MEDICAL MASSAGE THERAPY
Tracking # 20-470116
Course overview
Medical massage is a trending topic in the field of massage therapy. Now you can learn how to use outcome based massage to treat clients suffering from a variety of medical conditions! The 18 CE hour Medical Massage Therapy home study course will enable you to fully use your knowledge of massage to safely help clients reduce their pain, promote healing, and better cope with a variety of medical ailments. Armed with the basic massage techniques that you've already learned, you will be presented with strategies on how to assess a client's needs and determine a session plan appropriate for those needs. This course will help prepare you to play a key role as part of a complete healthcare team. You will be presented with: ## The definition of medical/clinical massage ## Physiologic effects of basic massage strokes and techniques ## Medications used to treat common medical conditions ## Massge protocols for over 35 different common medical conditions ## Information on how to access online resources for further information
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.