60 hours HED 110 will provide 60 hours of instruction in hygiene and first aid. Another 10 hours of instruction will be covered in MHT 215 and 5 hours in Western Massage I, for a total of 75 hours of instruction. An introduction to connective tissue massage therapy and neuromuscular therapy is included. Precautions and appropriate applications of massage therapy will be discussed.
Students learn draping, use of oils, and fundamental theories and techniques of massage therapy.
This course is a continuation of Western Massage I, introducing the student to more advanced techniques, theories, and approaches to bodywork. Precautions in treating acute and chronic conditions will be addressed. This course is a continuation of Western Massage II, introducing the student to more advanced techniques, with further study of appropriate applications, precautions, and therapeutic values of each movement. In depth study of the musculature of the head, neck, trunk, and extremities will be the focus of the course. This course offers students practice working on classmates and the instructor a well as more advanced massage therapy techniques, including energy work and cranial-sacral therapy.