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IAAMB Newsletter, Volume 8, Issue 2, April 2010
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IAAMB Newsletter, Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2010
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IAAMB Newsletter, Volume 7, Issue 4, October 2009
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6th Annual IAAMB Conference
Details
- Date: September 3 – 5, 2009
- Location: Seattle, Washington
Schedule:
Thursday, Sept. 3
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
We will be meeting at Lake Union for coffee and breakfast from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. where we will be holding the group developmental sessions.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
LUNCH
1:00 PM
We meet at the Red Lion Hotel lobby where we will travel to and tour Wellsprings K-9 Hydrotherapy Center in West Seattle or Seattle Veterinary Specialties in Kirkland.
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
We will tour Pegasus Thoroughbred Training and Rehabilitation Center.
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
We will return to the Red Lion Hotel or we will travel to Emerald Downs Racetrack where we will have a behind the scenes tour with jockey/trainer Jamie Comber including an infield paddock.
5:30 PM – —
From 5:30 on, you can enjoy the races, or spend your evening networking with fellow members!
Friday, Sept. 4
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Polly Klein – Animal Communication, Reiki
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Debbie Lamonica – Canine Hydrotherapy
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
LUNCH
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Ken Bain – Tapping Into The Canine Sports Market
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Dr. E. B. Okrasinski – TPLO (Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy)
Saturday, Sept. 5
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Lola Michelin – Massage Protocols for the Hock in Sporthorses
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Dr. Michael Salewski – Performance: Strategies for Animal Athletes, Therapies That Complement Massage; What They Do and When to Suggest Them
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
LUNCH
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Martha Norwalk – Human to Animal Transference
4:00 PM – 5 :30 PM
Jonathan Rudinger – PetMassage for Kids™ Program
IAAMB Newsletter, Volume 7, Issue 3, July 2009
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IAAMB Newsletter, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2009
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IAAMB Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 4, October 2008
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5th Annual IAAMB Educational Conference (2008)
Details
- Date: September 4 – 6, 2008
- Location: Toledo, Ohio
Schedule
Thursday, September 4th
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Maggie Lump, RVT – Canine CPR
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
LUNCH
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Susan King, HTACP, CSMT, FMT & Anastasia Rudinger, CMT, CR, CIMI | Law of Attraction
3:15 PM – 5:00 PM
George Belev, RMT, HTAP, HTACP – Tuning Forks for Dogs and Horses
Friday September 5th
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Bruce Bregenzer – ROM in Small Animal Massage
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Jean Pierre Hourdebaigt, RMT – Fitness Evaluation of the Equine and Canine
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
LUNCH
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Raquel Wynn, BS, CPT, CSCS, LMT – Stretch Your Dog Healthy
3 :30 – 5:00 PM
Bryan Carlton Flournoy, B.S., Ph., R.Ph. – Animal Communication
Friday Night Dinner
Opportunities for networking, show and tell and silent auction
Saturday, September 6th
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Kathy Veder, CHTP, BS, CEA, CFSP – Healing Touch for Animals® in the Aquatic Realm
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
MaryAnn Field – Working with Stone as Alternative Healing Modality
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
LUNCH
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Jonathan Rudinger, RN, LMT – PetMassage™ WaterWork
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Lola Michelin, LMP, LAMP, NWSAM Director of Education – National Certification Testing
Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing Board – News – Winter 2008
From the August 8th Board meeting:
Animal Massage Therapists – The Board has received multiple inquiries regarding the ability of animal massage therapists and other allied health professionals to perform therapies on animals and not violate the veterinary practice act. Basically, the use of massage therapy to treat a medical condition of an animal is the practice of veterinary medicine and should be monitored by a veterinarian. In the event of a medical situation, a veterinarian can prescribe such services as a therapist can provide or the therapist can work under the supervision of the veterinarian as long as the veterinarian maintains the medical supervision for the animal.
Jonathan Rudinger, President of IAAMB provided a half hour presentation to the Board on animal massage therapy. He indicated that the association is pursuing legislation to certify or license the practice of animal massage therapy.
Colorado:
Colorado recently passed House Bill 1042 pertaining to Equine Massage. The bill removes equine massage from the veterinary practics lawbut requires that all practitioners must be certified by a school/program accredited by the Colo. Dept. of Eduaction. The law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2010. There is no clause to grandfather practicing therapists and I am unaware of any programs that we previously accredited so it seems that many (all?) therapists practicing in Colorado will have to go back to school. Its unclear how this will work.
