Therapeutic Massage Level 3

Therapeutic Massage Level 3 presents an advanced massage therapy sequence, taught primarily in the side-lying position, that gives you new tools to address your client’s most common complaints. The side-lying position is ideal for the neck/shoulder and hip/low back regions, for treating pregnant clients and for anyone who doesn’t enjoy face cradles.

This course continues to refine many of the techniques taught in Therapeutic Massage Level 2. Palpation, evaluation, assessment skills are taken to the next level; and all of the Deep Tissue sequences from Therapeutic Massage Level 2 are adapted to the side lying position, including specific work to release restrictions in neck, shoulders, lower back and hips. In addition, students are introduced to the most commonly used Hydrotherapy modalities as well as Trigger Point Therapy, Positional Release and advanced stretch techniques.

Near the end of the training, students will have the opportunity to fully integrate all the techniques learned in the Therapeutic Massage Series, Levels 1 through 3, into custom-designed sessions. Assessment, evaluation, developing a treatment plan and choosing the best techniques and modalities, will be the steps you follow to meet the needs of your fellow “student” clients.

Prerequisite: Therapeutic Massage Levels 1 & 2

Course Objectives: At the completion of the course, students will know and be able to:

• Identify specific indications, contraindications and precautions to touch, massage and bodywork, considering pathologies and various populations (1.2.iii)

• Demonstrate techniques that are within the scope of training and practice of commonly recognized massage therapy or bodywork disciplines (2.2.i)

• Define and describe the effect of centering, focusing, grounding and breathing on the performance of massage and bodywork techniques. (3.2.ii)

• Identify and demonstrate biomechanical skills necessary for the safe and effective performance of massage and bodywork techniques. (3.2.iii)

• Discuss and demonstrate the use of draping during treatment as a professional boundary (4.2.vii)

• Perform postural imbalances and develop a treatment plan based on findings

• List reasons it is important to be present during their sessions

• Determine which situations where Ice and/or Heat are indicated and contraindicated.

• List what specialty they may have in their practice.