Video
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

 Hour 1

  • The role of the massage therapist in treating back pain
  • Biomechanical principles
  • Kinesiology
  • Mover VS stabilizer muscles
  • Simple standing techniques

Hour 2

  • Neurological mechanisms
  • Size principle
  • How muscles function
  • Evaluations

Hour 3

  • Sources of back pain
  • Sympathetic nervous tone
  • Sublexation
  • Herniation
  • Lordosis
  • Sciatica
  • Scoliosis
  • Corrective exercise

Hour 4

  • Stretching techniques
  • Myofascial release
  • Stabilization movements
  • Movement re-education
  • Manual techniques

Author

James G. Menz, MS, LMT, CSCS

Massage Techniques for Back and Bodyworks

Massage Techniques for Back and Bodyworks

4 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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$65

Description:

This course identifies some of the major causes of back pain, which affects over 80% of American adults at some time. The crucial structures related to the spine and the major pathologies which impede spinal health are reviewed. Healthcare professionals will be guided in a discussion of major and supporting structures, risk factors that contribute to back pain and injury and key muscles often implicated in cases of back pain.

The course includes hands-on techniques as well as key stretching and basic strengthening exercises that can be immediately incorporated into their daily treatments.

Full Course Description
This course identifies some of the major causes of back pain, which affects over 80% of American adults at some time. The crucial structures related to the spine and the major pathologies which impede spinal health are reviewed. Healthcare professionals will be guided in a discussion of major and supporting structures, risk factors that contribute to back pain and injury and key muscles often implicated in cases of back pain.The course includes hands-on techniques as...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on some treating low back pain.

Professional Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to:

  1. Identify major and supporting structures vital to spinal health.
  2. Identify between muscles of gross movement vs. joint stabilization.
  3. Select common terms related to back pathology (herniation, impingement, spondylolisthesis etc.)
  4. List crucial risk factors often cited in contributing to back pain and injury.
  5. Identify key structures and muscles often implicated in cases of back pain.
  6. Select flexibility techniques known to effectively alleviate back pain.
  7. Identify basic strength exercises to support back health.

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on some treating low back pain.

Professional Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to:

  1. Identify major and supporting structures vital to spinal health.
  2. Identify between muscles of gross movement vs. joint stabilization.
  3. Select common terms related to back pathology (herniation, impingement, spondylolisthesis etc.)
  4. List crucial risk factors often cited in contributing to back pain and injury.
  5. Identify key structures and muscles often implicated in cases of back pain.
  6. Select flexibility techniques known to effectively alleviate back pain.
  7. Identify basic strength exercises to support back health.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 4 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Massage Therapist

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – James Menz is employed by University of Delaware and receives a salary. He receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 4 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Massage Therapist

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – James Menz is employed by University of Delaware and receives a salary. He receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service