Indications & the effects of massage

This week in Fundamentals, we'll be continuing to look at the effects of massage, and we will have a look at Indications for massage.

An indication for massage can be considered a reason why you should give someone a massage (as a pose to a contraindication which is a reason why you should not). Indications are strongly related to the effects of massage.

Assessment due: Task 2 - a blog post on the effects of massage is due by the end of the week.

Weekly tasks

• Reading: Salvo - Read How safe is massage (p. 87-88), Skim through the effects of massage (p. 88-93)
  
  
• Read Salvo - Indications for massage (p. 93-96). As you're reading this section, consider how it relates to what we discussed in last week's elluminate session on the effects of massage.
  
  
• Monday's elluminate session 2-3pm
  Indications for massage
  
  
• Read Salvo - Swedish massage movements (p. 142-172), paying particular attention to the benefits of each massage stroke. Also notice how many different ways there are of doing each type of massage stroke. Are there many that you haven't tried using yet in your massages?
  
  
• Thursday's elluminate session 10-11am
  Effects of massage strokes
  

The effects of massage

Over the next two weeks in Fundamentals we will be looking at the effects of massage.

I know that most of you are quite busy with Study skills work this week, so the work for Fundamentals will be a little reduced this week.

Weekly tasks

1. Elluminate session Thursday 10am-12
   The effects of massage
   
   
2. Have a look at Task 2 for Fundamentals - the effects of massage strokes (Fundamentals course page). Please note that the date which is shown in the assessment task differs from the one on the cover page. The date on the cover page is correct - 3 April.
   
   This will be your first experience of the blog grading rubric which will be used to grade your blog posts in this course. We'll talk through it in the elluminate session, but the assessment task has a link to the actual rubric if you're interested to have a look at it before the session.
   

Safe massage practice

Our focus in Fundamentals this week will be "how do we ensure that the massage we are giving is safe for our clients?". We'll investigate hygiene, contraindications, and endangerment sites. This material is the subject matter for Fundamentals Task 1 which is due next week.

Weekly tasks

1. Read Chapter 4 of Salvo (2007) - Infection control, safety, health & hygiene.
   
   
2. Elluminate session - Monday, 2-3pm
   Fundamentals task 1
   Clarification of key concepts - hygiene, contraindications
   Class meeting
   
   
3. Work through the Contraindications to massage practice learning module.
   
   
4. Elluminate session - Thursday, 10-12am
   Medications
   Endangerment sites