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Program Overview

The 110 Clock Hour/9 Quarter Hour Sports Massage Certificate Program prepares massage therapists to work in this very particular and specified field of massage therapy. Sports Massage has a very definite role to play in the preventive, rehabilitative and emotional healing of an athlete. The basic strokes of effleurage, friction, vibration, percussion, wringing and acu-stretch are taught. Students review the purpose and influence of passive movement and facilitated stretching in the specificity of sports massage. By learning basic kinesiology, students learn to determine inefficient movement in the body, and how to create a plan for massage that will increase organized movement.

Program Objectives

• Prepare massage therapists to work at an advanced level of competency with physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists and other health care professionals.
• Provide sports massage for elite and college athletes.

Courses

Prerequisite	Must be a Certified Massage Therapist (CMT) or enrolled in a Massage Therapy program.
Required	Sports Massage I * (SPM 130) Sports Massage II * (SPM 220) Sports Massage III * (SPM 230) See individual course descriptions for prerequisities. * Indicates course is required for AOS Degree for this area of specialty.

Completion

• 12 months (maximum)

* These courses transfer from/to the 700 Hour CMT Program.