Basic Science and Business Practices

For Bodywork Professionals

Health Hygiene - Module One (5 hours) Chapter 2

• • Health of practitioner
  • Self Care
  • Hygiene of practitioner
  • Understanding pathogens
  • General guidelines for medical events
  • Universal precautions
  • Section Quiz

Sciences - Module Two (80 hours)

Nervous System (chapter 4)

• • Vocabulary
  • Anatomy and Physiology  of the System
  • Pathological Conditions in the System
  • Indications/Contraindications
  • Section Quiz

Endocrine System (Chapter 6)

• • Vocabulary
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the System
  • Pathological Conditions in the System
  • Indications/Contraindications
  • Section Quiz

Skeletal System (Chapter 7)

• • Vocabulary
  • Anatomy and Physiology  of the System
  • Pathological Conditions in the System
  • Indications/Contraindications
  • Section Quiz

Muscular System (Chapter 9)

• • Vocabulary
  • Anatomy and Physiology  of the System
  • Pathological Conditions in the System
  • Indications/Contraindications
  • Section Quiz

Kinesiology and Biomechanics (Chapter 10)

• • Vocabulary
  • Biomechanics by region
  • Section Quiz

Integumentary System (Chapter 11)

• • Vocabulary
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the System
  • Pathological Conditions in the System
  • Indications/Contraindications

Cardiovascular System (Chapter 11)

• • Vocabulary
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the System
  • Pathological Conditions in the System
  • Indications/Contraindications

Lymphatic System (Chapter 11)

• • Vocabulary
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the System
  • Pathological Conditions in the System
  • Indications/Contraindications
  • Section Quiz: Integumentary, Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

Respiratory System (Chapter 12)

• • Vocabulary
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the System
  • Pathological Conditions in the System
  • Indications/Contraindications

Digestive System (Chapter 12)

• • Vocabulary
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the System
  • Pathological Conditions in the System
  • Indications/Contraindications

Urinary System (Chapter 12)

• • Vocabulary
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the System
  • Pathological Conditions in the System
  • Indications/Contraindications

Reproductive System (Chapter 12)

• • Vocabulary
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the System
  • Pathological Conditions in the System
  • Indications/Contraindications
  • Sections Quiz: Respiratory, Digestive, Urinary and Reproductive Systems

Business and Ethics - Module Three (15 hours)
(Reference Book for content: Business Mastery 5th Edition by Cherie M. Sohnen-Moe)

• • Business practices
    • Set up space
    • Environment
    • Fees and Billing
    • Professional ethics and Boundaries
    • Intake, interview, and documentation
    • Marketing both digital and in-person
  • Section Quiz

Final Exam with Certificate of Completion for the 100-hour program

Each Subject/Section will have a syllabus with objectives, page numbers to corresponding text, digital handouts, and the quiz portions will be open book and open notes.  

Required text Mosby's Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage: Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics, and Pathology 6th Edition
by Sandy Fritz MS NCTMB
ISBN-10 ‏:‎ 0323672299
ISBN-13 ‏: ‎978-0323672290

Suggested Text:
Business Mastery: A Guide for Creating a Fulfilling, Thriving Practice, and Keeping It Successful 5th Edition
by Cherie Sohnen-Moe
ISBN-10 ‏:‎ 1882908058
ISBN-13 ‏:‎ 978-1882908059

Suggested Text:
Nina McIntosh's The Educated Heart
by Laura Allen
ISBN-10 : 1496347315
ISBN-13 : 978-1496347312