Center and Staff
Our NMT certified instructors and staff include therapists and physicians who have had extensive training to teach the NMT courses. They are active with legislative efforts as well as professional associations. They have been selected based on knowledge, teaching skills, clinical practice of NMT and personal commitment to the massage profession.
High Quality Educational Experiences for healthcare practitioners are the focus of the NMT Center. We believe our values and commitment help shape the destiny of health care in our world. Together, we can truly make a difference.
Since Judith DeLany, LMT, became a NeuroMuscular Therapist in 1984, she has emerged as a leading pioneer in the field of NMT. As a result of over three decades as a clinician and educator, Judith has refined and developed methods of teaching NMT American version™. She is the founder and director of the International Academy of NeuroMuscular Therapies, a certifying body that sets standards for the training of healthcare practitioners in the use of NMT. She is the Director of the NMT Center, an educational/training organization that produces NMT events nationwide and internationally for the healthcare industries. Practitioners and support staff in the fields of massage therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, athletic training, chiropractic, dentistry and medical offices all benefit from the curriculum and hands-on techniques of the NMT seminars. The NMT Center school program, developed by DeLany, incorporates NMT into school curricula so that the student graduates massage school fully trained and certified in NMT.
As an internationally recognized speaker on such topics as chronic pain and myofascial pain and dysfunction, Judith has served as a presenter and/or keynote speaker at numerous conventions and conferences in various fields of medicine. She has been awarded recognition for legislative work as well as outstanding instruction.
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A published author of manuals and articles on pain management, Judith also contributed the American version of NMT to Dr. Leon Chaitow’s book Modern Neuromuscular Techniques (Churchill Livingstone Publishers). She and Dr. Chaitow have co-authored two textbooks for neuromuscular therapy Clinical Application of Neuromuscular Techniques (vol. 1 The Upper Body, vol. 2 The Lower Body, both in second editions) as well as the accompanying study guide Clinical Application of Neuromuscular Techniques Case Study Exercises (Elsevier Health Science). She has also contributed chapters on NMT and clinical massage to the following textbooks: Principles and Practices of Manual Therapeutics (Pat Coughlin, MD, ed.), Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Mark Micozzi, ed), Modalities for Massage and Bodywork (Elaine Stillerman, ed), Massage Therapy, Principles and Practices (Susan Salvo ed) and NMT to Touch Abilities Essential Connections (Iris Burman, Sandy Friedland). Judith served for twelve years as Associate Editor for the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (a peer reviewed journal) in addition to being a contributing writer to that journal and others. She currently serves on JBMT’s advisory board. She was been awarded the “1999 Massage Therapist of the Year” award by the Florida Chiropractic Association and has received recognition for outstanding instruction as well as legislative efforts.
Judith continues her mission as a spokesperson to all healthcare professions regarding massage therapy. As a visionary, her primary focus is the advancement of education in all health care professions to include soft tissue care and myofascial treatment for chronic pain syndromes.
BONNIE THOMPSON, LMT is a dynamic presenter with a keen ability to transfer information to the student along with a stimulating enthusiasm for learning. A graduate of the Colorado Institute of Massage Therapy, Bonnie has been a licensed massage therapist since 1987 and conducts her NMT practice in Colorado Springs. In her clinical setting, Bonnie integrates craniosacral, visceral manipulation, lymphatic drainage, myofascial release and neuromuscular therapy to meet the needs of the patient. A few years ago she expanded her private practice into a multidisciplinary clinic which associates several manual practitioners who incorporate many modalities of integrative techniques to better serve the patient.
Bonnie is also a certified fitness trainer as well as an instructor of NMT seminars. Her breadth of knowledge and practical experience in the fields of anatomy and neuromuscular therapy, combined with her zest for teaching and sharing information, is evidenced in her passionate presentations in any setting.
Shannon Goossen, AP, LMT, CMTPT has been in private practice since 1996 and a Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) practitioner since 2001. She is certified in FSM as an instructor and has been presenting at national meetings since 1998 on subjects including myofascial pain, spinal disorders and rehabilitation, neurological evaluation, and the use of FSM in clinical practice. Shannon taught for Frequency Specific Seminars from 2009-2012, has been a certified instructor for Avazzia microcurrent devices since 2013, and also teaches on the use of PEMF devices. As a recognized expert in treating myofascial pain and dysfunction, she will teach you simple evaluation methods, “hands on” techniques and FSM Frequencies.
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