Essential Sports Massage: Lower Body - 18.5 hours NCBTMB with Mark Capriotti and David Sanctis

This class will provide an effective template for providing massage therapy to competitive athletes and teams. At the conclusion of this course, the participant will have a working knowledge of how to approach a "real-life" day of work at the high-level athletic facility. We will discuss the role of the Massage Therapist in the Sports Performance Division and how to interact with the training staff. The participant will learn how to assess and identify specific muscles and muscle groups, test the muscle for strength/dysfunction and apply the appropriate treatment techniques. The concepts presented can be applied to individual athlete sessions as well as entire teams.

Presenters: Mark Capriotti and David Sanctis are regarded as two of the leading Sports Massage Therapists in the Pittsburgh, PA area. Dave and Mark have worked together for several years and have provided sports massage to many of the world's elite athletes. They currently work…