David B. Blum
LMT, CKTI, Health and fitness professional (non-medical)

KTA Since: 2008

CKTP Since: 2008

CKTI Since: 2018

Places Taught
Tucson, Arizona

Additional Fields
Myofascial

Publications
Massage Magazine

Memberships
AMTA

Biography
Raised the son of a physician in Los Angeles, California, I knew that being a healer was my calling. While in college as a pre-med major, I worked in a small hospital as a surgical orderly. I was able to observe many types of surgeries and learn from the surgeons. After a year and a half, I decided that the lifestyle of a doctor wasn’t for me. I volunteered in other departments in the hospital until I found what I though was my true calling, Physical Therapy. I trained as a technician and eventually became a PT Assistant, passing the California State license exam in 1980. I worked in that capacity in California and moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1991, continuing my PTA career as a musculoskeletal and manual therapy specialist. I am certified in a wide variety of therapeutic techniques and even began teaching some of these techniques to others in the field. Although I enjoyed my work, I gradually became disillusioned with the conditions that were developing in the health care industry and began seeking out related fields where I could continue to utilize the skills I had learned and develop new ones as well. I enrolled in the esteemed Desert Institute of the Healing Arts and graduated with honors. Immediately upon graduation, I began my new journey at the Center for Advanced Energy Therapeutics as an independent practitioner.