Daniel Rodríguez

Mission: 
• To inspire every person to achieve personal excellence by dissolving the limitations into success.

Business and Massage Therapy Experience: 
• Massage Therapist/Co-owner, Absolutely Massage, LLC; San Juan, PR 2003 to present. Specializing in medical massage, structural bodywork, chronic soft tissue pain, injury and sports rehabilitation. 
• Myofascial Release Therapy and Chair Massage techniques to erase the pain and free the body. 
• Available for coaching and teaching of advanced techniques to professional massage therapists and working to improve the quality and image of massage therapy in all settings ranging from hotel spas to medical settings. 
• Unbound passion for helping people by using soft tissue therapy and compassionate to those in pain. 
• Massage Therapist/Co-owner, Absolutely Massage, LLC; St. Louis, MO. 2001-2003. 
• Self-employed. High level of involvement with sports figures to assist them with relax of core muscle tendon and ligaments. 
• Mainly concerned with coaching in medical massage by using deep tissue massage and intentional touch.  
• Massage Therapist, St. Louis, MO. 1993-2001. Engaged in sports therapy for athletes. Researching and developing professional massage therapy to optimizeimage and projections. 
• Massage Therapist, St. Louis, MO: St. Louis Racquet Club- 1993-1995. 
Exclusive private men's athletic club. Lead therapist. Working closely with members on injury rehabilitation. 
• Coached club members on prevention of accidents and changes in lifestyle. 
• Massage Therapist, Tampa FL 1988-1992 
• Worked jointly with Chiropractor with clients under disability and workmen's compensation for work related injuries. 
• Personal trainer, Safety Harbor Spa, 1989.
• Medical Positions:Tampa, FL 1984-1988 
• Emergency Medical Technicians, FL 1984-1988. 
• Geriatric rehabilitation. 
• Emergency Room Technician 
• EKG and Oncology Attending Technician 
• Cardiac care rehabilitation 
• Operating room technician 
• Medical transport

Education: 
• Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY-Associate Degree in Business Administration 
• Massage and Soft-tissue Pain Therapy: 
• 1988 Graduate, Suncoast School of Massage Therapy, Tampa, FL. 500 hours general massage and 500 hours advanced modalities including hydrotherapy, cryotherapy, deep tissue and Esalen massage. 
• Florida Licensed Therapists and member of the American Massage Therapy Association. (AMTA) 1993 to present.

Continuing Bodywork Education: 
• Myofascial Massage, Structural Bodywork: Robert King, Chicago School of Massage, Myofascial Certification, 1994, 1995. 
• James Hackett, Chicago School of Massage, Myofascial and Sports Massage, Negril, Jamaica, 1996. 
• Michael Shea, PhD. Shea Educational Group, Certified Rolfer and Cranial  
Instructor. Mysofascial release and structural bodywork 1995, 1996. 
• Cranial Therapy, Michael Shea, PhD. Cranial Sacral Therapy I and II, 1996. 
• Upledger Institute, Cranial Sacral Therapy I, 1998. 

Soft Tissue Pain Management: 
• Steven Mann, PhD. Mann Pain Management Center, Burlington, VT. 1996. Soft tissue techniques for management of chronic pain, including myofascial release and cognitive therapy. 
• Multidisciplinary Approaches to Myofascial Pain, Upledger Institute, Berkeley CA, 1998; 
• Stuart Tawes, Soft Tissue Release, British Sports Therapy, San Juan, PR, 2001. 
• Lymph Drainage Courses: Lymph Drainage I and II, Dr. Bruno Chikly 1999 
• Medical Massage: L.M.T.'s Professional Level in Medical Massage 2004;  
• L.M.T.'s Masters Level in Medical Massage 2004.

Other related courses: 
• Esalen Massage, Esalen Institute; Big Sur CA, 1998 
• Heart Center Therapy, Upledger Institute: Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Alaya Chikly and Bruno Chikly, MD. 1999

Military Service: 
• US Army-Active Duty 1982-1987; Honorable Discharge; attained rank of Sergeant and served in Paratroop, Medic and Communications services.

Professional Certifications: 
• American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) Professional member 1993 to present.

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