NMT Massage Certification
and

NMT / Medical Massage Certification

 

Simply put, this is a therapy that works with the interrelationship between nerves and muscles. Muscles make movement happen in the body and nerves tell the muscles when to contract (tighten) and when to release (loosen).

Problems can occur when the nerves send a message for the muscles to contract but fail to send the messages for the muscles to release. The muscles go along for days, weeks, months and even years doing their job, protecting you and your joints. Unfortunately, over time, what starts out as a small area of pain can increase and even move to another area. This happens as the Nervous System works to share the burden of pain.

The Neuromuscular Therapy Certification Course at Sterling Health Center is a comprehensive course providing the necessary skills for assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal and myofascial pain syndromes. It incorporates medical massage treatment techniques from Neuromuscular Techniques, Strain Counter Strain, Postural Release, Muscle Energy Techniques, Myofascial Release, Craniosacral therapy and others. The goal is to provide the student with an understanding of myofascial pain and dysfunction and the ability to determine correct goals and plans of care. The work is gentle, safe, and effective. Students are taught to work without force and at the rate and depth which facilitates openness and release in the tissues. This approach to neuromuscular therapy and medical massage reinforces the importance of seeing the client “holistically”. No pain syndrome exists in isolation and the student must learn to always be aware of the body as a whole. Students are helped to understand that each change introduced into the body whether by stress or therapeutic intervention, causes compensatory changes throughout the body. Students are taught to plan massage care by outcome objectives and to work at a pace that allows the client to return to balance without further over-stressing the system.  In each section of assessment and technique students are taught how to assess postural distortions, screen for signs of contraindications, muscle test for strength, weakness, and shortness.  In addition to classroom participation, students complete homework assignments and case studies, prepare client handouts on assigned topics, turn in documentation of required practice of techniques outside of class, and pass a written and practical exam in each module.

If you can take come one Thursday a week, then you can complete this program!

 

Neuromuscular Therapy Module Break-Down NMT Certification Anatomy/ Physiology Pathology Documentation Communication Ethics Techniques* Hours NMT MFR PA TP Module 1 15 9 1 9 4 2 4 42 Module 2 9 5 2 2 18 4 3 1 46 Module 3 5 5 1 2 18 2.5 4 2.5 40 Module 4 3 3 1 10 1 2 20 Module 5 5 5 1 2 12 2 2 3 32 Module 6 5 6 12 2 3 4 32 Module 7 4 4 3 2 14 2 3 32 Module 8 4 5 1 18 1 2 1 32 Total NMT 50 42 10 8 111 18.5 21 15.5 276 NMT / Med Cert. Geriatric-NMT 3 3 1 1 8 16 Massage for Cancer Patients 3 8 1 1 7 20 Lymph Massage                 30 Eastern Massage Techniques       8 Total NMT / Med 56 53 12 10 126 18.5 21 15.5 350

Neuromuscular Therapy Techniques*

CLASS	HOURS
NMT Module #1A	30
NMT Module #1B	12
NMT Module #2	46
NMT Module #3	40
NMT Module #4	20
NMT Module #5	32
NMT Module #6	32
NMT Module #7	32
NMT Module #8	32
Geriatric Massage	16
Eastern Massage Techniques	08
Massage for Cancer Patients	20
Lymphatic Drainage Trauma/Trigger Point	30

 

COST
Neuromuscular Therapy Massage Certification		NMT / Medical Massage Certification
276 hours @ $13 / hour	$3,588.00	74 hours @ $13 / hour	$962.00
Registration Fee	$55.00
Books, Supplies	$366.00
Tuition and Related Expenses	$4,009.00	Tuition and Related Expenses for Both	$4,971.00

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