Students learn how to move more efficiently to reduce potential trauma to their bodies. Students learn the skills necessary to be successful in the bodywork industry. Customer service, promptness, efficient use of time, and perfecting a 50-minute session of bodywork are some of the skills gained through this course. This course provides students with specific treatment protocols for common sports injuries such as sprains and strains on shoulders, knees, and ankles, contusions, shin splints, and inflammation. Students gain knowledge of how to assess an injury and what protocols are called for in specific instances.
Students learn methods and protocols for massage of myalgia, myositis, periostitis, and radiculitis.
Students learn to identify and address suture and membrane restrictions within the cranial vault and dural tube. This course is designed to teach structural and functional changes in the body through deep-tissue manipulation. Students are taught to see structural imbalances that contribute to pain and dysfunction and rebalance the body structure through the use of deep-tissue bodywork techniques. Students learn to stretch major muscle groups to promote flexibility and coordination. It also provides certification in First Aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.