Excess muscle tension twists or shifts bones out of alignment and compresses joints. The result is pain, osteoarthritis/joint deterioration, and eventually hip or knee replacement.

Manual therapy can eliminate most people’s back, hip and knee pain. That’s a bold statement to make! Frankly, the need for effective therapy is overwhelming, and so I need to teach others how to achieve fast results. My approach is to:

  • use biomechanical “the-body-is-a-system” principles to zero in on specific muscles misaligning the lumbar vertebra, ilium, greater trochanter, femur and tibia, and

  • manually resolve the muscle damage causing the tension, torsion, and joint compression.

It is possible to quickly and effectively restore alignment and balanced muscle tension in the lower body Musculo-skeletal system. Read my blog posts for more information on how I achieve results.

What You Will Learn

In this seven (7) hour hands-on workshop you will learn:

  • anatomy of the lumbar spine, pelvis, hip and knee joints and attached muscles, and the major nerves that pass through them;

  • types of muscle damage;

  • the principle of tensegrity (how the body’s muscles interact as a structural system);

  • the impacts of biomechanical tension, compression and torsion acting on the joints (e.g., scoliosis, sciatica, bulging discs, osteoarthritis, etc.);

  • a three minute assessment procedure combined with palpation to quickly identify muscle damage causing misalignment;

  • strategies to treat a system with a complex combo of muscles that are damaged, over-stretched, and/or locked in contraction;

  • an effective manual technique for releasing leg, iliopsoas and lumbar muscle damage.

    Please note:

  • I do not teach practitioners to use, or who intend to use, a device to release muscle tension.

  • this workshop is an expansion of the 1/2 Day Iliopsoas Damage Workshop to 1 day.

Who Can Attend

This workshop is targeted to massage therapists, Bowen therapists, osteopaths, and physiotherapists who treat muscles manually. Physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, etc., and people suffering from back, knee and/or hip pain are welcome to attend to gain insight into how muscle tension and resulting misalignment cause pain.

To acquire and effectively use this manual technique you will need:

  • palpation experience,

  • sensitive fingers that can locate muscle damage (knots, strains, scar tissue) in muscle, and

  • patience. (I have spent 20 minutes or more releasing tension in a severely damaged muscle.)

Instructor

Madeline McBride has a B.Sc. (Civil Engineering) from Queen’s University and a Master Applied Science (Civil Engineering) degree from the University of Waterloo. After retiring from her engineering and management career, she became a Certified Bowenwork Practitioner and Neuromuscular Therapist. Her cross-discipline skill set of mechanics + manual training resulted in this North American expert in restoring pelvis, jaw and spinal alignment after falls, accidents and other injuries. Learn more about her training and experience.

2025 WORKSHOPS

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025

Location: Woodroffe United Church, Woodroffe Ave. North, Ottawa, ON

Cost: $250 + HST

Register: 12 spaces available. Deposit of $50 holds your spot.

Payments for all of the workshops are to be made via PayPal invoice or e-transfer. Email Madeline@mcbridepainclinic.com to register and receive the payment links. Do NOT e-transfer to madeline@mcbridepainclinic.com. The e-transfer link is private for security reasons. You are not registered unless you receive a confirmation of payment.