Massage Therapy & Practice: 250 Hours
The Massage Certification course begins with
instruction on various basic hands-on foundational
techniques and then expands to education in deep tissue,
stress, and pain-relieving techniques. Students learn
to perform a complete, professional, and therapeutic
massage as a skilled practitioner. Various
musculoskeletal techniques are incorporated into the
massage, such as range of motion, sports stretching,
and myofascial to name a few. Students are taught.
and supervised in correct body mechanics to ensure.
optimum performance and self-care. Also included.
are introductory workshops in Thai & Chair Massage,
Hydrotherapy, Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Asian
Theory, Energy Healing (Quantum Touch), Posture Restoration and more.
Lymph Drain: 20 Hours
Stimulating the lymphatic system is an important technique for health care professionals to use alone after surgery, during terminal illness such as cancer or AIDS, or to incorporate in a therapeutic full body massage.
Sports Massage: 20 Hours
Techniques in pre-and post-event care, evaluation of athletic injuries, conditioning, post-event recovery massage emphasizing range of motion, deep tissue massage, and trigger point therapy.
Business Practices: 15 Hours
Business set-up, insurance, advertising and professional organizations will be outlined.
Ethics & Law 10 Hours
This class is designed teach the code of professional ethics as a massage therapist and NJ massage law.
Anatomy, Physiology & Kinesiology:125 Hours
Understanding the structure and function of the human body with an emphasis on the muscular and skeletal systems is of utmost importance to the skilled massage therapist. We utilize animated videos, exercises, and class projects to help students better comprehend the structure and function of the human body. Additionally, the textbooks are specifically designed for students of massage therapy and correspond with full-color, animated presentations used in class.
Kinesiology is the student of movement. During this course, the students will learn the interaction of the bones, joints, and muscles. With this understanding, they will be able to better identify which specific structures are involved in the area of pain when working with clients.
Onsite Chair Massage: 10 Hours
A study of the benefits, practice, and uses of the corporate chair in the workplace, office, and hospitals emphasizing how a therapeutic massage can be done on a client/patient while fully clothed and seated. A combination of Swedish and Oriental techniques is applied to the head, neck, back, and arms within an effective fifteen minutes.
Stone Massage: 10 Hours
The use of heated sea stones as thermal agents, stone placement and movement, identification of stone endangerment sites. The use of stones as a massage on the body zones: back, feet, hands, face, legs, an abdomen.
Hydrotherapy: 10 Hours
The use of water and various temperatures for therapy and rehabilitation is important for health care professionals. Ice is an important component of RICE for injury and repair.
Swedish Massage: 10 Hours
The use of water and various temperatures for therapy and rehabilitation is important for health care professionals. Ice is an important component of RICE for injury and repair.
Pathology & Medical Massage:75 Hours
Pathology is the study of human diseases and the effects of the disease. This information is important to the massage therapist because there are conditions where massage would require caution, or perhaps not recommended.
Ailments, disorders, and diseases of each system will be discussed as they relate to the benefits of therapeutic massage. Rehabilitative, geriatric, and stress-related areas of massage will be emphasized as they relate to the health professional. Specific attention will be given to medical conditions of the skin, bones, and muscles.
Reflexology: 10 Hours
A history of reflexology, its uses and benefits of treatment of the feet and hands identify the mapping of the body organs, senses, spinal areas and glands. Reflexology has been shown to relate therapeutically to each of the ten body zones.
Geriatric & Terminally Ill: 10 Hours
Massage to the elderly, frail, or terminally ill emphasizing contraindications will be outlined and demonstrated.
Prenatal & Infant: 10 Hours
A study of the specific techniques for each trimester and contraindications during pregnancy will be covered. Infant massage techniques and benefits will be discussed.
Aromatherapy: 5 Hours
The study of the essentials oils of flowers, bark, roots, leaves and fruits that are used to stimulate, relax or balance the body during a massage. Many oils are used for specific disease or ailment treatment.
Acupressure: 5 Hours
In this Japanese form of acupressure, students learn the five-element theory, and meridians with indications and contraindications for Shiatsu. Students will also learn Jin Shin Do theory, neck release & incorporate it into a full body massage.