Continuing Education

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Kimberly A. Perry is a North Carolina licensed massage therapist, an NCBTMB Board Certified Massage Therapist,and is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. She has thirteen years of experience as a bodywork practitioner and business owner of Absolute Body Balance Massage in Raleigh, North Carolina.
 

As a practitioner, she respects her clients, their goals, needs, and comfort as she provides individual, tailor-made sessions to ensure her commitment to exceptional customer satisfaction. As an instructor, Kimberly makes learning informative, professional,and motivating while providing personalized attention to each student. Her dedication to her profession inspired the desire to teach continuing education locally that is both convenient and affordable for massage therapists. And equally important to provide relevant and useful course criteria that can be readily applied to their own practice to empower their own success.
 

In the past eleven years that she has practiced Massage locally, it has been difficult to find continuing education courses that were relevant, affordable, and applicable to her own business. The desire to provide these types of courses was the driving force behind her applying to become an approved provider for continuing education. The dedication to our profession and the commitment to empowering other massage therapists to succeed while avoiding burnout or injury were key components to her taking steps to share her knowledge and expertise in the field of massage therapy.
 

You may contact Kimberly A. Perry, LMBT 2848, AMTA, NCBTMB 451935-12 by email at kimperry@absolutebodybalance.com or by calling Absolute Body Balance Massage at (919) 841-9344 for more information. The following Massage Continuing Education Courses are now being offered in the Raleigh area. Please contact Kimberly for more information on dates and registration.

This six-hour hands-on course provides participants with an introduction to Cupping Massage principles and techniques. Including the history, varied cups used for Massage, the contraindications and benefits to clients, as well as supervised hands-on application. Cupping massage is a very useful tool for every massage therapist. Table, bolster, linens, and lotion are required for hands-on partnered trade in this class.

This three-hour business course is designed to assist in marketing your massage business competitively and successfully, focusing online to attract new clients and increase business. "In 2009, I completely retooled my website and began these new strategies, which yielded over 375 new clients in 2010 and over 550 new clients in 2011. My new website was launched in the fall of 2009 and started with 700 hits per week, which I thought was great. Currently, a slow week for business is the result of fewer than 7000 hits per week. In July 2012, my website averaged over 12,000 hits per week, which translated into more clients than we had available appointments. If you are interested in expanding your clientele by using today's technology, this is the strategy that has proven successful for me."

This six-hour hands-on course is designed to assist in treating clients with the common complaint of lower back pain. Both low back pain and chronic low back pain are two of the top reasons that clients call for a massage appointment. Pain is an excellent motivator, and when a client calls with this specific issue, these deep tissue techniques have been extremely helpful in their treatment plan. Demonstration and practical application included. Table, bolster, linens, and lotion are required for hands-on partnered trade.

This six-hour hands-oncourse is designed to assist in treating clients with the common complaints associated with excessive computer usage. In this day and age of technology, the iPads, smartphones, laptops, and desktop computers require more and more time at work and home to stay connected and on top. Many clients call complaining of pain relating to prolonged computer use, and these techniques have been successful in helping to relieve their pain. Demonstration and practical application included. Table, bolster, linens, and lotion are required for hands-on partnered trade.

This six-hour hands-oncourse is designed to assist in the most common complaints received by clients running like sport, exercise, or pleasure. These sports massage and deep tissue techniques are extremely helpful in relieving the muscle aches and pains from training, running, and overtraining. Demonstration and practical application included. Table, bolster, linens, and lotion are required for hands-on partnered trade.