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MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO SPORTS MASSAGEMIKE MCGILLICUDDY |
Golden Words by John Fanuzzi From the Field by Lynda Solien-Wolfe Stretching the Point by Aaron Mattes Spa Trend Watch by Nancy Griffin Multi Disciplinary Approaches to Sports Massage by Mike McGillicuddy Wellness: The Real Thing by Debra Brooks The CranioSacral Perspective by Dr. John Upledger Up Close and Professional by Arlene Alpert The Massage Adventure by Steve Capellini Fasting for Rejuvination by Dr. John Carp From the Chair by Ralph Stevens Thoughts and Insights on Spa Equipment by Richard Eidson |
Mike graduated from the Florida
School of Massage Therapy in Gainesville, Florida in 1984. While
in massage school he participated in his first sports massage
workshop, taught by Benny Vaughn, and has been a practicing
sports massage since 1985.
In 1985 he began instructing massage therapy students in sports massage techniques at the Reese Institute in Orlando, Florida. He developed the advanced sports massage internship program, which is currently being taught in conjunction with the athletic department at the University of Central Florida. In 1990, Michael McGillicuddy earned his American Massage Therapy Association Event Sports Massage Certification. In 1990 he also became a Florida State approved Continuing Education Provider for Massage Therapists and is currently an approved provider for National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodyworks. 
He has presented sports massage lectures at the following conventions:
Florida State Massage Therapy Association Convention, the Florida
Chiropractic Convention, the Florida State Athletic Trainers Convention
and the South Lake Memorial Hospital Sports Medicine Symposium.
Michael has served the Florida State Massage Association in the
following positions: team member, sports massage team trainer,
director of sports massage and is currently the First Vice President.Some of the highlights of Michael's career have been receiving the Florida State Massage Therapy Association Sports Massage Therapist of the Year Award in 1994, attending a Sports Massage Seminar in Switzerland in 1995, attending an Australian Massage Therapy Exchange Program in 1996, and being chosen as a Massage Therapist for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. In addition, he recently won the Florida Chiropractic Association Massage Therapists of the Year Award for 2000. Michael McGillicuddy is currently the owner and administrator of the Central Florida School of Massage Therapy in Winter Park, Florida, where he teaches and practices massage therapy. |
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What is a Muscle Strain and How Do I Treat It?: Special attention and adequate healing time are necessary to prevent first degree strains from becoming more severe. Click for Full Article |
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Providing Sports Massage in a University Athletic Training Room Setting: The power of touch is a great healer. Without the presence of massage therapists in the training room, athletes miss out. Click for Full Article |
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Three Important Skills Necessary as a Sports Massage Therapist: Communication, business savvy and good skills need to be cultivated at every stage of your career. Click for Full Article |
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Sports Massage Palpation Skills!!!!!!!!!! Athletes develop a great deal of trust in the sports massage therapist who has developed very sensitive palpation literacy because they know from experience that the therapist knows what they are doing. Click for Full Article |
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Post-Event Massage: What Is It For? When Should It Be Done? What Techniques Should Be Used? Click for Full Article |
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Pre-Event Massage: What Is It For? When Should It Be Done? What Techniques Should Be Used? Remember that as a sports massage therapist you may be the last person to have contact with the athlete before they compete. What you say and what you do can have a very powerful effect on the athletes performance. Click for Full Article |
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Dealing With Muscle Cramps: "Cramps are one of the most common problems a sports massage therapist has to learn to deal with at events or during a massage on an athlete." Click for Full Article |
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Multi Disciplined Approach to Sports Massage: "There are three key principles for understanding what type of Sports Massage is appropriate to apply to an athlete at any given time. I call them the when, what and why of Sports Massage." Click for Full Article |
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Contact Information
for Michael McGillicuddy Central Florida School of Massage Therapy 450 N. Lakemont Ave Winter Park, Florida 32792. Web Page: www.MassageTherapy.cc Phone: 407-673-6776 E-mail: SpiritMcG@aol.com |
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