Kate Montgomery, degreed as a Certified Sports Massage Therapist, Holistic Health Practitioner and Naturopathic Doctor, is an education and safety and wellness consultant, with a prior career as a respiratory therapist. She has studied oriental medicine, natural herbal therapy, specialized kinesiology and counsels her clients on lifestyle changes and nutritional programs using hair tissue mineral analysis as her guide.  

Kate teaches practical and functional techniques that improve and revitalize the body, mind and spirit.  Her clients include Olympic athletes, Ironman triathletes, and thousands who have suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome.  She is the author of End Your Carpal Tunnel Pain Without Surgery, The Athletic Ritual, and Pain Free Back.  She is a frequent guest on local, national and international radio and television programs.

Resume of Kate Montgomery

KATE MONTGOMERY, C.S.M.T., HHP, ND

Email: katem@sportstouch.com

Web site: http://www.sportstouch.com

BUSINESS NAME:                    SPORTS TOUCH

 MASSAGE SKILLS:                 Sports Massage

Trigger Point Therapy

Acupressure

Specialized Kinesiology

Injury Rehabilitation

Hand and Foot Reflexology

Polarity Therapy

Professional Speaker

Health Care Educator/Safety Consultant

Corporate Trainer: Ergonomic Injuries/Self-Care Programs

                                                Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis

ORIGINAL IDEAS:                     The Sports Touch System - "Health At Your FingerTips" and "The Montgomery Method" for repetitive strain injuries of the arm, wrist, hand and back.

 CERTIFICATIONS:                  Certified Respiratory Therapist, 1971-85

                                               Holistic Health Practitioner, 1985

                                               Certified Sports Massage Therapist 1987

                                               Occupational Health & Safety Cert., 1996

 April 1987 - Sports Massage Training Institute, Training and Certification Exam for Sports Massage; Encinitas, California

September 1984 to July 1985 - International Professional School of Bodywork (formerly Institute of Psycho-Structural Balancing) - 1000 hour Holistic Health Practitioner Program; San Diego, California

September 1977 to June 1979 - Butte College, Associate of Arts in Respiratory Therapy; Oroville, California

 September 1977 to June - 1978 Butte College, Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts; Oroville, California

AFFILIATIONS: (former)             

Associated Bodywork & Massage Association Professionals #103213

American Massage Therapy Association from 1985-1991 #2576

International Massage Association, Inc. #8958

National Certification In Massage & Bodywork #5575

United States Sports Massage Federation (Secretary - retired)

Holistic Health Practitioners Association

San Diego Sports Massage Team 1984-90

Touch For Health Association 1986-1996; 2006

International Association for New Science

Editorial Advisor for Massage Magazine, '90-97

American Industrial Hygiene Association  #188321

National Safety Council - San Diego, CA, 1996

CREATIVE EXPERIENCE:         Author of three books plus revisions:   

2000 - Pain Free Back 

2004 End Your Carpal Tunnel Pain Without Surgery published by Sports Touch Publishing. Revised 2^nd edition.           

I worked at the Winter Olympics in Calgary, Ontario, Canada as a representative of the American Massage Therapy Association. (1988) 

              I traveled to Moscow, Russia with a group of sports massage therapists and chiropractors in the spring of 1989.  I trained for eight days at the University of Moscow in Sports Massage taught by Anatoly Biryukov (Dr. of Pedagogic Science and Professor of Therapeutic Physical Training, Massage and Rehabilitation) and received a certificate if completion from the University of Moscow. (1989) 

              Health Tips Columnist for Womens News, Health At Your FingerTips, San Diego, CA (1992.) 

