Massage Therapy

Course Include

• Orientation and Professional Ethics – overview of the Academy’s massage program and general ethics

• Laws and Regulation –overview of Florida laws, rules and regulations in the relation to consumer protection for both health and economic matters.

• Skin Bacteriology, Sanitation, HIV, AIDS – The use of chemical agents and ultraviolet rays to sanitize implements and equipment in the salon and promote and protect food health in the community.

• Anatomy and Physiology: The body systems structure, including: circulation, gastrointestinal, integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, reproductive, urinary, and lymphatic.

• Basic Massage Theory and History: The benefits of massage and its effects on the body, qualifications for giving a good massage; equipment and materials; types of massage; basic strokes; general contraindications and parts of the body to avoid; selecting essential oils to enhance benefits and combat ailments, as well as the history of massage.

• Massage clinical practicum: The theories and applications of several pathologies and specific conditions are covered. How to assess and treat each condition with the signs and symptoms of each being addressed.

• Allied Modalities: The various modalities in the massage therapy field, the basics of several modalities and the ideas behind their value, and which modalities require advanced training or special certifications to practice.

• Theory and Practice of Hydrotherapy: The basic theory and practice, as well as indications and contraindications.

• Business Skills: The basics of planning, building, managing and growing a successful massage business.

• Medical Error Prevention: The implementation of simple precautions that can prevent most errors.