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DIT for the Upper Back and Thorax


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DIT for the Upper Back and Thorax

Using Direct-Indirect Technique in your Practice


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Course Contents

Course Home
ROLMT and Direct-Indirect Technique
DIT Skills for Success
DIT Skills for Success
Indications and Contraindications for DIT
Dysfunctions of the Upper and Lower Back
DIT for the Upper and Middle Back
Muscle Anatomy – The Upper Triangle and other Upper-Mid Back Muscles
DITechniques for the Upper-Mid Back
Demonstration – Warm-Up – Monitoring the Spine
Demonstration – The Upper Triangle
Demonstration – Getting Your Elbow Into It
Demonstration – Different Angles
DIT for the Superior Anterior Thorax
Muscle Anatomy – The Pectoral Region
DITechniques for The Pectoral Region
Demonstration – Pectoral Work
DIT – Supine Indirect and Direct Techniques
Respiratory Diaphragm Release
Thoracic Inlet Release
Supine Triangle Work and Cervical Traction
Where Do We Go From Here? Closing and Acknowledgements

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CEU Credit

All Ray of Light Training Live Classes, Online Courses, and DVDs are approved for CEU credit by states that accept NCBTMB or are affiliated with CE Broker. All Live Classes are also approved by the AR Dept of Health. Instructions are sent to your email address upon registration or purchase. Only the original purchaser is eligible to obtain CEUs. Check with your state board, certification organization, or regulatory authority to determine if you can use the CEUs from an ROLT course for license renewal or other purposes.


John J. Ray is a Board Approved Continuing Education Provider through the NCBTMB.

John's courses are also listed with CE Broker.

About the Instructor and ROLMT

John Joseph Ray is a Licensed Master Massage Therapist in Fayetteville. His practice focuses on therapeutic massage, including Cranial-Sacral Therapy and Direct-Indirect Technique™, which is a hybrid combination of techniques designed by John and the best of Myo-Fascial Release, Neuro-Muscular Therapy, Deep Tissue, Cranial-Sacral Therapy, and other modalities.

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The Ray of Light Training classes and videos are designed to be used by licensed massage therapists and other professional hands-on practitioners.

Upon viewing or purchasing anything on this site or upon utilizing any product, service, or technique listed or described on this site, you acknowledge that Ray of Light Training, LLC, Ray of Light Massage Training, and John Joseph Ray are not liable for any harm or injuries due to application of these techniques, products, or services. When in doubt, do no harm! Consult your doctor, the client's doctor, or other medical or health practitioner if you're at all unsure about a condition or treatment.

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