A Frequent Guest on Channel 10, KABC Affiliate "InSide San Diego" - Speaking on Preventive Health Tips, San Diego, California (1992) 

American Massage Therapy Association of CA. San Francisco, CA (1993) 

American Airlines Health Fair, San Diego, CA (1993) 

Touch For Health International Symposium. Las Vegas, NV (1993) 

"Health At Your Finger Tips" on WALE 990 AM RADIO in Providence, RI reaching the southern New England states every Monday 12-1PM.  Host Kate Montgomery.  A show dedicated to the understanding of Complimentary Medicine in today's health care system. (1994)                       

Pilot Program with the Armour Swift-Eckrich Meat packing plant on Cumulative Trauma Disorders.  Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Low Back Muscular Strain.  Kansas City, KS.  (January 1994) 

The American Association of Medical Transcription in San Diego, CA. (1994) 

Appeared on the cover of Massage Magazine, 1994. 

49^th Untied States Court Reporters Annual Conference. San Diego, CA (1994) 

Appeared on the Cover of Massage Magazine/the featured article- 1994 

Louisana Court Reporters Association Annual Conference. (1994) 

Presented workshops on Self Care for The Palms Spa in Palm Springs, CA and The Oaks Spa in Ojai, CA  

International Forum on New Science - Presentation Clinical Research on The Montgomery Method for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, a non-surgical approach. (September 13-17, 1995) 

The Sixth Annual Womens Health Symposium sponsored by Sharp Memorial Hospital. (March 11, 1995 and Seventh in1996) 

The San Diego Legal Secretaries Association, (1995) 

Workshop on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome for the Learning Annex in New York, NY (Oct. 23, 1996)           

Presenter at the Fourth Annual International Alternative and Complimentary Medicine Conference, Arlington, VA,. Sponsored by Liebert Publishing. (October 1- 4, 1998) 

I have taught workshops on sports massage, Sports Touch Techniques and The Montgomery Method for repetitive strain injuries of the upper and lower body in Perth, Australia and outlying communities. (1990)  I also met and worked with the trainer of the Eagles Soccer Team on injuries and rehabilitation. 

IVOCLAR VIVADENT in St. Petersburg, FL.  CTS Prevention for Dental Technicians while visiting the area.  (2000) 

Elkhart/Goshen Dental Hygienists Association. Goshen, IN. (Jan. 2002) 

CTS Prevention for Musicians.  Goshen, IN. (April, 2002) 

Presenter at the Indiana Dental Hygienist Association (IDHA) Conference, Indianapolis, IN.  Workshop topic: Protect Your Hands from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and other upper extremity disorders. (May 31, 2002) 

Carpal Tunnel class for Massage Therapists, the Wisconsin AMTA. (May, 2003) 

            Access magazine - Preventing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Other Upper Body Musculoskeletal Injuries by Kate Montgomery, ND, A publication of The American Dental Hygenist Association.  (December, 2003) 

 The National Association for Music Merchants (NAMM). Conventions in Los Angeles and Nashville, TN.  2004 - Anaheim, CA. The presentation was titled, How to Strong Arm Your Way Into Any Gig!  My books Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Prevention and Treatment (3 editions) and End Your Carpal Tunnel Pain Without Surgery have been featured in the NAMM bookstore for over ten years. (January 16-18, 2004) 

I have spoken at numerous Rotary Club meetings, womens clubs, and many more throughout my career.    

Appeared in print interviews, on radio and television written articles on various health subjects, both national and international. 

My clients have included Olympic Athletes in the 1988, '92 and '96 Summer and Winter Olympic Games, and Ironman triathletes around the world.  i.e. Jackie Joyner Kersee - heptalon & long jump,  Bob Ctvrtlik - USA Team Volleyball, Scott Tinley - Ironman Champion, Debbie Lawrence - Olympic racewalker, Steve Scott - miler, Tony Allen-Cooksey - American & World Record Holder -  in the Pentathlon, 2004 Lisa Schlenker, womens 2-person lightweight scull, Olympics, Athens, Greece.

 INTERNATIONAL TRAVELER: 

Australia, Bali, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Belgium, Germany, Mexico, South America - Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, Canada - Vancouver, B.C., Calgary, Ontario, Toronto.  

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