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SPORTS MASSAGE
This interactive training course will enable you to perform a practical treatment session. It is designed to give you the basic requisite knowledge, understanding and skills to work as a sports massage practitioner on non-pathological tissues (none injured).
Sports massage is the term applied to the use of massage therapy for the specific benefit of management, manipulation, rehabilitation and muscle balance of soft tissues of the body. It is an individualised treatment which requires use of client assessment, practical massage application, various soft tissue manipulation techniques and post treatment support and advice to manipulate, manage and rehabilitate the body. It can be applied to aid the alleviation of numerous aches and pains, whether they arise in a sport or recreational context or merely from the stresses of everyday modern life.Course Subjects
- Physiological and Psychological effects
- Client assessment and consultations
- Contra indications
- Contra actions
- Soft tissue mobilisation techniques
- Anatomy and Physiology relating to the musculoskeletal system
- Sports massage techniques
- Pre, Inter and Post event massage
- Ice treatments
- Injury recognition and prevention
- Health, Hygiene and Safety during application
- Aftercare advice