Therapeutic Massage Practices I

Catalog description

Principles of professionalism, ethics, and legalities. Includes use of terminology related to massage therapy. Applications, indications, and contraindications of the nine strokes of Swedish massage. Study of the human osseous and muscular structure. Emphasis on normal movement patterns, origins, insertions, and functions of the muscular system. Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Massage Therapy program or permission of Program Director.