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• Massage I - Relaxation Massage
(Pre-requisites: None)

“Beingness” and therapeutic touch are the foundations of massage therapy, as opposed to simply “doing” massage. Emphasis is on developing sensitivity and awareness, which promote comfort and security through touch. Body use and posture awareness skills are taught to ensure a fluid and rhythmic massage. Taught in a step-by-step process, leading to completing a full body, relaxation massage.

Principles of Massage
Massage terminology
Contra-indications to massage
Therapy Relaxation massage
The art of draping and toweling
The use of oils and creams

• Massage II - Advanced Techniques
(Pre-requisites: Massage I)

Follow-on from relaxation massage. A broader spectrum of massage techniques are covered, including invigorating and percussion techniques. After completing the course you will be able to perform a full body massage to professional standards.

Invigoration massage techniques
Client interviews, case histories
Muscular & skeletal anatomy
Practitioner self care
Causes and effects of muscular tension
Professional perspectives
Use of thermo therapy

• Sport Massage I - Deep Tissue Massage
(Pre-requisites: Massage I)

For students who wish to become actively involved in Clinical Therapy and to utilise deeper cross fibre techniques to add to therapeutic massage. Sport Deep Tissue massage helps the athlete maintain a consistent, injury-free training program and improve athletic recovery time. The course is remedially and therapeutically orientated, and sets the foundation for further study of soft tissue dysfunctions. This massage can be used in conjunction with techniques learnt in Massage II for a deeper effect in clinical practice.

Applications of Sport Massage
Full body sport massage
Indications / contra-indications
Muscle testing and stretching
Deep tissue techniques
Lower and upper body

• Sport Massage II - Pre and Post Event Massage
(Pre-requisites: Sport Massage I)

Consolidates techniques learned in previous modules and prepares you for applying professional Sports Massage with extra techniques. For pre-event and post-event.

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
Side lying approaches
Scar tissue physiology and adhesions
Pre and post event massage
Muscle origins and insertions
Remedial stretching techniques

• Trigger Point Therapy I & II - Neuromuscular Techniques
(Pre-requisites: Sport I or Massage II)

A trigger point is a hypersensitive area in a muscle that, when compressed, is locally tender and often related to referred pain. Systematically working on these points can effectively reduce pain and correct muscle spasm. This remedial course teaches you about Trigger points, locations and pain patterns, and advanced Spray and Stretch techniques. The course will focus on common musculo-skeletal disorders.

Trigger Point Philosophy
Treating Common Complaints
Trigger Point Anatomy
PNF Stretching
Trigger Point Pathology
Spray and stretch

• Sport Injuries I & II - Sport Medicine Techniques
(Pre-requisites: Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial I & Sport Massage I, Anatomy & Physiology,
Pathophysiology plus Supervised Clinic I)

Designed for students who wish to deal with Musculo-Skeletal disorders / sports injuries as seen in a clinical practice. Students must have experience in applying remedial techniques such as Myofascial Release and Trigger Point Therapy to soft tissue injuries (these techniques are used extensively in the rehabilitation of soft tissue dysfunctions). Some examples of conditions covered are:

Neck: acute wry neck and whiplash
Shoulder: frozen shoulder, rotator cuff dysfunction
Wrist / hand: tenosynovitis, carpal tunnel syndrome
Lower back / hip: sciatica and back pain
Lower Back Pain: acute / chronic
Elbow: golfer’s or tennis elbow
Knee: ligament / tendon disorder
Ankle / Foot: shin splints, sprains, groin pain, plantar fascitis

• Muscle Energy Technique - Sport MET and Myofascial MET
(Pre-requisites: Sport Injuries I or Acupressure III)

Muscle Energy Techniques are soft tissue methods in which the client actively uses their muscle from a controlled position, in a specific direction, with mild effort against a precise counterforce to relax acute muscular spasm or contraction. You will learn advanced musculo-skeletal techniques to treat a variety of disorders. Sport MET is more specific to sport massage and myofascial MET is specific to myofascial.

• Lymphatic Drainage Massage - The Lymph System
(Pre-requisites: Sport I or Massage II)

Lymphatic drainage massage accelerates the flow of lymph, helping to rid the body of toxins and waste materials. Lymphatic drainage massage promotes balance of the body’s internal chemistry, purifies and regenerates tissues, helps to normalise the functions of organs, and promotes the function of the immune system. Lymphatic drainage is used to help athletes to recover quicker from their training.

Lymphatic system anatomy
Lymphatic techniques
Location of nodes
Indications & contra-indications
Detox principles
Common conditions

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