It is also designed to develop students' ability to critically assess the health of their clients and to apply that knowledge to their bodywork. Students learn different protocols for post-event massage. Students learn protocols for massage on days off, during multi-day competitions, and after completion of competitions. It presents current industry trends to assist students in career choices. It instructs students in development of effective resumes.
Students learn techniques for work on specific parts of the body.
Students learn to manipulate reflex areas in hands and feet which correspond to organs and specific areas of the body. This course assists students in understanding how structure and function are interrelated and how bodywork affects the entire organism. Students receive instruction in therapeutic and sports performance massage techniques developed and refined in the former Soviet Union as part of an overall approach to sports training. Techniques taught are an integral part of conditioning and superior sports performance. The massage is typically a combination of Swedish, deep-tissue, and trigger point therapies.