Advanced and Deep Tissue Massage - Practitioner

Course Information

Course Information - Professional one day accredited Practitioner training course, in Advanced and Deep Tissue Massage. This course also includes Trigger Point, Palpation, Neuromuscular Techniques and Hands Free safety techniques all for the full body.

This course is a must for any massage therapist looking to master their skills and increase their potential client base, it is by far one of our most popular massasge courses for many years as it teaches you so many techniques and for those of you who cannot afford the Sports therapist course, this is a popular affordable alternative.

Learn with passionate and caring tutors. A professionally recognised course, on the Government/Councils approved lists making it insurable allowing you to offer this therapy to your clients and charge.Worried that one day's training may not be enough?

We have you covered, we make sure you are confident in what you will learn with us, for our one day courses held at our venues, you can return to repeat the course at no charge!

According to major clinics the most popular and sought-after treatment is Advanced and Deep Tissue Massage - however as we also include the other techniques within this course it is very popular with massage therapists looking to add to their knowledge.

What do therapists who have trained with us use this course for?
Once you have attended our Advanced and Deep Tissue Massage Course, you will be able to use these techniques to adapt to your client's individual needs, therefore treating a variety of complaints.

Many people suffer pain and discomfort resulting from bad posture, injuries like whiplash or too many hours driving or sitting at a desk.

We have found that therapists love this course as it offers the skills and techniques including postural observation and analysis and relevant aftercare advice to assist their clients with these neck, shoulder and back issues.

You will work with another student so you do not have to bring a model with you, we find students learn as much receiving the massage as well as learning how to give it. If you prefer not to be worked on, please let the tutor know when when they contact you with your confirmation booking information.

We have many venues and dates to choose from for this course, in London and across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Trusted, Recognised & Insurable Courses on Government/Councils Approved Accredited list.

This is a professionally recognised one day course, allowing you to gain insurance and offer it to your clients and charge and work in spas, hotels, salons or mobile.

When you book with us it is reassuring to know you have booked with a company that has been around a long time, who will look after you.

We have passionate tutors who really know their stuff and who will look after you after your training. We train hundreds of happy students each week.

Where Do I Find The Dates For This Course?
The dates for this course, are on this page below, scroll down to find all dates available.

Why Are Our Courses So Popular?
They say it is the heart behind it, that matters. We agree, it's in everything we do - The Gateway to your Potential.

Our Certification is Non-Brand Specific & Accredited by Top Professional Bodies, who are on the Government/Councils approved accredited list, allowing you to easily add our training to your Insurance Cover.

CPD Points Awarded

CTHA and FHT often award a minimum of 15 CPD Points for one day courses - please check with whom you are registered for their guidelines on how many points they award for one day courses as they all differ.

We Currently Train Hundreds of Self-Employed and Salon Therapists Weekly.

Who Else Do We Train?
We also train the therapists at Gleneagles 5 star Hotel and Spa - Cliveden Hotel and Spa – Champneys’ therapists on a regular basis and all of Bobbi Brown's UK staff/Therapists in beauty.

Mandarin Oriental Spa at the Knightsbridge 5 star hotel, staff at Dior Makeup Artists at Large Filming Companies and Makeup Artists Hollyoaks for Channel 4 and Salons offering Massage and Beauty.

Want to read our reviews?
You can read many of our student reviews on this page - under the 'Frequently Asked Questions' section, located near to the bottom of this main course page.

When you book with us, you too will experience a special day of learning - read our reviews on this page to hear about what other students have to say.

Course Content

Course Aims:
This Course Will Teach You How to Apply Deep Tissue and Advanced Massage Techniques

• The Deep Muscles of the legs including Hamstrings, Ilio-Tibial Band & Quads
• Muscles of the lower leg such as the Gastrocnemius
• Muscles of the Back
• Muscles of the Arms and Shoulders
• Feet

Outcomes

Participants will have a good understanding of:

• Adopting correct working posture for deep tissue work and hands free massage techniques
• Observing client posture
• How to develop their palpation skills
• Recognising trigger points and how to apply the correct techniques for treating them
• Utilising Neuromuscular Techniques and other advanced massage techniques to treat specific areas
• How to perform a massage routine incorporating advanced massage techniques.

The course aims to help you develop advanced massage techniques which will enable you to be more confident and specific in your treatments.

This gives the potential to expand your client base as you will be able to offer more than just a relaxing massage. You will be able to treat clients with muscular pain and tenderness and lack of flexibility with more confidence.

Our Advanced and Deep Tissue Massage Course Includes:

• Deep Tissue and Advanced Massage Techniques
• Neuromuscular Techniques
• Palpation
• Trigger Point
• Hands free techniques
• Comprehensive manual

Unlike classic massage therapy, which is generally used for relaxation, this technique enables the therapist to focus on and treat specific problems. The general public is increasingly requesting deeper and more advanced techniques due to their effectiveness in treating a host of specific issues, the most prevalent being back and shoulder pain.
What conditions is deep tissue massage used for?

• Chronic pain

• Limited mobility

• Recovery from injuries (e.g. whiplash, falls, sports injury)

• Repetitive strain injury, such as carpal tunnel syndrome

• Postural problems

• Osteoarthritis pain

• Fibromyalgia

• Muscle tension or spasm

Learn how to improve your techniques

Palpation
Careful examination of soft tissue to identify areas of possible damage is obviously very important for the therapist. Just prodding your finger into a tender spot does not give you much information, other than that it is probably tender!

We'll look at how to improve your palpation skills so that you may more easily identify changes in texture, tension or damage in soft tissue, therefore you will have a better idea of how to treat the area.

Trigger points
Trigger points are highly irritable and localised areas within muscle fibres. These areas can vary from the size of a pea to a large lump. They are often tender and painful to touch and will frequently cause referred pain and discomfort.

Trigger points are tender points in the muscle fascia; these can be difficult to locate. The rationale behind using trigger point therapy is that it creates localised ischemia (lack or reduction of oxygen to the muscle tissue) which starve the trigger point of oxygen and nutrients needed to sustain contraction.

Neuro-muscular techniques (NMT) NMT can be employed to alleviate these areas and so reduce knots and adhesions. NMT is an extension of deep friction & pressure techniques; it is applied with thumbs, fingers, fists or elbows, and is a diagnostic palpatory tool designed to help assess and deal with chronic pain.

Hands Free Massage
Hands Free Massage techniques are a blend of eastern and western styles, ideal for all massage therapists and body-workers, whether recently qualified or experienced.

This course will teach you correct body position and working posture helping to maximize the effectiveness of your massage whilst minimizing injuries. Sadly, we often see therapists having to give up work due to burn out, poor posture, backache and repetitive strain injuries.

As therapists, we need to look after ourselves as well as offering wonderful therapies to our clients; after all our bodies are our tools of the trade.