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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This advanced course teaches the therapist to work with pregnant mothers to help ease the discomforts and stress that accompany pregnancy. Techniques to help with delivery are also addressed. It also addresses massage of infants and children to enhance bonding, relaxation, and comfort of the infant and child. Massage aspects of geriatric and disabled clients are addressed.
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3.00 Credits
This advanced course teaches the therapist the integration of essential oils and aromatherapy into massage techniques.
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3.00 Credits
The Personal Fitness Training course presents the concepts behind personal fitness, health and well-being. The course includes basic principles of human anatomy, physiology and exercise. Professional and legal practices are presented. Implementation of client¿s goals in an exercise program is discussed. Course includes both lecture and lab components. This program is designed to adequately prepare the student for the accredited NFPT-CPT Personal Trainer Board Certification Exam. The final exam for this course meets strict criteria and requirements imposed by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) accreditation standards. Successful board exam completion qualifies the student as a certified personal fitness trainer. Certification test fee will be in addition to tuition fees.
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3.00 Credits
Presents a specific application of massage therapy designed to train the therapist in the treatment of athletes. Includes: pre-event and post-event techniques, general maintenance massage, and therapeutic exercises. First aid for sports injuries and the use of hydrotherapies will be explored.
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3.00 Credits
Helps practitioners apply deeper techniques in the body therapy releasing chronically held tissue from past trauma, illness, or recent injury. Discusses the use of various treatment modalities. Deep tissue techniques include compression and compression with stroke.
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3.00 Credits
This course will cover common medical conditions, the most common medications and the herbal remedies used to supplement healthcare. The most common medications and herbal remedies will be discussed according to body systems with emphasis on classifications, uses, routes of administration, calculations, dosages, interactions, incompatibilities, and side effects. The student will learn how to research medical conditions, medications, and herbal remedies. Also addressed are special precautions, legal aspects, and patient education.
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3.00 Credits
This course will cover the common medical conditions, and the herbal remedies that are used to supplement healthcare. The most common herbal remedies will be discussed as well as the traditional indications, dose ranges, side effects, and contraindications. The student will gain a more in depth knowledge of herbal remedies being utilized in healthcare today, and know how to research more knowledge on medical conditions and herbal remedies.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents the basic concepts of diseases their courses and functional disturbances as they relate to body systems. Includes the precipitating risk factors and appropriate methods of patient education regarding various disease processes and specifications for massage treatment.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to develop the student's palpation skills in order to enhance the practitioner's ability to evaluate the human body and energy systems. The course teaches a deeper understanding of muscular anatomy, which includes craniosacral and fascial material. A substantial portion of this course will consist of exercises to refine palpation skills.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a basic understanding of joint movement and body motion. Addresses muscle action, origin and insertion, muscle synergists, antagonists, and evaluations of forces on each body region. Entry-level biomechanical principles with the structure, function and kinesiology of each body region will be explored.
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