Sports Massage Therapist - 50 Hrs
Cost: $650*  

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Required Classes: Sports Massage (24 Hrs), Sports Massage-Injuries and Prevention (24 Hrs)

• Sports Massage (24 Hrs): Classic approaches in sports injury treatment help athletes prevent injuries. Catch them earlier and correct microtrauma that leads to more severe problems. Learn to  give a complete one-hour sports massage. Learn pre-event and post-event massage techniques, muscle and fascia lengthening through passive and active stretching techniques, cross-fiber friction techniques, trigger point techniques and how to develop a referral network. Sports related injuries, injury care, and specific retroactive modalities will be addressed. Palpatory anatomy, contraindications, appropriate timing of treatment, and how to optimally use biomechanics to allow you to work well with less effort will be covered. Prerequisite: 100 hrs massage training.

• Sports Massage Injury and Prevention (24 Hrs) Understand and treat specific injuries of the body. These classes will utilize sports massage techniques with an emphasis on treating acute and chronic pain due to injury. Extra attention will be applied to future care of the injured site, as well as prevention. Each class will cover various sporting activities, and the related injury common to the topic of the day. Injuries such as soft tissue micro trauma, strains, sprains, tears & ruptures, dislocations, tendonitis, bursitis, repetitive and over-use syndromes will be discussed, analyzed and properly assessed for treatment. Approximately 1/3 lecture, 2/3 hands-on. Prerequisite:100 hrs of massage trianing. Sports Massage and Anatomy recommended.

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*Cost is $650 if paid in full before your first class or you may pay class by class (see Class Schedule for pricing)