Essential Sports Massage: Upper Body with Mark Capriotti - 16 hours NCBTMB approved

Essential Sports Massage : Upper Body establishes a template for providing Sports Massage Therapy to athletes and teams competing at all levels. At the conclusion of this course, the participant will have gained practical knowledge regarding how to approach a "real-life" day of work at a recreational, collegiate, or professional athletic facility.

In addition to discussion of Sports Massage theory and technique, this class gives insight into the daily functions and responsibilities of a Sports Massage Therapist, etiquette, scope of practice, and how/where a modality fits into the larger picture of modern Sports Medicine.

The participant will learn how to analyze sport-specific movements and demands on the upper body to determine how they contribute to overuse and potential dysfunction/injury. They will learn to identify specific muscles and muscle groups of the upper body, test the muscle for strength/dysfunction, and apply the appropriate treatment techniques. The concepts presented can be applied…