Massage and Manual Therapy for Orthopedic Conditions Module 1: The Spine

Massage and Manual Therapy for Orthopedic Conditions Module 1: The Spine is organized by HomeCEU. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 10 Contact Hours.

Target Audience: 
Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Athletic Trainers and Massage Therapists. 

Description:
This book introduces massage techniques for orthopedic conditions, promoting the alignment of soft tissue relating to pain and dysfunction. An essential manual for clinical massage therapy, it contains brief descriptions of rationale behind orthopedic massage, mechanisms of injury to and repair of soft tissue, and anatomy of each body area.

The Second Edition also includes detailed assessment for each body region, discusses common lesions, and provides illustrated instructions on how to administer this scientifically based style of massage. Based on traditional orthopedic assessment protocols, coverage includes range of motion, passive and isometric testing, and tests that determine the severity of a condition or injury.

Course Goals:
This course is intended to instruct the professional through a self-paced study on massage techniques for orthopedic conditions.

Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to:
• Recognize the overview and characteristics of soft tissue injury and repair.
• List 4 primary types of tissue.
• List 3 generalized types of connective tissue.
• Identify 3 grades of ligament injuries.
• Define piezoelectricity.
• Define synergist.
• Recognize 3 types of voluntary muscle contraction.
• List 3 joint types and 7 structures that are common to all synovial joints.
• List 5 grades of joint mobilization.
• Recognize 4 main functional divisions of the peripheral nervous system.
• List 4 categories of sensory information.
• Recognize 5 degrees of soft tissue failure.
• List 4 cardinal signs of inflammation.
• Identify 6 causes of soft tissue pain.
• Define subacute conditions for passive range of motion.
• Identify and differentiate between 7 categories of end feel.
• Recognize 9 possibilities for weak and painless isometric testing contraction.
• List 4 categories of tone.
• Define tendinitis.
• Define ligament sprain.
• Recognize the open-packed position of the joints and position of function of the hands.
• Recognize the basic standing posture to perform the wave mobilization stroke.
• Identify and differentiate between 4 types of transverse strokes.
• List 5 indications of joint mobilization.
• Recognize the 5 regions of the spine.
• List 4 broad categories of dysfunction and injury of the facets.
• Recognize 4 primary intentions for treatment of injured ligaments.
• List 8 superficial back muscles.
• List 4 postural signs of the lower crossed syndrome.
• Identify 4 muscles that decrease the lumbar curve.
• Recognize and differentiate between the anatomy of the muscles of the lumbopelvic region.
• Identify 3 factors predisposing to low back dysfunction and pain.
• List 3 stages of degeneration leading to chronic low back pain.
• Define Kemps test.
• Recognize characteristics of a positive straight-leg-test.
• List 4 basic therapeutic intentions of MET for acute conditions and 5 for chronic conditions.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.