Many Modalities
Clinically studied techniques:
✓ Basic Swedish (Effleurage, Petrissage, Friction) to manage hypertonicity
✓ Joint Mobilization & Orthopedic Manual Therapy
Techniques (Passive and active range of motion (PROM, AROM), joint mobilization, mild traction)
✓ Trigger Point / Neuromuscular Therapy to eliminate referred pain
✓ Muscle Energy (Active Release, Isometric, Isotonic Concentric, and Isotonic Eccentric Contraction) for muscle tone and spasms
✓ Myofascial Release for fascial restrictions
✓ Skin Rolling & Bindegewebemassage to assess and release subcutaneous adhesions
✓ Osteopathic Oscillation & Movement-Based Releases for relaxation of articular tension.
✓ Lymphatic Massage
✓ Orthopedic Assessment Tests
✓ Postural Assessment
✓ Remedial Exercises
✓ Hydrotherapy
✓ Relevant Anatomy
✓ Medical Terminology
✓ Clinical Protocols
✓ Documentation – SOAP Notes for Insurance
✓ Indications and Contraindications for Massage and/or Referral
✓ Special Populations: Pre/Post Natal, Infant & Child, Veterans, Athletes, Seniors, Teaching Self-care, Stress Management, Stress Physiology, Whiplash & Concussion, Repetitive Use Injuries
✓ Ethics
✓ Practice and Referral Building
✓ Client Communication
✓ Burnout Protection
✓ Much, much more…
✓ Over 100 Physical Assessments for pain, posture, and active and passive range of motion.
✓ Over 50 Special Regional tests that can pinpoint specific pathologies.
✓ We cover over 100 different pathologies that can be successfully addressed through massage therapy and a bunch more are identified that a massage therapist is likely to see but cannot really impact.
✓ 43 of which are easily approachable in the side lying position that is rarely ever taught in traditional massage school.
✓ We cover over 30 contraindications of what not to do and when.
✓ And finally we highlight over 175 specific musculoskeletal injuries, conditions and pains.