Workshops raised $25,000 for the Massage Therapy Foundation

NEWS RELEASE August 16, 2010 — Hygenic/Performance Health and Kinesio Taping Association sponsored 20 workshops designed to teach a therapeutic approach using the Kinesio Taping Method, Prossage, and Biofreeze Pain Reliever, and to raise awareness and funds for the Massage Therapy Foundation.

Hygenic/Performance Health and the Kinesio Taping Association underwrote the cost of the Elevate Your Practice workshops so that 100 percent of the attendee’s registration fee could be donated to the Massage Therapy Foundation. More than 1,200 therapists attended the hands-on workshops that demonstrated how soft tissue treatments could enhance therapeutic effectiveness.

“We were very pleased to support the Massage Therapy Foundation through this educational initiative. Their mission to promote research, community service and education in the field of therapeutic massage and bodywork aligns well with our organization’s evidence-based practice philosophy,” stated Lynda Solien-Wolfe, LMT, NCTMB, director of education for Hygenic/Performance Health. “I would like to thank all the participating organizations and schools; our workshop instructors, Pete Pfannerstill, PhD, LMT, NCTMB, CKTI and Michael McGillicuddy, LMT, NCTMB, CKT; and Massage Warehouse, the product sponsor. Their combined efforts resulted in donations of over $25,000.”

“It was exciting to be part of a collaboration that advances our profession while creating win-win opportunities for practitioners, vendors and charitable organizations alike,” commented Ruth Werner, president, Massage Therapy Association. “We were thrilled with the success of these workshops and are so grateful to Performance Health and the Kinesio Taping Association for this creative and generous endeavor.”

Source: Hygenic/Performance Health, www.biofreeze.com