Massage For Headaches & Neck Pain

Course overview

Headaches and neck pain are both extremely common and nearly everyone has had this type of pain on occasion. In some cases the pain is more frequent and debilitating. Through this continuing education course, discover how you can assist clients in alleviating frequent headaches and neck pain. In this course you will: -Identify types and causes of headaches and name contributing factors in the development of headaches and neck pain. -Describe assessment tools for identifying signs and features of headache and neck pain dysfunctions. -Review various massage techniques used to assess pain characteristics and address the release of fibrotic connective tissue and trigger points. -List signs and symptoms occurring in conjunction with headache and neck pain that would be indicative of medical attention. -Match massage applications with the specific pain management goals. -List physiological benefits of outcome based massage therapy for headache and neck pain. -Select specific massage strategies for treating vascular and tension headaches and neck pain.