Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Learner Assessment Record Level 4 Sports Massage

    • learner assessment record L4

    • Your assessments for Level 4

    • Practical checklist

    • Assessment definitions

    • USP46 Conducting subjective and objective assessments

    • USP47 Providing sports massage techniques

    • USP48 Treatment modalities to support soft tissue repair

    • Assignment - Ankle

    • Assignment Treatment Mods

    • Assignment Knee

    • Assignment Hip

    • Assignment Common injury

    • Assignment soft tissue repair

    • Assignment Shoulder

    • Assignment Influencing factors

    • Assignment Spine

    • Assignment Elbow

    • Assignment Objective assessment

    • Assignment Cryo/Thermo

    • Consultation form 1

    • Consultation form 2

    • Consultation form 3

    • Consultation form 4

    • Consultation form 5

    • Reference list
  • 2

    Live lessons

    • Lesson Treatment modalities

    • Lesson 17/06/2020 Acute phase - treatment modalities

    • Lesson 24/06/2020 Sub-acute phase - treatment modalities

    • Lesson 01/07/2020 Chronic phase - treatment modalities

    • Lesson 08/07/2020 -Assessment review.

    • Lesson 15/07/2020 - Shoulder review

    • Spine - palpation

    • Spine - Pathophysiology

    • Spine - review

    • Elbow, wrist and hand palpation

    • Elbow, wrist and hand - pathophysiology/ testing.

    • Elbow, wrist and hand review

    • Cryo treatments

    • Thermo treatments

    • Practical review

    • Week 1 -Ankle - Group 2

    • Week 2 - Ankle - Group 2

    • Week 3/4 - Ankle review - Group 2

    • Week 5 - Knee - Group 2

    • Week 6/7 - Knee - review - Group 2

    • Week 8 - Hip - Group 2

    • Week 9 - Hip/ review - Group 2

    • Week 10 - Sub acute / PNF

    • Week 11 - ST repair

    • Welcome video - group 3
  • 3

    Ankle

    • Anatomy of Ankle and Foot

    • Bony structures ankle and foot

    • Soft tissue structures ankle and foot

    • Pathophysiology and special tests

    • Joint end feel Ankle Joint

    • Joint end feel: Ankle

    • STR Tibialis anterior

    • STR calf

    • MET Calf

    • MET Tibialis anterior

    • Trigger points ankle joint

    • Triggerpointing

    • Treatment modalities

    • Connective Tissue Massage routine sheet
  • 4

    Knee

    • Powerpoint: Knee bony structure

    • Knee: Joint lines and bony structures

    • Knee joint pathophysiology

    • Knee Pathophysiology

    • Knee & hip Joint end feel

    • STR Hamstring

    • STR Quads

    • Active V Passive Soft tissue release

    • MET Quad

    • MET Hamstring
  • 5

    Hip

    • Hip bone structure and soft tissues

    • Powerpoint: Hip bony structures

    • Hip joint end feel

    • Hip pathophysiology

    • Hip pathophysiology

    • Soft tissue release Glutes

    • Soft tissue release Glutes (side lying)

    • Soft tissue release: hip flexor side lying

    • Soft tissue release IT band & TFL

    • MET hip flexor

    • MET Glutes
  • 6

    Joint end feel

    • Joint end feel
  • 7

    Treatments to support soft tissue repair

    • Acute phase

    • Sub acute phase

    • Chronic phase
  • 8

    Shoulder

    • Shoulder bone structure and soft tissues

    • Shoulder: bone structure and soft tissues

    • Shoulder pathophysiology

    • Shoulder pathophysiology and special tests

    • STR shoulder rhomboid

    • STR trapezius prone

    • STR deltoid

    • STR seratus anterior

    • STR shoulder and rhomboid

    • STR seated trapizius

    • STR Pectoral

    • STR subscapularis

    • MET Rhomboid
  • 9

    Spine, head, thorax

    • Spine, head & thorax bones and structures

    • Spine head and thoax bony structures

    • Spine, head & thorax pathophysiology

    • STR erector spinae

    • STR Lats

    • Palpation along vertebre

    • Palpation along vertebra 2

    • Palpation C1-7 supine

    • Trigger pointing spine
  • 10

    Elbow and wrist

    • Elbow, wrist & hand bony structures

    • Elbow wrist and hand bony structures

    • Joint end feel elbow

    • Joint end feel wrist

    • Pathophysiology / testing
  • 11

    Hot and Cold therapies

    • Cryo therapy

    • Cryo and Thermo therapy assessment

    • Thermotherapy
  • 12

    PNF stretching

    • PNF stretching glutes

    • PNF shoulder

    • PNF stretching Hamstrings

    • PNF Neck