Event Date :
May 02, 2026 - May 03, 2026
08:30 AM - 04:30 AM
Venue :
Precision Touch Education
47
17665 Leslie St.
Newmarket ON
L3Y 3E3

This is an external event not hosted or endorsed by the RMTAO

Irrespective of etiology (e.g. surgery, burn, accident), collagen remodeling (scar tissue) ‘constructs’ us back together when tissue integrity has been interrupted. If the wound healing/scar formation process goes askew, problematic/pathophysiological scars can form. Using the STAR critical thinking approach (Situation, Task, Action, Results) we will dive into what influences the outcome (functional vs problematic scarring) and how early massage/manual therapy intervention can temper/prevent problematic scarring and how to facilitate meaningful changes in mature problematic scar presentations.
As we are more than a pair of hands, the importance and value of therapeutic alliance (our soft-skills) will be an integral component in this course. Science/evidence is my jam, so there will be science …. and a healthy dose of heart, humour and hands-on!

Instructor Bio: 

Catherine Ryan RMT: Clinician, Educator, Author: I am celebrating 35 years in clinical practice and 33 years as a massage therapy educator. I’m a self-professed fascia research nerd, the co-author of Traumatic Scar Tissue Management – Massage Therapy Principles, Practice and Protocols (Jessica Kingsley 2016), and I’m a chapter contributor in Fascia, Function and Medical Applications (CDC Press 2025, 2nd Ed) and Oncology Massage: An integrative approach to cancer care for manual therapists (Jessica Kingsley 2021). I present at conferences internationally, in the areas of postsurgical massage therapy, scar tissue management and myofascial pain and dysfunction, which also constitute my clinical practice focus. 


Contact Details:
Rebecca Wilkinson
6476549257
precisiontouchedu@gmail.com
https://precisiontouchedu.ca/