Care For Special Population

Course overview

Develop and implement a clinical reasoning protocol to serve individuals with special needs. Explain the concepts of therapeutic change, and condition management and their practical significance to massage therapy and palliative care. List some of the benefits of massage for chronic and terminal illness. Explain the etiology of chronic illness and the differences between acute and chronic illness. List some special considerations for the elderly clients. Explain how generalizations about types of clients can be detrimental to a client's health. Define therapeutic change, condition management, and palliative care and describe a context for each. Identify indications for massage therapy in chronic illness and explain the benefits of those indications.