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2011-12 Vincennes University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MASG 100 - Massage Fundamentals

5 hrs (Sem I)
Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Massage Therapy Program; and a grade of C or better or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 111  and BIOL 111L . Students will learn essential skills to safely and effectively perform therapeutic massage. An emphasis will be placed on developing proper body mechanics to reduce the incidence of injury or fatigue and cultivating professional practices and habits. An overview of the study of professional therapeutic massage; students learn massage applications for relaxation, remediation of various pathologies and soft tissue conditions, stress reduction, and maintenance of general health. In addition, students learn assessment techniques, record keeping, communications and basic business skills. Professionalism and ethics will be stressed throughout. Principles of traditional European and contemporary Western massage will lay a foundation for the course of study in therapeutic massage. Other subjects studied will include: Chair massage, and sports massage. 2 lecture hours, 6 laboratory hours.