This exciting and stimulating course will give you the skills you need to start a rewarding career working with clients within or outside the sporting industry. This sports massage course has been designed to provide learners with the requisite knowledge, understanding and skills to work in an unsupervised capacity as a sports massage practitioner.
The main focus of sports massage is its ability to help alleviate aches and pains through manipulation, massage and rehabilitation techniques. It can effectively deal with a variety of musculoskeletal problems, it will aid recovery, reduce symptoms/pain and improve sporting performance.
There is an increased demand for sports massage treatments. It is a rewarding, diverse and interesting career with potential of a successful business. Most sports massage therapists are self employed, this enables a therapist to effectively treat a wide range of clients from different backgrounds. This qualification will complement a personal trainer’s career, offering another service and expertise to the personal trainers clientele base.
The role of a sports massage therapist is to provide a professional service to all clients, this will include a client assessment/consultation, sports massage treatment and soft tissue techniques and post treatment advice.
Course Content:
This course will develop the learner’s skills, competency, knowledge and application in Sports Massage Therapy. The course content includes:
- Anatomy & physiology
- Applying sports massage techniques
- Assessing clients and treatment planning
- Assisting soft tissue repair
- Professional practice in sports massage
- Providing post-treatment care
- Anatomy and physiology for exercise
- Principles of exercise, fitness and health
Sports Massage Pre-requisite:
The learners must be adults (18 plus).
There are no entry requirements, however the course does require some physical activity, so learners must be fit and healthy. The course will include discussions, presentations, reading and writing so learner should have these basic requirements.
Sports Massage Course Assessments:
- Theory exams (multi choice)
- Worksheets
- Practical assessment
Sports Massage Course REPs points:
The Sports Massage Therapy Course carries 20 REP's points upon completion of the course. Students will only receive these points however as long as they are already registered on the REP's register. Students will not be able to gain entry on to REP's with this course alone.
Affordable Payment Options:
Course
Full Payment
Payment Plan at 7.5% interest
Difference
2 Months
3 Months
4 Months
Sports Massage
£999
£1073.93
£74.93
£536.96
£357.98
£268.48
