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SSMT uses a course numbering system to identify course offerings within the massage therapy program. The numbering system is only for use at SSMT and does not correspond to course numbering systems at other institutions.
The 710 hour program is completed in three trimesters. Each trimester lasts 11 weeks for full-time students and 22 weeks for part-time students.
1st Trimester
Introduction to Bodywork - Swedish Massage (MAS 101) 100 Hrs
This course presents the theory, techniques and experience of Swedish massage therapy. It introduces touch as therapy and is designed to build skill level and sensitivity. Attention is given to the technical aspects of massage therapy, including the use of comfortable and efficient body mechanics to prevent injury. Professionalism is also emphasized; this includes hygiene, proper forms of draping, communication, and sensitivity to the emotional aspects of the massage experience. The student is guided by the instructor to touch and be touched in a manner that feels safe to both the therapist and the client.
Swedish Massage Practicum (MAS 102) 60 Hrs
Massage Practicum classes offer the students supervised practice, review and reinforcement of massage techniques presented in previous classes. The focus is on continuing to build the students’ practical skills and sensitivity.
Anatomy and Physiology 1 (APP 101) 55 Hrs
The study of that awesome and wonderful structure, the human body, is integral to body therapies. By learning about the body’s structures and how they work in health and disease, we gain an intimate knowledge of how our touch affects not only bodies, but also the people who inhabit them.
Anatomy is the scientific investigation of the body’s structure. The knowledge gained from this inquiry is the foundation of palpatory skill, the ability to assess the body through touch.
Physiology is the study of how our bodies, and their parts, work. One of the primary goals of all massage and bodywork disciplines is improvement in the functioning of the body’s individual parts and of the body as a whole.
A&P I provides a thorough overview of Anatomy and Physiology. It also explores in detail the “mechanical body,” the muscles, bones and connective tissues that form the basis of our posture and locomotion. The study of individual muscles that is begun in A&P I will be continued in the A&P II, A&P III and Myology & NMT courses.. |
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