Licensed by State of Illinois in Massage Therapy

Certified Mat Pilates Instructor and Small Apparatus Pilates Mat Instructor
through June Kahn, Sara City Workout

Personal Trainer
(previous certification through American Council on Exercise)

Graduate
Seattle Massage School, 700 hrs. (now Ashmead College) Seattle, WA.   

Exercise Physiology & Clinical Nutrition
training at North Central College, Naperville, IL

American Massage Therapy Association

• Member

• Government Relations Chair AMTA-IL, 1999-2003 (during licensure development)

• 2nd VP AMTA-IL Board 2000-2003

• Delegate for AMTA-IL 1996, 1999-2002

AMTA Website

Trainer and therapist for Chi-Town badminton

Training organization for pre-Olympic athletes preparing for regional and national competitions.  Practices held in Oak Brook, IL.  National competition at Olympic venue in Atlanta, Ga.  View Allison's WGN news spot for more information.

Development Activities

Adjunct Faculty Member at the Soma Institute - National School for Clinical Massage Therapy, Chicago 1999-2005

Current Director of Ishman BodyCare Center & Institute Professional Education, creator of curriculum and course materials
 
Developer of the
100 Day Plan
workbook for exercise, nutrition, and healthy living based on traditional concepts of healthy living and the fundamentals of situational leadership.

Volunteer Activities

• Help pass State Licensure of Massage Therapy in Illinois, which passed 12/4/02.  Served as AMTA Action Plan Manager, 2nd VP, and Government Relations Chair

• Naperville Health and Wellness Committee member, Naperville Chamber of Commerce, 2000

• LaSalle Bank’s Chicago Marathon 1999, 2000

• Atlanta Commission for the Olympic Games 1996

• Olympic Badminton Nationals, Atlanta, GA 1995

• United States Badminton Association, 1995

• Trails to Sails – for Scleroderma Research, 1996, 97, 98

Allison Ishman, owner of Ishman BodyCare Center, began working as a massage therapist in Naperville in 1994. Following work at Hot Springs outside Seattle, Edward Health and Fitness Center and another local private practice, she opened her clinic in 1995.  Her goal was to provide top quality, innovative care to her clients.  Originally from Glen Ellyn, she enjoys music, Italian food and red wines, theatre, rock climbing, hiking and mountaineering, summiting Kilimanjaro, running, golf, cross country skiing, and strength training.

 Services Offered

• Developer of Fascial Link Therapy, an advanced method of Neuromuscular, Myofascial treatment with a focus on balancing the body's structural and energy systems, with an emphasis on working with fascia

• Energy Medicine Practitioner, with training from Donna Eden

• Trigger Point, Neuromuscular, and Myofascial Release Therapies, especially for pre/post surgery, whiplash, chronic pain or repetitive use injuries, TMJ, back or neck pain.  Often includes postural analysis or orthopedic assessment techniques.

• Sports Massage, Event Sports Massage, and Resisted Stretching techniques

• Hydrotherapy, Thermoregulatory Care, CPR and First Aid Certified

• Pregnancy Massage  

• Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage

• On-Site Chair Massage

• Personal Training and Nutrition

Allison’s plans: To begin writing and teaching about her Fascial Link work and the benefits of hands on therapy, and complete her Fascial Link Practitioners Manual for upcoming 2006-2007 classes she is teaching.