Indiana:
Trying to pass law 316 in Indiana to make alternative medicine only for licensed veterinarians! How many DVM’s are going to do that? FEW, very few. We must get this message out to everyone to get this voted down!
IAAMB Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 3, July 2008
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IAAMB Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2008
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IAAMB/ACWT Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2008
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IAAMB Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 4, October 2007
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IAAMB/ACWT Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2007
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IAAMB Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 3, July 2007
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4th Annual IAAMB Educational Conference (2007)
Details:
- Date: June 15 – 16, 2007
- Location: Framingham, Massachusetts
Schedule:
Thursday, June 13 (Pre-Conference)
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Lola Michelin – Business Practices/Standards of Practice
Wednesday, June 14 (Pre-Conference)
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Linda Ehlers, D.C. – Lobbying, Laws, & Legislation
Thursday, June 15
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
REGISTRATION
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Joanne Lang – Biomechanics, Motion & Massage (KEYNOTE)
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
JoMarie Indovina – Qigong: Healing Without Touching
12:15 PM – 2:00 PM
LUNCH
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Lola Michelin, NWSAM – Standards of Practice
3:45 PM – 5:15 PM
Linda Ehlers, D.C., IAAOR – Lobbying, Laws & Legislation
Friday, June 16
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Maryjean Ballner – Dog & Cat Massage for Fun & Profit
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Daniel Beatty, DVM – Animal Chiropractics: The First thing you need to know are the Basics
12:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Advisory Board Luncheon – Millennium Harvest House (Jonathan, Anastasia, Tomi, Lisa, George, Linda, Debbie, Virginia)
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Kate Solisti-Mattelon – Interspecies Communication
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Jonathan Rudinger, Pres. – IAAMB Assoc Brainstorming Session
7:00 PM
Dinner/Mixer
Saturday, June 17
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Jonathan Goldman – Healing with Sound
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Jonathan Rudinger – Dogs Say the Darndest Things
12:15 PM – 2:00 PM
LUNCH
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Dr. Temple Grandin – Animals in Translation
IAAMB Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2007
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IAAMB/ACWT Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 3, October 2006
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Business Offers Animal Massage Therapy
Jonathan Rudinger and dog.
By Justin R. Kalmes
Toledo Free Press Metro Reporter
jkalmes@toledofreepress.com
9/13/2006
Please Note: Toledo Free Press has closed and links to the original article have been removed from this post.
Jonathan Rudinger’s business offers many of the same features that any typical health and fitness center does – treadmills, trampolines, massage services and a swimming pool.
But to become a member at the club, one must possess four legs, or webbed feet, or a tail.
Rudinger and his wife Anastasia own and operate the PetMassage Health and Fitness Center, a facility that offers weight loss, rehabilitation, diabetes control and wellness maintenance services for dogs.
The 5,200 square-foot center, located at 3347 McGregor Lane, has an indoor workout area for pets that includes a 10,000-gallon swimming pool.
“We started out with just a concept and a dream,” said Rudinger, a licensed massage therapist who founded PetMassage in 1997 after previously practicing equine massage for 15 years.
Rudinger said not only is the center ideal for dogs needing injury rehabilitation, but it is also the perfect spot for dog owners to provide their pets with needed exercise during winter months.
For a 15-minute session in the pool, which is set at 90 degrees – equivalent to the body temperature of dogs, Rudinger charges $30, or $60 for three sessions.
Nancy Poupard has brought her 8-year-old wire fox terrier Baxter to use Rudinger’s pool five times for exercise and to strengthen a weak back. She said she has noticed a significant difference in him since he has worked in the pool.
“He’s been moving a lot easier especially when we get out of the water,” Poupard said.
In addition to running the health and fitness center, Rudinger also facilitates week-long canine massage workshops once a month most of the year. He said about 1,000 people have taken his workshops in house and about 400 people a year take a home-study course he offers.
The massage school was one of the first six such institutions of its kind in the country, Rudinger said. Only two other places in the United States teach canine massage in water, he said.
“Starting a business in this is tough because you have to create your market and people haven’t heard of this,” Rudinger said. “We’re slowly becoming mainstream,” he said.
