Featured Instructors: Ruth Werner

Ruth Werner has been an instructor at Myotherapy College of Utah since 1999. She teaches Anatomy and Physiology as well as Pathology. Her students Love her classes.

She says of herself: “I am a massage therapist. I am not a doctor, or a naturopath, or a nurse of any kind. I am not a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, or any other kind of therapist. I am a massage therapist.

“I have a Bachelor's Degree (1982) in theatre/literature from Reed College. I graduated from the Brian Utting School of Massage in Seattle, and received my Washington State massage license in 1985. I completed the Advanced Training Program and Teacher Training Program with the Muscular Therapy Institute in Cambridge, MA in 1991. I have taught at several massage schools, including the Brian Utting School of Massage (Seattle, WA), the Muscular Therapy Institute (Cambridge, MA), the Spectrum School (Snohomish, WA), and the Ogden Institute of Massage Therapy (Ogden, UT). I currently teach at the Myotherapy College of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT.”

“In 1998 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins published my book, A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology. It is now in its 3rd edition, and is used by massage schools all over the world. This book continues to be a work in progress—keeping it current and useful will be a lifelong commitment for me.”