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Curriculum: Techniques & Treatment
At successful completion of the two-year program, students will:
Basic Massage Strokes
- Perform massage strokes effectively.
- Know the differences among various massage strokes based on their physiological effects.
- Understand integration of various massage strokes with non-ballistic joint mobilizations to achieve specific physiological effects.
- Understand the effects of relaxation vs. therapeutic remedial massage techniques.
Pathology
- Understand the primary distinguishing characteristics of the different tissue types and the possible effects massage may have on healthy and unhealthy tissues.
- Know the limitations and contraindications of massage therapy on the inflammatory response and the repair process in soft tissue dysfunction.
- Understand the effects, limitations and contraindications of massage therapy on clients taking commonly prescribed medications for systemic conditions.
- Understand pain mechanisms.
Systems
- Understand the possible effects of massage therapy on acute and chronic pain perception, both on a physical and psychological level.
- Know the effects of massage therapy on the factors leading to peripheral nerve entrapment.
- Understand the role of massage therapy on the functioning of the endocrine system.
- Understand the effects of massage therapy on local hemodynamics.
- Understand the limitations and effects of massage therapy on respiratory function.
- Know the consequences of massage therapy in the presence of renal dysfunction.
- Understand the limitations of massage therapy during pregnancy.
- Understand the limitations of massage therapy on articulations and articular structures as well as on the muscular, nervous, endocrine, lymphatic, digestive, urinary, and adult male and female reproductive systems.
- Understand the effects of muscle tension on the skeletal system and the role of massage in restoring alignment.
Treatment
- Know how to develop a treatment plan based on a functional hypothesis about soft tissue dysfunction, built on analytical deductions from all the collected data.
- Know appropriate massage therapy techniques for the treatment of soft tissue dysfunctions.
- Understand the principles and application of hydrotherapy.
- Understand local hydrotherapy applications.
- Understand local applications of heat and cold.
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