Basic Sports Med For Manual Therapists

$48 or 2 monthly payments of $24

Basic Sports Med For Manual Therapists

2 CE 28 page course book 17 videos

Welcome to the Basic Sports Med for Manual Therapists Course!

We will be taking you through a high-level overview and fundamental knowledge of different sports medical professionals, techniques, and treatments that you may encounter as a massage practitioner. Learn ten different types of professions from personal trainers or assistants to surgeons. Understand what a doctor or patient may refer to when talking medical terminology inside your massage session. And gain keen insights into various sports med occupations and how they work with massage therapists through exclusive interviews from sports med professionals. Come join us in this introduction to sports med!

Course Objectives

Identify and introduce 10 professions in the sports medicine world, what their education requirements are, what their job entails, and what setting they work in.
Introduce 6 common tools and tests that are used to diagnose the most common musculoskeletal ailments; explain how those tools work and when they are used.
Describe 13 common treatment options athletes use for injury prevention, care, and rehabilitation; explain how they work and why an athlete might choose to use them.

Course Creator

Sarah King, LMT, CPT

Sarah has been a movement specialist for 12 years with additional CrossFit, powerlifting, rowing, and weightlifting coaching certifications. She obtained her massage therapy license during her coaching tenure from Bellevue Massage School, and has worked on hundreds of athletes and several teams over the years with CrossFunction Sports Massage. Sarah works closely with various medical professionals in her interactions with clients and colleagues.

Sarah has served 10 years in various fields within the U.S. Army. She has participated in cycling events, Strong Man competitions, CrossFit competitions, and sprint triathlons. She loves kinesiology and how the body moves and functions. She has taken courses in sports massage, massage cupping, IASTM, kinesiotaping, and other modalities, along with having a certification in intraoral and TMJ pathologies. She will soon have her B.S. in Exercise Science from the American Military University.

Section One: Sport Med Professions

Introduction

Preview

Student Manual

Beginning

Physical Therapy

Sports Medicine Physicians

Orthopedic Physicians

Chiropractic Doctors

Sports Acupuncture

Naturopathic Physicians

Athletic Trainers

Additional Sports Personnel

Section 1 Conclusion

Section One: Sport Med Professions: Quiz

Section Two: Diagnostics and Testing

Introduction

Diagnostics and Testing

Section Two: Diagnostics and Testing: Quiz

Section Three: Treatments, Therapies and Procedures

Introduction

Non-Invasive Interventions

Invasive Interventions

Section Three: Treatments, Therapies and Procedures: Quiz

Course Conclusion

NEXT STEPS TOWARD CERTIFICATE COMPLETION

We look forward having you join the team of Sports Massage Specialists! After program completion you will receive your CrossFunction Sports Massage Specialist title (CSMS) and certificate, 70 CE's sports massage education, and have the opportunity to be a part of our exclusive sports massage portal and team.

Our program consists of two options:

A La Carte, where you take the online section 1 and online section 2 bundles:

Bedrock Blueprint: Foundations
Sports Massage 101
Ethics in Sports Massage
Kinesiology of Sports Massage
Basic Sports Med
Sports Massage Sideline
choice: Business of Sports Massage (either online, or live with the class in section 2 live)

And then take Live section 1 and Live Section 2 on-site curriculum.

Section 1 (three-day: Intro to Sports Mechanics and Massage, Sports Injuries/Assessments, Intro to Manual Therapy Tools)
Section 2 (four days: Business of sports massage, Overhead athletes, endurance athletes, power athletes, and Advanced Sports Mechanics and Massage; includes final exam)

Or you may take the whole program at once with a group of sport therapists in a 7-day week intensive with their respective online pre-courses.

Registration for live courses and week intensive found at THIS LINK

Online A La Carte Week-Intensive