Adaptive massage

This week in Intermediate massage we'll be looking at ways that you can adapt your massage to suit clients with different requirements. More specifically we'll be considering elderly clients as well as clients with disabilities and chronic illness.

Weekly tasks

• Elluminate - Thursday, 29 October - 10-12
  Adaptive massage
  
  
• If you haven't already started, now would be a good time to start working on revising your notes for intermediate massage in preparation for the exam.
  

Introduction to trigger points

This week in Intermediate massage, I'll introduce you to the theory behind trigger points, which should help to prepare you for your practical block with Ash.

Weekly tasks

1. Elluminate - Thursday 10-12
   Introduction to Trigger points
   

Pain & subjective assessment

This week in Intermediate massage, we'll be having a look at pain - types of pain, what causes it, why massage can be useful in relieving it, and we'll also have a look at client interviewing for pain-related conditions.

Weekly tasks

1. Go to the Intermediate massage page, download the assessments & have a look at them.
   
   
2. Read through the principles of deep tissue massage
   
   
3. Read through the effects of deep tissue massage & complete the worksheet.
   
   
4. Elluminate session - Monday 1-3pm
   Understanding pain
   
   
5. Elluminate session - Thursday 10-12
   Assessment for therapeutic massage