Indications for Massage Practice

Week starting 14 April

This week in Fundamentals we will be looking at indications for massage practice. Because the textbook arrived at UBS over a week ago, I have assumed that you now have a copy of the text when preparing this week’s activities. The activities for this week are also based on the previous week’s work on the effects of massage.

So far it appears that approximately 1/3 of the class have contributed to the Google document – The effects of massage. I accept that some people have some fairly good reasons for this, but I would like to remind you at this stage about the difference between active and passive learning. If you want to get the most of your learning experience, it’s essential that you make the most of the learning activities which have been prepared for you.

Activities for this week

• Complete this week’s learning module – Indications for massage practice
  
  
• Elluminate session – Wednesday, 16 April, 8pm
  This has been recorded (see the indications learning module)
  
  

The effects of massage

Week beginning 8 April, 2008

So far in this course we’ve looked at the massage process, medical screening, and contraindications. This week, we’ll be investigating the effects of massage. If you are to meet your client’s goals, you need to have a good understanding of the effects of the massage strokes that you are using, and how they relate to your client’s medical condition and history.

I’m aware that some of you will not yet have your textbook, so I’ve limited the use of Mosby’s in this week’s activities. You will need to have Mosby’s for next week’s activities.

The learning module for this week is Investigate the effects of massage. You'll notice that part of the exercise involves working on a Google document. I believe that I've sorted out the problem that was blocking access last time we tried to do this, but if you have any trouble accessing it this time, please let me know through the course email group.

Contraindications

Week beginning 31 March, 2005

This week, we’ll be looking at contraindications for massage – when you shouldn’t massage your client. It’s essential that you have a good understanding of massage-related contraindications so that you can provide safe massage treatment.

I am aware that there have been some troubles with the textbook not being in stock. This weeks material does not use Mosby’s fundamentals of massage very much as a result.

You will need to complete the following before the end of the week

1. Contraindications learning module
   
2. Elluminate session – endangerment sites

Elluminate session

From this point onwards you can expect an elluminate session to be held every Wednesday from 1-2pm for this class.

This week the elluminate session will focus on endangerment sites. This session will not be recorded because it will include copyrighted material. If you are unable to attend the session, some equivalent reference material will be made available through the Anatomy1 blackboard shell.

Wednesday 2 Apr, 1-2pm
Click here to join the meeting.

Record Keeping

Period: 17th- 28th March

Aim: This week you will be introduced to the record keeping process that you will use throughout your training.

There are three tasks for you to complete (or at least get started on) this week.

1. Elluminate session
2. Readings
3. Work through the Create a Client Intake Form learning resource

Elluminate

Kicking off the week, we’re going to have a session in Elluminate. In this session we will explore the S.O.T.A.P. assessment and record keeping model, and how it relates to the massage process. This is a pretty important session, as you are required to record all of your logged treatments for the course in the S.O.T.A.P. format.

In case you were unable to attend the session, it has been recorded and is now available below.

Elluminate session
Wednesday 12:30 – 1:30pm
Click here to listen to a recording of the session.

Readings

• Read the following sections in Fritz (2004) - Chapter 3 – Medical Terminology for Professional Record Keeping
• Medical Terminology – Fundamental Word Elements , Abbreviations, Terminology as an ongoing study
• Record Keeping – Clinical Reasoning & Charting, Functionally Oriented Goals

Create a Client Intake Form

Work your way through the create a client intake form learning resource.

You need to have your own client intake form before you are allowed to log any hours, and the creation of this form is part of Assessment Task 1 for Fundamentals, so it’s a good idea to get going on this now.

References

Fritz, S. (2004). Mosby’s fundamentals of therapeutic massage (3rd ed.). Missouri: Mosby.

The Massage Process

Week beginning 10 March, 2005

In your last practical block you were introduced to the massage process.
This week in Fundamentals we will explore this process from another perspective.

You will need to complete these activities by the end of the week

• Read Chapter 6 of Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage (Fritz)
• Complete questions 4-9 in Task 2
• Complete the learning module - The Massage Process
• Complete questions 1-3 in Task 2

You've got a lot of reading this week I know.
I'll also put a few questions through the email group for us to discuss.

OMTM3 Fundamentals of Massage

Level: 4
Credits: 10

• Directed Learning hours: 50
• Self Directed Learning hours: 50
• Total Learning Hours: 100

Course Blog

Content 1 Aims 2 Pre-requisites 3 Co-requisites 4 Learning Outcomes 5 Content 6 Attendance Requirements 7 Completion requirements 8 Student Reading List

Aims

• This course aims to provide students with a theoretical framework within which to practice relaxation massage.

Pre-requisites

• None

Co-requisites

• OPTM1 Study Skills
• OPTM2 Basic Massage

Learning Outcomes

At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Describe the development of massage practice
2. Describe different cultural and philosophical approaches to massage
3. Describe the effects of and contraindications to massage
4. Describe the scope of massage practice
5. Describe ethical and legal considerations in massage practice
6. Use client health records effectively in a relaxation massage practice
7. Describe how issues of sustainability relate to massage practice

Content

• The massage process
• Contraindications and endangerment sites
• Effects of massage
• Scope of massage
• The historical development of massage
• Ethical and legal considerations relevant to massage
• Record keeping for relaxation massage practice
• Sustainable massage practice

Attendance Requirements

Students will be expected to engage with online discussions and activities and in some instances, participation may be required.

Completion requirements

Students must achieve competency in all assessment tasks for completion of this course. Students attendance and participation must also comply with the attendance requirements of the course.

Student Reading List

Required Reading Resources:

• Fritz, S. (2004). Mosby’s fundamentals of therapeutic massage (3rd ed.). Missouri: Mosby.
• Premkumar, K. (2000). Pathology A to Z – A handbook for massage therapists (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Recommended Reading Resources:

• The course coordinator may recommend additional reading resources.

Course Blog - Fundamentals of Massage

This is the course blog for the Otago Polytechnic Massage Therapy Fundamentals of Massage course.