Advanced Medical & Sports Massage Certification 

Sessions offered:

  • SESSION 1: FOUNDATION BASICS OF MEDICAL AND SPORT MASSAGE

    1. BASICS OF MEDICAL AND SPORT MASSAGE

    2. S.O.A.P. NOTES AND CHARTING

    3. HIPPA 

    4. OSHA

    5. PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES

    6. PREVAILING THEORIES OF PAIN AND REHABILITATION

    7. MODALITIES AND SAFETY CONSIDERATION

    8. ESTABLISHING TRUST

    9. CORE COMPETENCIES

    SESSION 2: ILLNESS, INJURY, AND TREATMENT IN MEDICAL AND SPORT MASSAGE

    1. ACUTE VS CHRONIC

    2. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS OF CARE

    3. COMMON PATHOLOGIES AND RELATED PHARMACOLOGY

    4. RECOVERY AND CARE

    5. PAIN MANAGEMENT

    6. ADVANCED MODALITIES

    7. ETHICS, HIPPA ,OSHA

    SESSION 3: WORKING IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL FACILITIES

    1. COMMON INJURIES, PATHOLOGIES, AND PAIN MANAGEMENT

    2. ADVANCED MODALITIES

    3. CASE STUDIES

    4. PEER REVIEW 

    5. FACILITIES: ETHICS, HIPPA, OSHA

    SESSION 4: WORKING IN ASSISTED LIVING AND ADDICTION RECOVERY FACILITIES 

    1. COMMON INJURIES 

    2. PATHOLOGIES

    3. ADVANCED MODALITIES

    4. PAIN MANAGEMENT

    5. SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS OF ADDICTION

    6. FACILITIES: ETHICS, HIPPA, OSHA

    7. CASE STUDIES AND PEER REVIEW

    SESSION 5: WORKING IN SPORT AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES

    1. THEORY OF SPORT MASSAGE 

    2. PATHOLOGIES: ILLNESS INJURIES, SURGERIES, & RECOVERY

    3. PAIN MANAGEMENT AND THE ATHLETE

    4. EVENTS - PRE, INTER, AND POST

    5. ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENTS

    6. ADVANCED MODALITIES

    7. EDUCATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE ATHLETE

    8. CASE STUDIES AND PEER REVIEW

    SESSION 6: THE BUSINESS AND FOUNDATION OF ESTABLISHING YOUR ADVANCED MEDIC AL AND SPORT MASSAGE PRACTICE

    1. COMPONENTS AND STEPS TO BUILDING A MEDICAL MASSAGE PRACTICE

    2. WORKING AS PART OF A TEAM

    3. PEER REVIEW AND CASE STUDIES

    4. BILLING AND CODING FOR INSURANCE

    5. REFERRALS, CONSULTS LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS 

    6. REVIEW OF HIPPA, OSHA, AND ETHICS OF MEDICAL SPORTS MASSAGE     

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Each of the 6 two-week long Sessions build on one another. There will be a one week break between each Session.

Individual sessions are a 25 hour a week commitment. 9 hours weekly will include book- study. Students will receive 50 CEU’s per Session.

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Session locations to be announced and will include the

  • Villages at Northrise

  • Mountain View Hospital

  • Ravenhouse Addiction Recovery Center

  • Southwest Sport & Spine

 

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Enrollment requirements:

  • Must be a licensed massage therapist (license from any state qualifies)

  • up to date immunizations (TB test, TDaP, Flu, HEP B, MMR, Varicella)

  • a 9-panel drug test

  • background check.


Hours for each Session are as follows:

Monday -Thursday 2:00pm – 6:00pm and Saturday 8:00am – 7:00pm..


Program cost:

Cost is broken down by individual Sessions. The first session is less cost to help students meet enrollment requirements.

Session 1:  $650   Deposit required of half the fee ($325) to secure spot per session.

Sessions 2-6:  $750 each   Deposit required of half the fee ($375) to secure spot per session.

 
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The deposit to secure your spot for the entire 6-week series is $1200. (The total for the 6 Sessions is $4,400)

A $200 credit will be given at each Session. The balance of each Session is due by the first day of class. For Session 1, the remaining $450 is due the first day of class. For Sessions 2 – 6, the remaining $550 is due the first day of class.

  • Sessions 1 and 2 are mandatory before a student can take further Sessions.

  • Sessions 3, 4, and 5 are elective.

  • In order to take Session 6, a student must have completed Sessions 1 & 2, and one elective.

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