Manual Therapy Return to Work
A Thought Experiment: Planning in the Age of COVID-19
What you can expect
A process oriented approach to self-assess your own physical, emotional, and mental inventory in returning back to work
A comprehensive, step-by-step workbook to guide you in a successful launch or relaunching of your business
An education in Standard Precaution Principles for creating a safe environment to work in, and invite others into with their safety in mind
Why this workbook exists
As educators and health care practitioners, we felt a “call-to-arms” to support the therapists in our community with the daunting task of even considering staying in or having to go back to practice with the many unknowns that faced us all in the new age of COVID-19. We found ourselves asking these questions to strive to make informed, and healthy decisions. We scoured resources to gather enough information to feel safe with protocols and procedures that could keep us all as safe as possible. The gathering of the external information and then the process of applying it to our practices was daunting. There was a lot more to this than just putting up signs and buying some new equipment. This is emotional. This is mental. It can feel like a mountain to climb without a map. Until now.
Who this workbook is for
This process-oriented approach asks thought provoking questions that apply to anyone who is going to go back to work and having to take into consideration new protocols and keeping themselves and their community safe from exposure - which means this book is pretty much for everyone!
Really though, if you’ve found your way here, you likely have had or are facing the same mountain we did. What we’ve created can make facing that mountain an empowered journey that you can grow and discover from. And make the best decisions you can.
Available now.
in print and via Apple Books
Who we are
Kate Fox, CMT, CLMA
Kate Fox, CMT, CLMA is endlessly passionate about movement and the body. Kate has been a licensed and certified massage therapist (CMT) since 2001, training extensively in therapeutic and rehabilitative bodywork modalities throughout her career. Kate earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Dance performance, production, and choreography from CalArts in 2005, and went on to receive her graduate-level credential in somatic movement therapy in 2008 as a Certified Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst (CLMA). In early 2015, Kate completed an extensive certification in the Symmetry for Health system, which utilizes objective body measurements and corrective exercises to realign posture and remedy chronic patterns and pain. In 2016, Kate became a full-time faculty member at the National Holistic Institute, and teaches their full massage therapy core curriculum and serves as mentor, instructor, and trainer in the Advanced Neuromuscular Therapy program (ANMT).
Kate specializes in the treatment of performing artists, which dominates much of her time in both her private practice, NewPath Wellness, and on-site therapy work with the elite student musicians at The Colburn School in downtown Los Angeles. This field work deeply informs the content of her guest teaching workshops with presentations most recently at The Colburn Conservatory of Music, Music Academy of the West, OriginPop, Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at CalArts, Primrose International Viola Competition and Festival, and Pasadena Dance Theatre.
Kate’s dynamic 20-year dance career as a performer, producer, and manager continues with her role as injury prevention advisory panelist for Youth Protection Advocates in Dance (YPAD), and as the former dance editor for NoHoArtsDistrict.com. She is a proud member of the Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA), Association of Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP), Dance Resource Center (DRC), California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC), and attends their conferences and professional gatherings annually.
Emily Cooper LAc, HHP
Emily Cooper has devoted her life to the study of the body and how its components work together. She applies an East-meets-West perspective to all of her modalities. Emily studied biochemistry as an undergrad at Queens University of Charlotte, holds a degree in Occupational Science, and attained her Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine from Dongguk University in Los Angeles, California. Emily has been a practicing, licensed, and holistic health practitioner (HHP), and certified massage therapist since 2005. She added acupuncture and herbal medicine to her practice upon licensure (LAc) in 2017. Emily is endlessly devoted to providing knowledgable, quality care for her patients, as well as a career long advocate for the advancement of massage therapy.