“I highly recommend any courses with John. I have seen my business grow and my clients get great relief with John’s techniques.”
Assessment and Muscle Anatomy
Know Your Muscles Inside and Out and Maximize the Value of Your Session
Effective Assessment of our clients is vital for your business, because clients are more comfortable when they know that you clearly know what you’re doing. They relax more easily, they respond to your work, and they want to come back AND refer other clients. Assessment depends on Knowing the Muscles and what they do in the body, so that you communicate confidently with clients and treat the conditions they have efficiently within the massage session.
In this course, we will refresh our knowledge of the major muscles and muscle groups with a view toward assessment of common client conditions. We will review the primary characteristics of the muscles with an emphasis on being able to communicate clearly with clients and other health practitioners. The focus is on understanding which muscles are involved in the common pain and postural patterns that many clients have, including an understanding of the possibilities for nerve compression due to myo-fascial tightness or other causes. We will palpate each muscle group and review and perform the actions that those muscles help us to do.
To Maximize the Value of the Client Session, we will examine and practice various types of assessment skills available to massage therapists, including visual assessment, active and passive range of motion, gait pattern assessment, muscle strength, and other tests. We’ll also discuss which types of assessment techniques need to be referred out to other health practitioners.
We will practice using assessment skills to determine which muscles or other structures may be involved in a client’s condition, focusing on assessment tools for the Foot and Ankle, the Knee, the Hip, the Trunk & Spine, the Neck and Head, the Shoulder, and the Forearm and Wrist.
“I liked that we put the discussion into action. I think it was a great way to get our minds and body on track.” ~ Jane
- All Ray of Light Training Live Classes are approved for Continuing Education credit by the NCBTMB and the AR Department of Health. They are also listed and accepted through CE Broker.
- All Ray of Light Training Online Courses and DVDs are approved by the NCBTMB and listed with CE Broker. Check with your state board or regulatory authority to determine if you can use these CEUs for licensing or certification purposes.
- For Online Courses and DVDs, you can receive a CEU certificate for this course or DVD by watching the videos and passing the test. Instructions are included upon purchase. Only the original purchaser of the course or DVD is eligible to obtain CEUs by taking the test.
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Cancellation and Refund Policy:
- Live Classes: Payment for classes is refundable when a cancellation is requested up until two weeks prior to the class. Payment for classes is transferable to another class when a cancellation is requested anytime before the class start date. Payment for classes is forfeited if a cancellation request is not received by the class start date.
- Online Courses and DVDs: No refunds are offered for Online Courses or DVDs. Online Courses that have not been started yet can be exchanged for another ROLMT Online Course of similar value within 30 days of purchase. DVDs with original unopened shrinkwrap can be exchanged within 30 days of purchase after returning the purchased DVD to our contact address at your cost.
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