Stew was born in New Zealand and became the first person to certify in the St. John version of Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) at the New Zealand College of Massage (NZCM) in Auckland, NZ. He became an NMT instructor in 1998. In 2004 Stewart relocated to the US and double-certified in the “American Version” of NMT. In 2009, Stewart became the first massage therapist to become a Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist through Myopain Seminars. Stewart is the principal developer of the manual trigger point therapy course program.
Clinicians are eligible to be listed in the Find a Clinician directory when they complete one of the Myopain Seminars Course Certifications like the entire Dry Needling certification to become a CMTPT-Needling.
The Dry Needling Program (DN)
Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist: CMTPT/DN
The Manual Trigger Point Therapy Program (MTT)
Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist: CMTPT/MTT
The Dry Needling for Occupational Therapists Program (DNOT)
Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist: CMTPT/DN
The Orofacial Dry Needling Program (ODN)
Certified in Orofacial Dry Needling: CMTPT/ODN
The Trigger Point Acupuncture Dry Needling Program
Certified in Trigger Point Acupuncture/Dry Needling: CMTPT/TPA
Clinicians are also eligible to be included if they have completed:
The Fascial Manipulation® course program (FM 1-3) and passed the FM examinations
The CRAFTA course program (CRAFTA 1-3) and passed the CRAFTA certification examinations
Three of the Eureka Seminars / Myopain Seminars Pelvic Health courses – Pelvic Heath Certified (PHC)
The Functional Fascia Therapeutics (FFT) course (formerly known as Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling or FSN)