World Massage Festival &
Massage Therapy Hall of Fame

July 16-20, 2023
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort
Cherokee, NC

Our Mission Statement: To honor those who built the bridges for our profession,
to educate the general public about massage, to educate therapists
about different types of massage and to have fun.



Paul Kelly
2022 Massage Therapy Hall of Fame Member


Paul Kelly is an NCBTMB Approved Continued Education provider and owner of The Temple Human Performance Center in Knoxville, TN. Paul has been a clinician and teacher for 3 decades and brings a wealth of knowledge from manual therapy, sports medicine, and exercise science to his upbeat, dynamic, hands-on presentations. His passion is to help educate manual therapists and health care professionals so they might tap into a greater understanding of how exercise, movement science, and manual therapy can help with longevity. He continues to stay on top of the latest research and developments in all areas related to manual therapies, sports performance, neuroscience, nutrition, movement, pain science, and human performance related issues. Paul graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in exercise science and sports medicine and later worked with rehabilitation and sports injury at the University Athletic Training facilities in the strength and conditioning program for five years. He was a scholarship athlete in college and has competed nationally.

Paul received his LMT from the C.O.R.E. Institute for Structural Integration. In 1999, Paul met Erik Dalton and became fascinated by his osteopathic based manual therapy and how to restore proper musculoskeletal balance. Paul mentored and worked with Erik Dalton as his senior instructor for 20 years teaching Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques and incorporating his own corrective exercise techniques to help improve outcomes for LMTs.

In 2016, Paul put a name to his techniques, Physiokinetix Training; a four-level progressive, evidence-based program used on the therapy table and for self-care along with manual therapy. This pain management, performance system is easily incorporated into any type of healthcare practice to improve client's longevity and resilience.

Paul's passion for knowledge in evidence based human performance related issues has propelled him forward giving him the opportunity to work with professional and collegiate athletes, geriatric clients, and children.

Website: Temple Human Performance


PHYSIOKINETIX Table Neuro Training: Creating Mobility & Stability by Combining Manual Therapy & Movement
8 CE Hours

Class description:

PhysioKinetix Training (PKT) is a multidisciplinary program combining the hands-on benefits of multiple modalities of Manual Therapy with Movement Science, Neuroscience, Orthopedic Science, and many more fields of study. These techniques include a combination of muscle balancing, neurologic facilitating, and joint mobilization that balance and align the body for optimal body performance. PKT gives a therapist all the tools necessary to eliminate chronic pain and improve mobility for a client without the need for surgery and creates a Therapeutic Alliance with strategies for self-care.

This course will take the practitioner on an in-depth, evidence informed look at Orthopedic, Neurologic, and Functional assessments and techniques. This course is designed to give the practitioner a step-by-step protocol that will lead to treating the cause and not the symptoms. Learn:
  • Clinical, evidence informed techniques that are simple, fast and easily integrate into your practice.
  • How to use the PKT Neuro-Bands to Re-educate and build resilience.
  • Treatments for mobility and stability dysfunctions.
  • When not to use manual therapy verses Movement Re-education for pain management.
  • How to implement a Movement Plan that gives you and your client a road map to success.
  • The latest research and developments in the fields of Manual Therapy, Movement Science, and rehabilitative Sciences.
Paul's Multidisciplinary Approach to treatments and training will allow you to be the Go To Manual and Movement Specialist. Paul's easy to understand approach to finding the cause through assessment will give you the confidence and ability to treat complex conditions that often get overlooked in traditional therapies.

PLEASE DO NOT WEAR PERFUME, COLOGNE OR ESSENTIAL OILS TO CLASS.