Modern Manual Therapy in Post-Surgical Recovery
How does surgical recovery change your manual therapy approach? What questions do you ask, and what’s your therapeutic intent? This new class is a hands-on strategic primer for any manual therapist who works with people after surgery. (i.e. All of us.)
when and where
Apr 05, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Good Shepherd Center, Suite 300, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103, USA
about the event
There is increasing evidence that a skilled and discerning manual therapist can make a big difference in the healing process after surgery. Whether it is early outcomes like pain relief or mood regulation, or later boosts to daily function, we have a role to play.
But there is also a greater risk in the weeks and months post-surgery. Many of us lack specific knowledge about operative procedures and their stages of healing, nor do we often get proactive referrals from surgeons. The only way this can change -- and it should change for our patients' sake -- is if we equip ourselves with contemporary models of surgical recovery and how we can safely help.
Join veteran manual therapist and teacher Michael Hamm LMT CCST in this fun and integrative day of post-surgical theory and methods. You are perfect for this class if you have a solid background…