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HLT 281 - Therapeutic Massage III


Credits: 3

Introduces the concept of consultation, client management, session design, and integration of specific therapeutic approaches into a full-body session. Students learn to give specific therapeutic attention to the regions of the back, neck and torso. Using knowledge of muscle anatomy, students perform more advanced massage techniques to address hypertonicity, chronic ischemia, trigger points, fibrotic tissue, adhesions and scar tissue. Includes common clinical applications in the body regions covered and the integration of specific techniques into a full-body session.

Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 6
Total Per Week: 7

Prerequisite: HLT 280 . Corequisite: HLT 220. 



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