PUBLISHED 11.14.16
Career Paths for Massage Therapists: Sports Massage (Part 4 of 5)
Sports Massage is becoming more and more popular, especially after the last Olympics. Many athletes use massage therapy to maintain peak performance and to help recover faster when they do succumb to an injury. Sports or athletic organizations, such as those that own sports teams, employ massage therapists for those same reasons.
PUBLISHED 11.1.16
Massage Modalities: Medical, Oncology, and Pregnancy
As you’ve been learning throughout our series on massage modalities, there are many kinds of massage. So far we’ve covered several, including Swedish Massage, Shiatsu, Neuromuscular Therapy, Connective Tissue Therapy, and Sports Massage. In this article, we will briefly go over the healthcare-related modalities medical massage, oncology massage, and pregnancy massage.
PUBLISHED 10.27.16
Massage Modalities: Sports Massage
Sports massage therapy is beneficial to all levels of athlete, from the hard core to the weekend warrior. Clients can benefit from sports massage before, during, and after an event, and also during recovery from an injury.
PUBLISHED 10.24.16
Massage Modalities: Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT)
Neuromuscular Therapy is a precise modality used to reduce pain. Students at ASIS will gain a working knowledge of how to locate and treat trigger points in a variety of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves.