WHAT’S INSIDE
Chapter 1: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Comprehensive Guide for Massage Therapists 1 CEU This course provides a comprehensive overview of carpal tunnel syndrome for massage therapists. This overview allows the reader to gain greater knowledge of anatomy, perspectives on how carpal tunnel syndrome affects individuals, as well as specific bodywork methods to alleviate classic symptoms of the condition. Chapter 2: Ethics for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork 14 4 CEUs 1 This course emphasizes the principles and standards of ethical practice for massage therapy and bodywork, and ethical issues that impact the professional in daily practice. The course includes steps to identify potential ethical conflicts, and strategies for ethical decision making to avoid and resolve ethical issues before they become problematic. Chapter 3: Massage Therapy and the Stress Epidemic 1 CEU The purpose of this course is to discuss the positive role professional massage therapy can play in the stress epidemic in our modern culture. We will examine the negative physiological and biochemical processes that occur in the body under stress and counterpoint them with the beneficial processes that occur in the body during massage. We will also look at the cultural symptoms that contribute to our collective stress and discuss the statistics that qualify stress as a national epidemic. Chapter 4: Massage Therapy for Sports Injuries 69 4 CEUs 59 This course is designed to familiarize massage therapists with the techniques most commonly used to treat sports injuries, the general terminology associated with sports injuries, the most common sports injuries, the anatomy and physiology involved, and the sports each injury is usually associated with. The course also reviews several tips for helping athletes avoid specific injuries. In several instances, learners will discover that massage therapy is contraindicated given the specifics of an athlete’s condition. Chapter 5: Recognizing Headaches 82 1 CEU Headaches can be warning signs of underlying life-threatening conditions, however most are harmless and respond to basic treatments. Massage therapy has grown in acceptance as a viable treatment
option, and more physicians have been suggesting it. Chapter 6: Treatment Planning for Clinical Massage
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1 CEU To begin massage treatment planning gather the client information including any medications that could affect the treatment plan, and understand that it is important to document all the information. Final Examination Answer Sheet
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MASSAGE THERAPY CONTINUING EDUCATION
Book Code: MLA1224
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