PTR 523 - Soft Tissue Techniques

Institution:

Nazareth College

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Description:

This course will provide the students with a basic foundation for hands-on soft tissue techniques. The students will gain an understanding of the muscular and myofacscial system, and how soft tissue treatment can improve a person's ability to heal, ability to move, and the person's general health and wellbeing. The course will be grounded in the fundamentals of classic massage techniques, but the student will also be exposed to a whole series of soft tissue evaluation and treatment techniques. The course will be taught in coordination with Gross Anatomy, and the students will learn palpatory skills of the structures that are being studied in Gross Anatomy.Credits: 2

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.naz.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 389-2525

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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