Therapeutic massage - Syllabus
Unit two
Therapeutic lateral ankle, leg, thigh, hip and medial thigh, leg, ankle and foot / DVD 2 - lower extremity
Unit overview -- highlighted area's may be on the final at the end of the program
Anatomy and physiology - Trail guide workbook Aclands DVD - on-line quiz
Quarterly requirements - due at the end of the quarter - quarterly quiz
Anatomy charts - study throughout the program - Supervised final exam
Home practice- movements and sequence for Therapeutic bodywork "hands on" final
Pin pointing pain - know for "hands on" bodywork final, be able to locate origin, insertion, joint
Unit overview
Pelvic tilt Facial release
Anatomy and physiology
View Acland's Atlas of Human Anatomy DVD - 2 lower extremity
Trail guide textbook pgs 273 - 330 and workbook pgs 137 - 169
Quarterly work
Journal palpating - read pages 11 - 20 trail guide textbook journal weekly palpating findings how does the body portion look or feel is it tight, lose, hard, soft, cold, hot wiry, taunt, bubbly, grainy, long or short. Look up in your book what you are feeling its location and what surrounds it be detailed and descriptive.
Home practice Therapeutic Massage Bodywork
Pin Pointing Pain ( origin, insertion and joint ) for the - lateral leg - extensors longus and brevis, lateral thigh - vastus lateralis medial thigh - pectineus, adductor longus, brevis and magnus