Rudinger also founded a practitioner association, the International Association of Animal Massage & Bodywork, which now has 500 members.
Because animal massage is not licensed by the state, Rudinger must first receive a referral from a veterinarian before he can legally perform massages on an animal, he said. Though his goal of rehabbing dogs is similar to that of veterinarians, he said he isn’t in business to discourage pet owners from using vet services.
“We just want to be a resource for them,” Rudinger said. “We don’t want to take their business away from them.”
Added Anastasia Rudinger: “We want it to be complimentary with their practice.”
3rd Annual IAAMB Conference (2006)
Details:
- Date: June 15 – 17, 2006
- Location: Boulder, Colorado
Schedule:
Tuesday, June 13 (Pre-Conference)
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Lola Michelin – Business Practices/Standards of Practice
Wednesday, June 14 (Pre-Conference)
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Linda Ehlers, D.C. – Lobbying, Laws, & Legislation
Thursday, June 15
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
REGISTRATION
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Joanne Lang – Biomechanics, Motion & Massage (KEYNOTE)
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
JoMarie Indovina – Qigong: Healing Without Touching
12:15 PM – 2:00 PM
LUNCH
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Lola Michelin, NWSAM – Standards of Practice
3:45 PM – 5:15 PM
Linda Ehlers, D.C., IAAOR – Lobbying, Laws & Legislation
Friday, June 16
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Maryjean Ballner – Dog & Cat Massage for Fun & Profit
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Daniel Beatty, DVM – Animal Chiropractics: The First thing you need to know are the Basics
12:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Advisory Board Luncheon – Millennium Harvest House (Jonathan, Anastasia, Tomi, Lisa, George, Linda, Debbie, Virginia)
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Kate Solisti-Mattelon – Interspecies Communication
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Jonathan Rudinger, Pres. – IAAMB Assoc Brainstorming Session
7:00 PM
Dinner/Mixer
Saturday, June 17
9:00 AM- 10:30 AM
Jonathan Goldman – Healing with Sound
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Jonathan Rudinger – Dogs Say the Darndest Things
12:15 PM – 2:00 PM
LUNCH
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Dr. Temple Grandin – Animals in Translation
IAAMB/ACWT Newsletter, Issue 4, Volume 2, July 2006
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IAAMB/ACWT Newsletter, Issue 2, Volume 4, April 2006
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IAAMB Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2006
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2nd Annual IAAMB Conference (2005)
- Date: April 22 – 24, 2005
- Location: Toledo, Ohio
Conference Program In-Brief
Pre-conference workshops
Tuesday – Thursday, 10 AM – 5 PM
Animal Bowen
Small Animal Anatomy & Physiology
Location: PetMassage™ Institute
Conference Schedule
Friday
Location: Clarion Hotel
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Registration and orientation
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM Canine CPR – Mandy Zajac (Separate registration)
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Break for lunch
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Animal Bowen™ Touch Balancing – Carol Bennett and Lynn Peck
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Canine Iridology Christine Agro
Saturday
Location: Clarion Hotel
9:00 AM – 11:00AM Canine Foot Reflexology – Sue Stackhouse LMT
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM Anatomy and Physiology – Karen Henderson DVM
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Break for lunch
2:15 PM – 5:00 PM Rehabilitation, Scope of Practice, Developing Relationships with Other Professionals – Lola Michelin, LMP LAMP SAMP
Saturday night
Dinner and business meeting with social time mixer/ cash bar.
Sunday
Location: Clarion Hotel
9:00 AM – 10:45 AM PetTest Hair Analysis – Bob Smith
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Research Committee Report: Effects of Massage on the Body – Members: Manuela Hejna and Connie Riehl
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Break for lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Keynote with Jonathan Rudinger
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Treating Inflammation and Degeneration with Homeopathy! – John J. Hanover, DVM
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Closing Remarks/Open Microphone facilitated by Jonathan Rudinger
Post-conference Workshops
Location: PetMassage™ Institute
Monday-Wednesday April 25-27, 2005
Advanced PetMassage™for Dogs 3-day Workshop
(Prerequisite: PetMassage™ 5-Day Workshop)
Thursday-Friday April 28-29, 2005
WaterWork™ for Dogs Workshop
(Prerequisite: PetMassage™ Advanced Workshop)