Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AS20165 Advanced techniques in massage |
| Credits: 10 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 at Swindon College |
| Assessment: CW 40%, EX 60% |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take AS10164 |
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Aims: This unit aims to:
* provide a framework for the specific application of massage relating to sports; * develop knowledge and practical skills in basic and advanced massage techniques linked with prevention, rehabilitation and maintenance programmes. Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students will be able to: * maintain a professional and ethical approach to work; * prepare for the sports massage treatment; * discuss the use of massage and it physiological and psychological effects on exercise and performance; * demonstrate the application of sports massage techniques in a number of situations; * evaluate the outcomes of each treatment. Skills: * professional development skills; * communication skills; * improving own learning and performance; * working with others; * problem solving. Content: * professional appearance, attitude and confidential approach, liaison with medical practitioners; * planning treatments: type of treatment, duration and frequency of massage, target area of massage, planning for individual and group treatment, planning for different venues; * selection of massage: benefits and effects of massage techniques and reasons for choosing certain massage techniques; * venues: treatment room, track side, football pitch, rugby pitch, health club, leisure centre, pool side, ring side; * techniques: effleurage, petrissage, percussion/tapotement, thumb kneading, frictions (longitudinal and transverse), Neuromuscular techniques (NMT), Trigger points (active and passive), Stretch reflex, PNF, scar tissue, Vibrations, Stretch reflex, Connective Tissue Manipulation (CTM); * adapting massage techniques for pre-event, inter- event and post-event. Rate and depth of massage, techniques selected and the duration of treatment; * PNFs (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitatory techniques): application of technique, benefits and different types of techniques; * benefits of treatment: effects on nervous and muscular tissue, psychological benefits, results of treatment on injuries; * aftercare: relaxation, re-mobilisation, exercise and training plans, subsequent treatments, after massage advice. |