Your Gateway to the Highest Level of Hendrickson Method® Education
Our intensive training provides hands-on experience in applying HM techniques, including mastery of Muscle Energy Techniques, Wave Mobilization (Dr. Hendrickson’s innovative approach), and Joint Mobilization. You’ll gain advanced expertise in practical anatomy, palpation precision, and the assessment of pain, ensuring you leave each class ready for immediate application.
What is the Hendrickson Method?
Why use it?
The "What" and the "why" go hand in hand, and cover the two most important parts of the Massage experience: You as a practitioner, and your client.
The client:
The Hendrickson Method is an advanced system of massage and manual therapy that effectively treats acute and chronic pain. It is a gentle, pain-free orthopedic modality that involves rhythmic wave-like strokes, joint mobilization, and muscle energy techniques. The Hendrickson Method can help with musculoskeletal complaints of all kinds. Because of how gentle this modality is, I've found this method is especially helpful for those who have a heightened sensitivity to pain or pressure. I have clients who describe their pain tolerance with statements like "I'm such a baby when it comes to pain!” and this modality is fantastic for them! Even clients who love deep pressure find this method to be effective for their conditions.
These sessions focus on increasing the range of motion in joints, realigning tissues to reduce adhesions (knots), rehydrating joints, reducing pain and inflammation, achieving long-term relief from acute injuries and chronic pain, and surgery preparation. The techniques restore proper movement patterns and correct physical dysfunctions caused by poor posture, and musculoskeletal imbalances. It is precise and extremely effective while still being a comfortable and soothing treatment.
The Practitioner:
You as a massage therapist have probably already gotten used to the idea that your work is hard on your body. This is what you signed up for, right?
It doesn't have to be that way.
In creating this therapy, Dr. Hendrickson was informed by daily practices of yoga, tai chi, meditation, and prayer, teaching him the importance of developing an internal healing state before offering treatments and how this significantly enhances the manual therapy for better clinical outcomes. Dr. Hendrickson believes that the internal energy of the practitioner and how a treatment is given is as important as what to do when performing the techniques. Hendrickson Method uses techniques designed to save your body, and extend your career.
Learn more about Hendrickson Method in our Course Overview
What makes HerMedic courses different?
Whether you’re a new student to the Hendrickson Method® or returning to complete your Practitioner certification, this program is a unique chance to advance your skills and obtain your certification with hands-on training in a small, focused class environment.
HerMedic is devoted to upholding the integrity of the Hendrickson Method—its work, education, and language—honoring the direct teachings of Dr. Tom Hendrickson and his book Massage and Manual Therapy for Orthopedic Conditions. As a dedicated hub, HerMedic builds and sustains a progressive learning model, providing a structured pathway from Level 1 student to independent teacher certification. Our mission is to refine and present this work in an accessible and comprehensive way, accommodating diverse learning styles while upholding the integrity of whole-person health and complementary integrative care. Through mentorship and professional development, we support practitioners in cultivating successful private practices, ensuring that the Hendrickson Method continues to thrive. HerMedic is more than an educational center—it is a wellspring of knowledge, fostering a new era of compassionate and effective healthcare. We strive to inspire a movement that transforms both health and education systems, championing a more integrative and human-centered approach to healing.
Upcoming Certifications Courses
Hendrickson Method® Training Dates - 2025 Schedule Accelerate your Hendrickson Method certification with these expert-led Level 1 & 2,3,4 modules. 🏔 Utah - Level 1 Training ✅ Module 1 – Apr 25-27 | Instructor: Nikki ✅ Module 2 – May 16-18 | Instructor: Nikki ✅ Module 3 – Jun 6-8 | Instructor: Nikki ✅ Module 4 – Jul 11-13 | Instructor: TBD 🌿 Santa Rosa - Level 2,3,4 Training ✅ Module 1 – Apr 11-13 | Instructor: Nikki ✅ Module 2 – May 2-4 | Instructor: Randy ✅ Module 3 – Jun 6-8 | Instructors: Maria & Kate ✅ Module 4 – Jul 11-13 | Instructor: Qilo 🏔 Utah - Level 2,3,4 Training ✅ Module 1 – Sept 5-7 | Instructor: Nikki ✅ Module 2 – Oct 10-12 | Instructor: Nikki ✅ Module 3 – Nov 14-16 | Instructors: Nikki & Kate ✅ Module 4 – Dec 12-14 | Instructor: Nikki 🌿 Santa Rosa - Level 1: ✅ Module 1 – Sept 12-14 | Instructor: Nikki ✅ Module 2 – Oct 10-12 | Instructor: Kate ✅ Module 3 – Nov 14-16 | Instructor: Randy ✅ Module 4 – Dec 5-7 | Instructor: Qilo 🌊 Santa Cruz - Mixed Level (1-4) Training ✅ Module 1 – Aug 29-31 | Instructor: Nikki ✅ Module 2 – Sept 26-28 | Instructors: Maria & Kate ✅ Module 3 – Oct 24-26 | Instructors: Maria & Kate ✅ Module 4 – Nov 21-23 | Instructors: Maria & Kate Past Dates: 🌊 Santa Cruz - Level 1 Training ✅ Module 1 – Dec 13-15 | Instructor: Nikki ✅ Module 2 – Jan 24-26 | Instructor: Maria ✅ Module 3 – Feb 21-23 | Instructor: Maria ✅ Module 4 – Mar 21-23 | Instructor: Maria 📍 Locations: Utah, Santa Rosa, CA, and Santa Cruz, CA 💆 Who is this for? Licensed massage therapists & bodyworkers advancing their skills. 🔗 Reserve your spot below today!
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