OVERVIEW

Sports Massage Therapist (SMT) is organized by Niel Asher Education.

Description:
Sports Massage Therapist
Build the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation skills needed to support active clients and athletes more effectively.

What you will learn
Connect hands-on treatment with movement, recovery and performance.

Use case history, observation, palpation and movement findings to support sports-massage treatment planning.
Apply sports and orthopaedic massage techniques to common regional soft-tissue presentations.
Understand upper- and lower-body biomechanics and their relevance to movement and rehabilitation.
Integrate appropriate strength, conditioning and corrective exercise into wider recovery programmes.
Develop a practical understanding of nutrition for athletic performance, training and recovery.
Combine massage with facilitated stretching, remedial cupping and movement-based approaches.

Course content
Eight connected areas of sports-massage education.

Curriculum area 01
Sports Massage Foundations
Establish a structured approach to sports-massage assessment, treatment planning, tissue preparation, recovery and communication with active clients.

Curriculum area 02
Sports and Orthopaedic Massage
Explore practical massage strategies for active clients, common soft-tissue presentations, injury care and a supported return to movement.

Curriculum area 03
Facilitated Stretching
Learn how therapist-assisted stretching can be selected, positioned and controlled according to mobility, comfort and the wider treatment objective.

Curriculum area 04
Biomechanics and Movement
Examine upper- and lower-body biomechanics, movement relationships and compensatory patterns relevant to treatment and rehabilitation planning.

Curriculum area 05
Strength and Conditioning for Rehabilitation
Explore progressive strength and conditioning strategies that may support injury prevention, rehabilitation and a structured return to physical activity.

Curriculum area 06
Sports Injury Exercise
Consider exercise selection and progression for common sports-related presentations, with attention to movement quality, tolerance and practical coaching.

Curriculum area 07
Sports Nutrition
Develop an evidence-informed understanding of nutrition for training, performance and recovery while recognising the limits of a non-dietitian professional’s scope.

Curriculum area 08
Remedial Cupping Integration
Explore how decompression-based cupping may be integrated with sports massage, movement and wider rehabilitation goals.

What is included?
A broad professional sports-therapy programme.

Eight structured online course modules
Teaching from six experienced specialist presenters
Expert video classes and practical demonstrations
Supporting digital course texts and learning resources
Massage, movement, rehabilitation and performance education
Online knowledge checks and final assessment
Downloadable NAT diploma after successful completion
Subtitles in English, French, German and Spanish
Flexible, self-paced study with ongoing course access

Suitability
Designed for qualified hands-on professionals

Massage and sports massage therapists
Manual and soft-tissue therapists
Physical therapists and physiotherapists
Athletic trainers and rehabilitation professionals
Osteopaths and chiropractors
Other appropriately qualified hands-on practitioners

ACCREDITATION & CREDITS

50 CE/CPD Hours

50 CE Hours

50 CPD Hours

FACULTY

Phillipa Butler

PT, MSCPPhysical Therapy

OST, SMTMassage Therapist, Osteopathic Medicine, Pediatrics

TARGET AUDIENCE

NursingChiropractorsOsteopathPhysiotherapistsPhysical TherapistsOccupational TherapistsNursesTherapistsAthletic TrainersRehabilitation ProfessionalsManual TherapistsMassage Therapist

SPECIALITIES

Massage Therapist

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