Description
Course overview
Are you a newly qualified massage therapist? If so, then Deep Tissue massage is likely the next best step in your massage career. If you are a sports massage therapist then you will probably find that you already use some Deep Tissue techniques but will no doubt learn some extra ones to help enhance your massage treatments and also realise more so how massage and soft tissue interventions can help improve treatment outcomes for clients with musculoskeletal problems. As a sports therapist, you may also want to further develop your compression and stretching techniques to aid in rehabilitation following injury.
You will learn how to incorporate Deep Tissue massage techniques into your existing massage routine including compression, stretching, traction, palpation, trigger points, and Neuromuscular Techniques (NMT).
This course is intended for qualified massage and bodywork therapists.
Course content:
- An Introduction To Deep Tissue Massage
- What Type of Massage Therapist are You?
- What is a Deep Tissue massage?
- Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue or Sports Massage?
- Length of Treatments
- Method of Application – Compression and Stretching
- Cultivating the Quality of Your Massage
- Proper Use of Fingers, Knuckles, Fists, Forearms and Elbows
- Palpation, Trigger points and Neuromuscular Techniques (NMT)
- Contraindications
- Preparation & Products
- Preparing Yourself
- Preparing Your Client
- Postural Assessment
- Example Massage Protocols
- Aftercare & Contra-Actions
Prerequisites: Level 3 Body Massage, Level 3 Sports Massage or equivalent, with Anatomy & Physiology. You will be required to provide evidence of these qualifications before the start of the course.
Practical Course Length: 2 day full course or 1 day practical refresher
Assessment: Completion of guided home study and preparation of written assessment before the practical training day. On the practical training days, continuous formative assessment, verbal questions, and performance of a deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy & NMT treatment with minimal guidance from your tutor, along with completion of the written assessment. The refresher course will be assessed via observation of a deep tissue massage treatment to include trigger point therapy & NMT with minimal guidance from your tutor only.
Model Required? Yes, if you are training on your own. Check the contraindications explained in the course to determine suitability for treatment for yourself or before choosing your model. If two or more people are training, you can work on each other.
Course Fee includes training materials, assessment, and certification
Required Self-Guided (Theory) Learning: 90 hours
Case Studies Required: None.
Accrediting Body: This course is fully accredited by The CMA and IATS and approved as insurable by Insync, BGi UK, Professional Beauty Direct, and Westminster Insurance, however please check with your own insurer to see if they will also cover this qualification.
Qualification Attained: Natural Touch Training Accredited Diploma
CPD Points: 24
