This diverse and practical course will prepare students for private practice, work with a Chiropractor or Medical Doctor, or work in a spa. This course covers the definitions, etiology, signs and symptoms for conditions commonly encountered by massage therapists. Treatments address the entire body, applying deep tissue work, fascial release, trigger point therapy and therapeutic exercises. Lectures and discussions on the pathologies of the major body systems are included. Students gain understanding of how disease can functionally and structurally affect the body.
Students learn the physiology related to basic disorders and discuss massage techniques that apply.
Myofascial Release Myofacial Therapy consists of slow, deep releases that are led by the client's tissues. Students will explore the inherent movement of the fascia, and how to help it free itself from restrictions. Each class presents techniques for specific body regions as starting points in the dialogue with the body. This is gentle and slow work that reaches deeply into the body and allows it to unwind. Although it is gentle, it is very powerful and effective, making it ideal for working with client's in pain or trauma who cannot tolerate deep pressure.