OPTM2 Basic Massage
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Level: 4Credits: 15
Directed Learning hours: 85
Self Directed Learning hours: 65
Total Learning Hours: 150

Contents
1 Aims
2 Pre-requisites
3 Co-requisites
4 Learning Outcomes
5 Content
6 Attendance Requirements
7 Completion requirements
8 Student Reading List
9 Recommended Reading Resources



Aims
This course aims to develop the student’s competency in the practice of relaxation massage to the level required for registration with Massage New Zealand as a certified massage therapist (CMT).

Pre-requisites
None

Co-requisites
OPTM3 Fundamentals of Massage

Learning Outcomes
At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prepare for massage practice (environment, equipment and self)
Identify client suitability for relaxation massage
Establish informed consent before the application of massage techniques
Select and apply a range of massage techniques for relaxation
Identify the presence of injury or disease through observation of soft-tissue
Identify the presence of disease, injury or dysfunction through palpation of soft-tissue at a basic level

Content
Hygiene
Use of massage equipment and materials
Medical screening
Preparation for massage (environment & practitioner)
Swedish massage techniques – effleurage, petrissage, tapotment, compression, vibration, shaking, friction
Principles of massage therapy
Body-mechanics
Observation and palpation of soft-tissue
Self-care
Attendance Requirements
Students are expected to attend 90% of practical classes. If in the opinion of the programme manager students have a valid reason for non-attendance, their total attendance may be permitted to drop to a minimum of 80%. Non-participation in these classes is treated as non-attendance.
Completion requirements
Students must achieve competency in all assessment tasks for completion of this course. Students attendance and participation must also comply with the attendance requirements of the course.

Student Reading List
Required Reading Resources:
Fritz, S. (2004). Mosby’s fundamentals of therapeutic massage (3rd ed.).
Missouri: Mosby.
Premkumar, K. (2000). Pathology A to Z – A handbook for massage therapists (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Recommended Reading Resources
The course coordinator may recommend additional reading resources

Course Blog - Basic Massage

This is the course blog for the Otago Polytechnic Massage Therapy Basic Massage course.