Massage Therapy Class
A Massage Therapy Class Will Teach You The Different Types of Massage.
Reflexology Chart
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Foot Massage
So today is your first day in a massage therapy class; you’ve done all your “homework” in reading everything you could find on massage therapist classes before you applied for this class. You’ve studied and checked out the many forms and styles of massage therapy that you’re eager to learn. You’re ready to get started!
One of the first things you will study in your massage therapy class will be in human anatomy. You will be required to become very familiar with the human body; its muscles, joints, tendons, connecting tissue, structure of organs, and the chemical makeup of the body. You can’t really begin to treat a problem if you don’t actually know what part of the patient’s body is affected and what you will have to do about it.
By studying anatomy in your massage therapy class, you will learn how medical and psychiatric conditions affect the body. Stress, in particular, causes many of these conditions and your anatomy class will teach you how to practice your skills on stressed-out patients and help them get a feeling of relaxation and well-being.
You will learn the history of this combination of art and science; several of your massage therapy classes will teach you how this holistic approach to pain and distress has been used for thousands of years. Before there was surgery for herniated disks in the lower back, there were the natural healing arts of herbalism, reflexology and massage therapy.
Ancient healers used massage to treat fatigue, injury and illness. The art has greatly advanced in the modern age because of what we now know about blood circulation, connective tissue, and necessary oxygen levels in the body.
Different types of therapeutic massage:
Just as a physician would not prescribe the same medical treatment for every patient, your massage therapy classes will teach you to evaluate a patient’s symptoms and decide upon what type of massage is right for him or her. This is an absolute necessity; unless you’ve properly diagnosed the source of the patient’s physical and emotional pain, you can’t know how to help the patient through massage.
A physician wouldn’t give a patient a shot of penicillin for low back pain; you, as a massage therapist will use the information you learned in your massage therapy classes and only select a massage protocol that fits the patient’s needs.
In your massage therapy class you will master the different kinds of therapeutic massage such as:
- Swedish massage.
- Neuromuscular techniques.
- Lymphatic massage.
- Reflexology.
- Acupressure massage.
- Shiatsu massage.
Each of these categories has sub-categories of specific massage techniques. Massage students typically practice on each other or on their instructor. The only way to learn message is to give a massage under the scrutiny of the instructor. Before you ever touch anyone, your massage therapy classes in anatomy and conditions that can be helped through massage will have provided you with the instruction that you must know.
Your first massage therapy class may seem a bit overwhelming in the beginning, however, with each class and each practice session, your confidence will grow to the point where you feel good in accurately treating patients.
Question by fashaleviana: reflexology?
Can you give me some information about this following questions :
1) How reflexology works for depression?
2) What do you do to treat the patient who has depression?
3) How many times a week do they need to do the reflexology?
4) what is the benefit of doing the it?
5) is there side effect of doing the it?
6) how much does it cost for the overall treatment
Best answer:
Answer by ladybug
Why not call one and ask those questions?
I mean…I have been to a reflexologist loads of times but I couldn’t answer the questions the way the reflexologist could….
It feels great. Works things out of the system. Mine were $30 for an hour…I did it 2 times a month. She asked me if I had problems with my ovaries and I said…nope. Three years later I found out I couldn’t have children. It’s fascinating. She also did something similar to a coworker.
Give your answer to this question below!Question by joe friday’s grrl: In reflexology is there a specific area on the hands or feet that I could massage or manipulate for insomnia?
I don’t know much about reflexology, just that certain places on the hands and feet correspond to various other parts of the body and its organs. But does reflexology offer anything in the way of help for better sleep? I’ve had chronic insomnia following a traumatic event a decade ago. It’s hard for me to fall asleep, stay asleep, or sleep deeply, and my health has really suffered as a result. No pharmaceuticals (I’ve tried them ALL), herbal remedies or “sleep hygiene” tips I’ve been given over the years has done a bit of good. I’m planning to try hynpnotherapy, EMDR and Alpha-Stim soon with a new, very experienced therapist, but was also curious about reflexology.
Best answer:
Answer by DISCODEAN
http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/features/reflexology/footchart.html
I don’t know if reflexology helps you sleep but if you copy the above into your address area, you can find reflexology charts showing what part of your feet correspond to the various part of your body.
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