Nadzeya Lukashonak - Registered Massage Practitioner, Maryland

Education:

• 1993:  Graduated Belarusian State Medical College     
• 1999:  Graduated Belarusian State University of Physical Culture with the professional qualifications 'Sport medicine and Physical Rehabilitation
• 2003 – 2004:  Post-graduate study course of Occupational Therapy with a four-week placement in an occupational institution in  Sweden and a two-week placement in a medical institution in Germany.
• 2023:   Certified Massage Therapy Program, Columbia College, Virginia
• 2024:

        Medical Massage Course for postgraduate training

        ABMP course: Infant Massage: Is it More than Just Super Cuddling?

        ABMP course: The Massage Therapy Foundation & Research in a Pediatric                 Hospital Setting

        ABMP course: The Future Of Massage: Pediatric Massage Connects                     With Children

        ABMP course: Pediatric Massage Q&A

        ABMP course: Introduction to Pediatric Touch Therapy

        ABMP course: What is Pediatric Massage?

        ABMP course: Pediatric Massage: Turning Research into Results                

Experience

1999 – 2001:  Physical Therapist, Minsk, Belarus, Republican Children's Hospital of Medical Rehabilitation

Performed manual therapy techniques, such as massage, mobilization and manipulation and soft tissue mobilization for children from the Departments of Neurology, Oncology, Nephrology

2001 – 2010:  Physical Therapist, Minsk, Belarus

Early Intervention Center "Open Doors" under the Charity Fund "Star of Hope", Sweden, and Belarusian Association for Assistance to Disabled Children and Young People with Disabilities

Worked with 1 year old – 3 year old children with motor skill delays, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and other genetic disorders, hypertonia, hypotonia, scoliosis

2010 – 2015:  Physical therapy and Massage therapy, Minsk, Belarus, Republican Scientific and Practical Center "Mother and Child"

Performed infant and pediatric massage for babies and children with neurological issues, as well as for very premature infants and children with extremely low body weight.

Assessed infant needs and developed individualized treatments plans to address the specific health needs of each child.

Consulted with doctors to develop treatment plans for infants and children.

2015 – present:    Private practice, Physical therapy and Massage therapy, Minsk, Belarus, and USA