Sports/Deep Tissue I
Total Hours: 150.00
The prerequisite for the Sports and Deep Tissue program is a Swedish Certificate, or equivalent.
Anatomy & Physiology C: 30.00 hrs
Tuition: $390.00 • Deposit: $20.00This 30-hour course is intended to give the student an understanding of the deeper muscular structures, their skeletal attachments, their fiber orientations, and their functions. We will also discuss muscle physiology and the importance of bodywork in affecting muscle physiology. Our discussions will include the topics of tissue injury and repair, as well as the role of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems on muscular function.
Required Book: Trail Guide to the Body
Sports I: 48.00 hrs
Tuition: $625.00 • Deposit: $100.00The McKinnon Institute's Sport Massage Program focuses on working with clients who are involved in physically demanding activities. We emphasize using massage to promote greater ease and range of movement and to prevent injury, speed recovery, and minimize the effects of overuse. The sports program provides practice in techniques requiring a more precise and anatomical framework than was required in Swedish massage - an opportunity to learn by actively doing. We discuss the choice of appropriate techniques, depths, and tempos for pre-event, training, post-event, and rehabilitative massage. Techniques and concepts for this goal-oriented program are drawn from friction massage, active muscle relaxation techniques, trigger-point, deep-tissue, passive movement, exercise physiology, kinesiology, sports first-aid, and martial arts movement. Finally, we focus on helping you develop fluid and biomechanically safe body usage while applying these techniques.
Required Book: Sport and Exercise Massage by Fritz
Deep Tissue I: 48.00 hrs
Tuition: $625.00 • Deposit: $100.00What is Deep Tissue Massage? A simple definition might be: the understanding of the layers of the body, and the ability to work with tissue in these layers to relax, lengthen, and release holding patterns in the most effective and energy efficient way possible. Students will learn the tools of deep tissue work (fingertips, knuckles, elbows, etc.), and the techniques and body mechanics for using them safely and effectively for the client and the practitioner.
Required Book: Deep Tissue Massage by Art Riggs
Reflexology: 24.00 hrs
Tuition: $310.00 • Deposit: $30.00This 24-hour Reflexology class explores the reflexes of the hands and feet and their relationship to corresponding parts of the body. History and theory will be discussed, students will learn the thumb and finger techniques (grip sequences) of reflexology, and will be able to perform a 60-minute session by the end of class. The student learns to use reflexology as a tool to release tension and help the client’s body seek its own equilibrium.
Required Book: Reflexotherapy by Hanne Marquardt
