Course details

This is a course to treat the whole body and pamper with 5 most important techniques – effleurage, petrissage, friction, tapotement and vibration.

The most important is to develop the sense of touch and manage the variation, the transitions of each technique smoothly.

Swedish Massage is a must learn for all beginners. You will master the 5 famous classical movements and know how to apply to various parts of your body.  In the wellness industry, this modality is most popular and best known to help the body relax.

Our course offers our students a lot of practical hands on training to practise the long gliding strokes, how to use the fingers, hands and palms to rub, to tap, knead and stretch. There are a whole lot of different movements for different parts of the muscles and body parts.

This therapeutic touch works on rebalancing the body and the emotional level.  Holistic Massage works wonders and offers tremendous benefits :

  • Increase the level of oxygen in your body
  • Decrease the muscle toxins
  • Improves blood circulation and thus will ease body aches, pain and tension
  • aids client in having a deeper and more relaxed breathing

Everyone who learns this technique will most importantly learn to sooth the central nervous system. Our hands on system will allow you to leave mastering the effleurage, pettrisage and how to complement with tapotement massage skills to create a relaxing massage momentum that will leave the clients feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME

This is the foundation course for all massage whereby you will learn the anatomy, physiology and variety of massage techniques on different parts of the body.  This is a pre-requisite qualification needed to study postnatal and other massage technique.

Course Outline

  • Introduction to massage and benefits
  • Introduction to preparation of massage, towels management of different sizes (bed towel, face towel and body towel for the client) and massage table
  • Professional Consultation with your client to understand clients’ lifestyle and career
  • Basic Anatomy & Physiology to help detect variations in the soft tissues, understand how blood flows and learn to massage towards the heart to increase blood circulation.
  • Sequence and correct Massage Techniques to help the client maintain a much healthier physical state, improve emotional well-being and reduces stress.

OTHERS

  • Safety, Health & Hygiene
  • Contraindications
  • Types of Oils
  • Code of ethics, professionalism
  • Aftercare and Home Care Advice
  • Post treatment activities

ENTRY LEVEL

  • Minimum 16 Years Old, Primary, Secondary Education. Understands And Reads English Or Mandarin.

LANGUAGE

  • English

WHAT DO I NEED FOR THE CLASS

  • All Training Materials Are Provided.
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Protherapist Academy

Protherapist Academy has been established since 2005. Protherapist aims to provide affordable and comprehensive spa courses and healing therapy courses for everyone who is keen in long term healthcare. Protherapist Academy believes that learning to give a massage, and therapy are important skills to learn in this 21st century. Someone in the family or in the community will always like a massage. In other words, the young and the old enjoy massages. It is a very affordable skill that bonds and heals the body and mind. Besides the spa therapists, anyone and everyone can learn to massage safely. Learn Massage Therapy. Bring joy to the people you care. Certified and internationally recognised vocational courses and short part-time courses are available for everyone.

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