id=S_264033682.

About Save Your Hands!

Save Your Hands!® is the most trusted name in self-care, injury prevention and ergonomics for manual therapists. For over 15 years, their critically-acclaimed textbook, courses and workshops have helped over 100,000 manual therapists learn proven methods to protect their health and prolong their careers.

Save Your Hands! The Complete Guide to Injury Prevention and Ergonomics for Manual Therapists, 2nd Edition was co-authored by Lauriann Greene, CEAS, a former massage therapist and now a Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist, and Richard W. Goggins, CPE, LMP, a certified professional ergonomist and licensed massage therapist with over 17 years experience in occupational health and safety. Complimentary copies of Save Your Hands! 2nd Edition are available for book review editors/writers.

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Save Your Hands!® is the most trusted name in self-care, injury prevention and ergonomics for manual therapists. For over 15 years, their critically-acclaimed textbook, courses and workshops have helped over 100,000 manual therapists learn proven methods to protect their health and prolong their careers.