Mark's Bio....

  Author, inventor, entertaining public speaker, and veteran massage therapist since 1986, specializing in muscular pain and sports injuries.   Affectionately called “MacGyver” by his students, it is not unusual to see him use a mop, a rope, a beach ball, springs, Play-Doh, elastic bands, sponges and many other home-made ’teaching toys’ to explain and demonstrate  basic concepts that apply directly to your therapy. 

In 1992 he invented the first seated abdominal exerciser called Air-O-Flex developed by Fitness Quest of Ohio, an idea originating after pumping a flat tire on a golf cart. Jackie Zeaman of "General Hospital" fame was the celebrity spokesperson in the TV commercials.

He has been awarded patent number 7413441 for creating the “Sarcomere - Three Dimensional Teaching Model” which is now manufactured and marketed by Denoyer-Geppert Science Company of Chicago, and sold to colleges and universities around the world to illustrate proper muscular contraction and its dysfunction to medical students. 

Mark has lectured on repetitive movement syndromes at many colleges and massage schools after many years related experience as therapist and consultant to Levi-Strauss & Co. in North Carolina.  He has developed a self-help video on the subject of carpal tunnel syndrome previously sold through Amazon.com and other outlets. Along with 4 years teaching at the Palm Beach Academy of Health and Beauty and two years as a continuing education  instructor at the Palm Beach Community College,  he has been a speaker at the
 

 *  2005   AMTA National Convention in Albuquerque, NM
 *  2006,  2007, 2010 Florida State Massage Therapy Assoc Conventions
 *  2007   AMTA New England Regional Conference, Boston, MA
 *  2008   AMTA Ohio State Convention, Columbus, OH
 *  2008   Florida Chiropractic Association National Convention, Orlando FL
 *  2009   Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Convention, Baltimore, MD
 *  2017   Elite Continuing Educations "Massage Live" Convention, Orlando, FL
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He has also received the following awards,

 *  2006  "Outstanding State Service"   Florida State Massage Therapy Association
 *  2007   Chapter "LMT of the Year"   FSMTA Flagler/Volusia

  * 2007   State  "LMT of the Year"  
                Florida State Massage Therapy Association

  * 2011  "Outstanding State Service"   Florida State Massage Therapy Association

  * 2019   Inductee into the "Massage Therapy Hall of Fame"
               at the  World Massage Festival in Cherokee, NC for his 

               dedication and contribution to the massage profession.

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Mark currently maintains a robust office practice in Daytona Beach, Florida, and also teaches continuing education seminars on the subject of soft tissue pain to massage therapists, physical therapists and chiropractors, both online and now back again in the classroom. 

Please see my workshop schedule page for all courses hosted by 

                       Elite Healthcare, "the leader in healthcare continuing education".

Mark Bigelow is a Florida State continuing education provider. (50-231)

CONTACT MARK FOR SPEAKING and SEMINARS

Mark Bigelow, LMT / MA6332
Ormond Beach, FL. 32176

(386)214.6268
 

BigelowSeminars@aol.com