Karen S. Houghton, LMT

About the Practitioner

Attended Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon, massage therapy program from 2003 - 2005.

Oregon Board of Massage Therapy license # 11988 issued June 2005.

Private massage therapy practice since June 2005.

Pacific Crest Chiropractic, Roseburg, Oregon, 2006.

Cline Chiropractic and Rehabilitation, Winston, Oregon, 2006-2007.

State of Oregon in-home care provider, "professionally developed" and trained, for the Department of Human Services Aging and People with Disabilities since 2009. Medicare/Medicaid Homecare Worker (HCW) contract provider # 722122.

Continuing Education for OBMT licensure:

  • knee workshop 2006
  • breema bodywork workshop 2007
  • deep tissue workshop trunk, neck, head 2007
  • chinese massage cupping 2008
  • ethics 2009
  • advanced myofascial techniques pelvis 2009
  • lymph drainage basics 2010
  • professional ethics 2012 
  • forearm intensive 2012
  • advanced cervicals workshop 2012
  • therapeutic treatment of the upper limb 2012
  • upper body palpation 2014
  • ethics and communication: on being present and creating safety in the therapeutic setting 2016
  • first aid, CPR, AED 2017
  • ethics for massage therapists 2017
  • when structure meets energy; connection: where body meets energy 2018
  • experiential anatomy and massage: the skeletal system 2018
  • when structure meets energy; non-forcing release techniques 2018
  • massage cupping and vacuum manual therapy techniques May 2020
  • ethics, communication, and boundaries through the lens of the nervous system May 2021
  • changing the conversation about pain July 2021
  • centering diversity, inclusion, and equity into our practices August 2021
  • cultural competency for massage therapists August 2021
  • basic life support ( AED and CPR ) for healthcare providers June 2023
  • ethics for licensed massage therapists July 2023
  • changing the conversation about pain July 2023
  • unwinding: non-forcing release techniques May 2023

 

 

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