Massage

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. discuss the historical background and development of massage; 2. discuss Preparations for Massage Manipulation - Basic Requirements; 3. describe Factors determining dosage of massage, Classifications of Massage Manipulations and Massage Techniques; 4. acquire skills on the uses of massage on different disease conditions; 5. state the uses of massage in sports injuries; 6. define different bandages techniques and its applications; and 7. discuss Inductions and contra-indications for massage manipulations.

Historical development, and definitions of Massage Manipulations. Preparations for Massage Manipulation - Basic Requirements. Factors determining dosage of massage. Classifications of Massage Manipulations. Massage Techniques; Practical Demonstration on Upper Limb, Lower Limb, Neck, Back and Face. Frictional Massage. Vibration and Shaking Massage Techniques. Hands on for different Conditions - Ulcer, Scars, Oedema, Bell's palsy, Radical Mastectomy, Soft Tissues Injuries, Cardiac Massage. Massage for specific purposes - Sport massage, Massage for the Elderly, Baby and Infant Massage. Massage for Patients with Respiratory Conditions, Bandaging - Varieties of bandages, Bandaging techniques, Bandaging to effect support, Bandaging to control oedema. Mechanical, Physiological, Psychological and therapeutic effects of massage. Inductions and contra-indications for massage manipulations.