Massage School Notes
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You will be learning about many of the following topics in massage school:
The History of Massage -in the US and around the world. Studying the history of the profession can help prepare for the future.
Anatomy and Physiology for Massage Therapists - Basic college level anatomy of the body and physiology (how the body works)
Kinesiology for Massage School - the study of muscles and how they work. You will be learning the names of the muscles and what actions they perform.
Pathology for Massage Therapists - You will be learning about various diseases and conditions and how they will relate to massage. You will need to understand the role massage will play in various stages of disease.
Massage Theory
- You will be learning basic massage skills and how massage works. You
will be learning about the effects of massage on the body. Swedish Massage is what is taught in basic massage school classes.
Ethics for Massage Students- Ethics is the heart and soul of a massage career. Ethics is understanding your own personal values and being able to work in integrity with them through many challenges of working with clients, doctors and others.
You will most likely be taking extra classes in some or all of the following types of massage:
- Deep Tissue Massage is used to work on the deeper muscles of the body and is often used in injury work or to prevent injuries.
- Sports Massage is massage of any kind that is applied to atheletes
- Pregnancy Massage is massage that is applied to women in every stage of pregnancy and can even help with conception.
- Animal Massage - for dogs, cats, horses, and all animals
- Chair Massage is becoming more popular in airports, convention centers and in businesses. It can also be used as a tool to get new clients at health fairs or other events.
Business and Marketing. You
will also be learning how to start a massage business and get a basic
overview of how to find a job. Massage Schools are not able to provide
thorough enough training in how to start and run a massage business.
They will just be teaching you how to do massage for the most part.
Websites for Massage Therapists will help you in starting your website and getting it set up so that most of your clients will be coming in from your website. You can also learn how to make residual income from your website.
Insurance Billing 101 for Massage Therapists will probably be an optional course for people who are interested in doing clinical massage and working with injuries and conditions such as fibromyalgia, herniated discs, neck and back pain. Insurance is just starting to cover massage more and more.
If you are looking for a massage job, my Massage Job Guide can help you in getting higher paying jobs in massage.
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