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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
FA, SP - This course places emphasis on learning the skeletal and muscular anatomy of the human body. Students will learn skeletal and muscle anatomy and kinesiology and medical terminology as applicable to massage therapy.
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1.00 Credits
TBA - This course will discuss the practice of good business ethics, Florida Law and medical errors and will offer an introduction to Nutrition.This course will present a logical sequence of the necessary steps for practical judgment of ethical behavior in the operations of a small business.The course also will provide knowledge of a safe medical environment.
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3.00 Credits
FA, SP - Lab fee. This course teaches the student to demonstrate the principles of Swedish table massage, chair massage, and Chinese medicine and massage. Included in this course is sequence and flow of basic massage, proper therapist body mechanics, proper use of equipment and supplies, creating the therapeutic massage environment, client positioning and draping techniques, conditioning, strengthening and flexibility, and indications and contraindications. Principles and theories are applied in the clinical environment.
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2.00 Credits
TBA - This course teaches students the second phase of the theories and principles of Swedish table massage and chair massage. Included in this course is sequence and flow of basic massage, proper therapist body mechanics, proper use of equipment and supplies, creating a therapeutic massage environment, client positioning and draping techniques, conditioning, strengthening and flexibility and indications and contraindications.The principles and theories are applied in the clinical environment.
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4.00 Credits
SP, SU - This course teaches the student principles, theories and demonstration of the following advanced table and chair massage modalities:Deep Connective Tissue,Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy/Neuro-muscular Therapy, Sports Massage, Hydrotherapy,Active Isolated Stretching, and various other stretching techniques.
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4.00 Credits
SP, SU - Prerequisite: MSS 0253C.This course applies the principles and theories of Introduction to Massage Therapy and Massage Therapy I and builds upon the principles and theories of Massage Therapy II in the clinical environment.
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1.00 Credits
TBA - The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the health care delivery system and provide and overview of the role and responsibility of members of a health care team, with a focus on medical massage assessment and treatment protocols.This course,which is intended as a general overview of pathology for Massage Therapy and Allied Health students, will cover the most basic concepts and terminology of health and disease. Students will acquire knowledge of different disorders, focus on the assessment of orthopedic conditions and structure, nature, causes, diagnostic procedures, and treatment of the most common diseases of selected human body systems.
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1.00 Credits
TBA - This course teaches the student the theories and principles of hydrotherapy and spa training.The course teaches contraindications and indications of cold and heat applications and the use of ultra- sound and galvanic stimulation, as well as the application of spa therapies and the contraindications and indications of these treatments.The course will include an overview of current trends in spa therapy and the study of paraffin baths, salt scrubs,mud treatments, aromatherapy and heliotherapy, hot stone therapy and herbal facial massage application.Various spa applications also will be covered.
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3.00 Credits
TBA - This is a basic course in entrepreneurship.The course teaches the student the formation, planning management, and operation of a small business.This course will present a logical sequence of the necessary steps for either starting a new business or strengthening and continuing an existing business. Basic principles of finance,marketing, business law, accounting, and management will be presented within the context of the small business.The course also will include insurance billings and networking.
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3.00 Credits
TBA - A.A.S. only. Prerequisite: Completion of MAT 0024C with a grade of "C"or better.This course emphasizes elementaryalgebra based applications in business and technical areas. Topics include:metric system,measurement, algebra, ratio and proportion,exponents and logarithmic, descriptive statistics, applications and problem solving, and hands-on use of calculator.
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