Section 1: Anatomy, Physiology & Massage Theory

Anatomy

• Identify, label and palpate bones and bony landmarks.
• Identify, label and palpate joints and joint structures.
• Identify, label and/or palpate muscles, fibre directions, origins and insertions, enervation and actions.
• Palpate major pulse points in the body.

Physiology

• Understand the development of the human body from the chemical level to the organism.
• Understand the homeostatic mechanism at both the systematic and cellular levels and how this is reflected in healthy and unhealthy tissue function.
• Understand the sensory role of skin in massage therapy. Understand the physiological effects that massage therapy has on the skin, and how the skin functions to maintain homeostasis.
• Understand the physiology of the remodeling process in bone tissue and the influence and limitations of massage therapy on this process.
• Understand the normal ROM of each joint.
• Analyze the muscle involvement in common movement patterns at specific joints.
• Understand the characteristics of muscle tissue, the physiology of muscle contraction, and understand the factors involved in the change of normal resting muscle tone to hyper- or hypotonic states.
• Understand the structural and functional organization of the nervous system.
• Understand the role the nervous system plays in maintaining body homeostasis. Define and understand the functions of neuroglia, and the physiology of neural conduction.
• Understand the role of sense organs/receptors in proprioception.
• Understand the role of the endocrine system in the body's response to stress, and the homeostatic action of major hormones.
• Understand the process of hemodynamics and the factors that influence it.
• Understand the role of the lymphatic system in maintaining fluid homeostasis.
• Understand the role of the lymphatic system in the immune response and under what conditions massage therapy would be indicated.
• Understand the process of respiration and the factors that influence it.
• Understand the process of digestion and the factors that influence it.
• Understand the organic and inorganic nutritional requirements of the body.
• Understand the role of the urinary system in homeostasis.

Massage Theory

• Understand the theory and benefits of the principal modalities within the practice of massage and be aware of the allopathic and holistic complementary therapies available for continuing education and specialization within a graduate’s practice.

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