Low Back Pain
E308W - Massage CE Program - 1 CE Hour(s)
Earn credits through articles you've already read in the Massage Professionals Update e-newsletter.
Discover ways to support your client in relieving low back pain. Combining four articles written especially for the Institute's Massage Professionals Update E-newsletter, this brief program will provide insights into:
- How heat therapy, core strengthening, stretching and cranial-sacral therapy can prolong relief from pain.
- Boosting quality of life through tips that help prevent back pain.
- Breaking the chain of events that can follow a lumbar strain.
- Why postural evaluations can extend the benefits of massage.
In the Low Back Pain program we've combined four articles written especially for the Institute's Massage Professionals Update. These four articles include:
- Reduce Low Back Pain: 4 Tactics You May Have Overlooked - For the millions of people suffering with chronic low back pain, massage therapy will likely give some relief. However, find out how including four typically forgotten tactics into a treatment plan can substantially increase massage's benefit to your clients.
- Low Back Pain: Five Tips for Massage Therapy Clients - As a professional administering one of the best modalities for low back pain relief, massage therapists can also help their clients prevent low back pain from recurring.
- Neuromuscular Therapy for Lumbar Spasms - Based on the work of Drs. Janet Travell and Raymond Nimmo, neuromuscular therapy, or trigger point myotherapy, is an appropriate and effective technique for medical and sports massage. Learn why neuromuscular therapy is recognized as one of the most effective types of bodywork for relieving lower back pain.
- The Why and How of Postural Evaluation -Incorporating a postural evaluation in each client assessment can help bodyworkers customize massage sessions. Learn why and how this skill can maximize client benefits and satisfaction.
You can either read the articles by clicking on any of the titles above or upon enrollment you'll be able to access these articles and your online test through your online course account.
Materials
- 4 Original Articles - 12 pages
- Online multiple choice test
- Certificate upon completion
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Credits / Tuition
CE Hours: 1
Tuition: $15
Approvals
The Institute is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. Approved Provider 049478-00.
Credits also accepted by the AMTA, ABMP and NAHA.
For information regarding your specific state massage license requirements and approvals, visit our Massage Therapy Continuing Education Requirements page by clicking here.
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