

innapropriate comments / onduct / advice) they can't reort you to a disciplinary board, they can't sue you for malpractice, etc. Patients treated by an unlicensed individual have no form of recourse should something go wrong, either in terms of the actual treatment (injury, worsening of original condition) or the action of the "practitioner" (e.g. No supervised training in clinical setting: all licensed professionals have undergone some sort of supervised clinical practice this aspect is critical - it sparates the wheat from the chaff in a big way.
TOM BISIO KUNG FU HOW TO
no training on how to "tough it out" as a practitioner when you are stuck with a difficult patient
TOM BISIO KUNG FU PROFESSIONAL
No training in professional issues: practice ethics, guidlines, appropriate boundaries, how to do a proper intake / ask the right questions the right way, how to be actively neutral when listening to tales of woe (important for both patient and you) and other psychosocial issues, etc.
TOM BISIO KUNG FU FREE
That's simple Rik - there is no legal barrier to your ofering "tui na" or "bodywork" services in NYS what you are restricted from is using the terms "massage", "mobilisation" or "manipulation" unless they are within one's scope of practice as a licensed health care professional but otherwise you are actually free to go ahead and "treat" anyone whom you likeįrom an ethical perspective, however, I find there to be a multitude of problems with anyone taking a few hundred hours of instruction in a single modality and then thinking that it's ok to "hang out a shingle" for their services (and I am not implying that you personally think this is ok - I'm speaking in general) this would include, but is not limited to, the following reasons: Self-care and simple at home exercises are suggested to augment the treatments, with a client’s physical limitations and busy schedule always kept in mind.Out of curiosity-I heard someone (forgot who) say that once the courses are completed, you can actually "hang a shingle out" and open up a tui-na "practice." Is this true? What courses are required, and what are the NY state requirements, or restrictions? (I'm taking the courses anyway, as I feel that anyone teaching TCMA should have a working knowledge of tui-na and dit-dar, but it's always good to supplement a school's income) Pressure is used in a measured and appropriate way to slowly release muscle spasm safely and comfortably. Pain and tension is treated with an understanding of the affected area in relation to surrounding muscles and joints, fascial connections and TCM meridians, as well as emotional factors that can lead to illness. Russell’s approach to massage addresses the entire body and mind, from the most superficial level to the deepest. He was a senior instructor of Ving Tsun kung fu at Moy Yee San Jong in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, where he also studied tai chi chuan. He became interested in Asian medicine through his love of Chinese martial arts.

He received his LMT degree from Pacific College of Health and Science in New York City, and continued his post graduate in Zheng Gu Tui Na (Traditional Chinese medical massage) under Frank Butler and Tom Bisio. Russell Barbara is a licensed massage therapist in New Jersey and New York.
