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FROM THE CHAIR RALPH STEPHENS |
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 |
 Ralph R. Stephens, LMT, NCTMB,
Certified Sports Massage Therapist, Certified Neuromuscular Therapist
- St. John Method - Highly acclaimed, nationally recognized, Ralph
has worked with many Olympic and All-American athletes. He was
a sports Massage Team Leader/Instructor for the Winter Para-Olympics
in Winter Park, CO. He specializes in treating people with pain
and injuries. A popular presenter at national, regional and state
meetings, he also teaches seminars across the country in Seated
Therapeutic Massage, Sports Massage and Medical Massage.
He is published in national magazines, a text book and has produced six video training programs: 1. Seated Therapeutic Massage, volumes 1 - 3 2. The Feel Great! Hands-On Health Series, 4 tapes 3. Event Sports Massage 4. Therapeutic Sports Massage for the Lower Extremity 5. Anatomy of the Lower Extremity 6. Side-Lying Therapeutic Massage More on videos Entertaining and inspiring, Ralph is known for making concepts, techniques, and anatomy easy to understand and fun to learn. Ralph has been an active volunteer in The American Massage Therapy Association. He founded the Iowa Sports Massage Team in 1986 and served as Iowa AMTA Chapter President, First Vice President, Convention Chairperson, Education Chairperson and Sports Massage Team Chairperson. He served three terms on The AMTA National Board of Directors, three terms as a Trustee of the AMTA Foundation and two terms on the AMTA National Nominating Committee. In 1997, Ralph was awarded the AMTA National Meritorious Award for Leadership, Dedication and Commitment. Ralph served four terms on the Iowa Board of Examiners for Massage Therapy. He was elected Secretary of the Board from 1992-1995 and Chairperson from 1995-2000. DON'T MISS any opportunity to study with this award-winning instructor in person at live seminars or by video-tape programs. All courses are taught by Ralph Stephens in person. To help insure that you learn the material and can implement it into your practice immediately, Ralph has assistants that help with the presentations. Every effort is made to try to maintain a ratio of 1 instruction staff person for every 10 participants at seminar courses. Entertaining and inspiring, Ralph is known for making concepts, techniques, and anatomy easy to understand and fun to learn. Emphasis is always placed on developing your palpatory skills and proper bodymechanics. DON'T MISS any opportunity to study with this award winning instructor. You will have fun and learn a lot. "Ralph is a terrific teacher who brings tremendous enthusiasm to his instruction as well as precision to his hands on guidance. I would wholeheartedly recommend this class to any therapist wanting to upgrade their touch skills whether they work primarily with a chair or switch between table and seated work." - Walter M, IL Ralph Stephens is an Approved Provider for Category A Continuing Education Programming by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, #037587-00. CEU's from Ralph's live seminars are approved for NCBTMB, AMTA and Iowa renewals. (Other States have also approved Ralph's seminars for CEU's. Check with the individual promotor of the seminar or with your State Board Office for approval information.) Click here: Seminar Calendar for more information on live seminars, Visit Ralph's website: www.ralphstephens.com Email Ralph: Ralphing1@aol.com |
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To Care for Others You MUST Care for Yourself: Massage therapists report the highest job satisfaction of any profession surveyed, yet the highest dropout rate. This is often due to the inability to consistently perform the physical work that massage requires. Click for Full Article |
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Working As Much As You Want To: Mediocrity is usually cheaper than excellence. Here's how to promote yourself to create a demand for your services. Click for Full Article |
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Avoiding Burnout and Injury From Doing Seated Massage: Two of the most common reasons for drop out in the massage profession are burnout and injury. Both are easily preventable. Here are some ideas to help keep your dream alive. Click for Full Article |
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Professionalism - The Key to Success: As you improve your professional image, your practice will improve and give you more opportunities to serve more people. Click for Full Article |
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Rescheduling Patients - It's up to You: Your patients look to you for guidance about the best way to utilize massage as part of their wellness program. Here’s some tips on effective communication. Click for Full Article |
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Do You Have The Problem of Seeing a Lot of Patients Only Once?: Wonder why your patients don’t come back or reschedule? It’s a competitive world out there. Here’s some helpful ideas. Click for Full Article |
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Clean-Up Chair Massage: "...First, the chair should be cleaned between patients. Make a bit of a show out of this, right in front of your patients. It lets them know that you care about their safety and demonstrates your professionalism." Click for Full Article |
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Take Care of Those Thumbs!: "It is no wonder that so many massage therapists are suffering from sore thumbs. It is a sad fact that many therapists must limit or give up the work they love to do because of thumb pain and/or injury. " Click for Full Article |
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