Deep Tissue Massage Therapy: Extremities (4 CE Hours) M46C

Deep Tissue Massage Therapy: Extremities – Therapeutic Massage Training | Professional Massage Class

This will quickly and easily teach you how to master this therapeutic deep massage technique. Deepen your knowledge and be an expert in the art of the deep tissue massage therapy on the extremities (arms and legs) in this online massage therapy course.

The arms and legs are a problem area for many clients. Knowing how to give proper focus to the extremities can increase your client base and keep them coming back. Through Meade Steadman's expert instruction, this class will quickly and easily teach you how to master this therapeutic deep massage technique.

Ideal for chronically tense and contracted areas, deep tissue massage is the therapist’s answer to addressing deeper tissue structures of the muscle and fascia. Deep tissue massage is:
•    Intense, focused work on areas of tension and pain
•    Releasing muscle and adhesions (rigid tissue)
•    Increasing range of motion
•    Resetting muscle memory

Steadman demonstrates how to provide therapeutic deep tissue massage on the arms and legs with detailed massage demonstrations on the anterior and posterior, and in-depth discussions of physiology and anatomy, Steadman walks you through routines for:
•    Warming up
•    Establishing client communication and trust
•    Performing advanced massage and stretch techniques for specific areas and complaints
•    Determining primary pain versus opposing distortion
•    Balancing
•    Flushing toxins

After you complete this massage therapy continuing education class, you will be proficient and skilled in deep tissue therapy. From Myofascial release to deep compression techniques, you will learn it all with this professional massage training course.

Medical spas have benefited with higher client base and satisfaction with deep tissue medical massage treatment. So, learn this deep tissue technique today.

An excellent massage therapy class if you are a mobile massage therapist and would be offering deep tissue mobile massage services.

If you want to learn quality massage deep tissue techniques that are unique and that will improve your services, then complete this class.

This training video has been featured on SkinInc.com.

Presenter:
Meade Steadman is a licensed massage therapist and instructor. He taught at the Myotherapy College of Utah and the Myotherapy Institute of Massage. In the classroom, he has taught Swedish, Sports, Acutherapy, Tai Chi, Hydrotherapy, Reflexology, Infant Massage, Pregnancy Massage, Contraindications, Chair Massage, Geriatric Massage, Specialized Spa Techniques, and Therapeutic Principles. He is also the featured expert in many award-winning instructional videos on various massage modalities. For 26 years he owned and managed Tranquil Touch™ LLC in Salt Lake City, UT. He has been a guest lecturer at the University of Utah, and has published in A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology (4th Edition) and Massage and BodyWork Magazine.

This course is worth 4 CE Hours

Course Objectives
After completion of this continuing education course, you will be able to:
•    Explain what deep tissue massage is
•    List six benefits of deep tissue massage
•    List fourteen contraindications of deep tissue massage
•    Perform deep tissue massage on the arms from the shoulder girdle down: biceps, triceps, flexors, extensors of the wrist, also pronators and supinators in the supine position
•    Perform deep tissue massage on the arms in the prone position
•    Perform deep tissue massage on the legs from the pelvic girdle down the extensors, flexors of the knee, the plantar and dorsa flexors of the foot and the invertors and evertors of the foot in the supine position
•    Perform deep tissue massage on the legs in the prone position
•    Define 87 terms relevant to deep tissue massage
•    Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 75% or higher

Customer Reviews
“Loved, loved the content. Content was great, and really helped me.” S. Friedersdorff

“This is a good course. The information was easy to understand and presented in a clear way. I like the fact that I can also read what is said in the video at the bottom of the page.” K. Morgan

“I liked this course overall. I feel the instructor is knowledgeable and presents the information or techniques in a way that I can relate too. The mention of body mechanics during most techniques is key as well. Many of the techniques shown I can adapt into my own practice.” C. Caldwell

“I really enjoyed this course and feel much more confident in my knowledge of massage techniques by taking these courses.” L.K. Farris

“My overall impression was positive, great explanations, good techniques…” E. Antal

“The instructor goes over deep tissue massage of the extremities in great detail. He explains the massage strokes and how they are used, body mechanics, attachment areas, areas to avoid, restrictions, contraindications, precautions, and technique tips. This course is helpful for an esthetician to improve massage techniques. Even an experienced massage therapist would benefit from this course. This course was very well done.” B. Davee