October’s meeting will be Wed. Oct. 12 at Keiser University beginning at 6:15pm. Our presenter this month will be Bob Murray, LMT and he will be discussing Tai Chi Body Mechanics for Massage Therapists. Hope to see you all there!!!
SB1860 – Update Passed 9 to 0 in the Banking and Insurance Committee
Yes, The first committee that was introduced to the SB1860 The Banking and insurance committee has passed the SB1860 by a margin of 9 Yeas to 0 Nays. As written it will eliminate Massage Therapy as a valid form of treatment for soft tissue injury. Please take the time to sign our petition. Let your [...]
Annual Business Meeting
Annual business meeting for the Flagler/Volusia Chapter. I would like to take a few minutes to thank everyone that attended last nights meeting. As a Chapter we did some chores that needed to be accomplished to keep the chapter on track and running smoothly. Annual Business meeting was called to order by Mark Bigelow and [...]
Learning A Little Tai Chi
Greg, Ken, Deb, and Jan practice some Tai Chi moves to help their body mechanics.
October’s Presenter BOB MURRAY
Bob Murray has been studying Tai Chi for 18 years and is a senior student of Tai Chi Master Chen Song Tso. Bob has taught for Master Chen for ten years and was the silver medalist in the 2003 International Chinese Martial Arts Tournament competing in Empty Hand Form and Weapons. Bob has been a [...]
September Meeting
Posted by nebel456 on September 9th, 2011
Our next meeting will be on Weds September 14, 2011 at Keiser University @6:30. Our presenter this month is Dr. Yusuf Mihaylov, LMT who is going to discuss Segment Reflex Massage. Hope to see everyone there!
Chris the Cameraman
Posted by nebel456 on August 14th, 2011
Our 1st VP Chris Brooks, helps out Peter Pfannerstill , our August presenter , by holding the camera that projected what Peter was doing, so people in the back of the auditorium could see.
Demo Time!
Posted by nebel456 on August 14th, 2011
For this month’s presentation, we were shown some techniques on Myofascial Sports Massage. One of our very own therapist, Theresa, volunteered to be the demo.
August Meeting Presenter
Posted by nebel456 on August 14th, 2011
Pete Pfannerstill, PhD, LMT, CKTP, CKTI has been a licensed sports massage therapist since 1997. He is an active member in the American Massage Therapy Association, the Florida State Massage Therapy Association (FSMTA) and is nationally certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB).
Pete is a continuing education provider, approved by the State of Florida (#50-2081) and the NCBTMB (#386613-00), teaching sports massage courses and the Kinesio Taping® Method as a Certified Kinesio Taping Instructor. He serves on the Kinesio Taping Association Education Committee.
Pete was selected by the 2004 Athens Health Services Sports Massage Team for the Athens Olympic Games. He is a Level 2 Olympic Sports Massage Therapist in the USOC Volunteer Sports Medicine Program. From 1999-2007, he worked as a massage therapist in the New York Yankees system.
On a personal note, Pete is an experienced ultramarathon runner with over 40 marathons and ultramarathons to his credit including the 2000 Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run (PR 23:30) and the 1995 St. George (Utah) Marathon (PR 3:13:12).
