MTC 113 - Massage Therapy Theory and Technique III

Institution:

Greenfield Community College

Subject:

Massage Therapy

Description:

Broadens and deepens the student's theoretical knowledge, assessment, and technical massage skills beyond circulatory/wellness massage. Students identify soft tissue dysfunctions created by muscular and connective tissue, skeletal and joint compensation patterns, and learn to treat these conditions with advanced massage techniques in connective tissue, joint receptor, neuromuscular, passive movement manipulations, and muscle energy techniques. This course includes advanced palpations skills to assess tissue which assist students to apply critical thinking and treatment planning for sessions in order to increase a client's functional outcomes. Students integrate these adaptive techniques into a creative massage using therapeutic principals and clinical reasoning. (Offered: Every January) Prereq: COL 090 and ENG 090 or satisfactory placement scores. MTC participants only.

Credits:

7.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.gcc.mass.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 775-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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