Dementia and Massage Therapy

When you finish this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the etiology, risk factors, signs and symptoms, possible complications, medical treatments, medications and side effects for Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and frontotemporal dementia (FTLB).
• Describe Indications, cautions, contraindications and effects of massage for clients with a form of dementia.
• Create session plans for clients with forms of dementia that outline therapeutic intentions, assessments, modalities and techniques, and guidelines for positioning, draping and other comfort measures.

1. Defining Dementia and Its Effects on Elders
2. Types of Dementia: Getting to Know the Disease
3. Risk Factors and Symptoms of Dementia
4. Conditions That Mimic Dementia Symptoms
5. The Challenges of Diagnosing Dementia
6. Why Early Diagnosis Is Important
7. Treating Dementia: Medications and Integrative Approaches
8. Dementia Care Options: When Clients Cannot Be Home
9. The Financial Costs of Dementia
10. Planning Care for Dementia Clients: What Massage Therapists Should Know
11. The Importance of Caregivers to Dementia Clients
12. What to Be Aware of With Your Dementia Clients
13. The Dynamics of Family and Caregivers
14. Working With Clients Living in Residential Care Settings
15. Ethical Considerations in Massage for Dementia
16. Dementia Case Profiles: Real-Life Clients with Dementia
17. Resources

Julie Goodwin is a longtime massage therapy educator and an NCBTMB-approved provider. She is the author of Touch & Movement: Palpation and Kinesiology for Massage Therapists and creator of TxPlanner.org. 

Course Expiration

Please note that you must complete each AMTA online learning course and pass the exam one year from the date of purchase. If you do not complete the course and pass the exam within one year, you will be required to re-purchase the course.

Online courses expire one year from the date of purchase. When a course expires, you will no longer have access to the course materials and will be required to re-purchase the course.

Course Approval Code(s)

LCEU0003718; MS #569

Copyright

This course contains information that is proprietary. None of the material contained within this course may be used without the express written permission of AMTA unless otherwise indicated in the course. As a reminder, before practicing any new modalities or techniques, check with your state’s massage therapy regulatory authority to ensure they are within the state’s defined scope of practice for massage therapy.

Refunds

Online courses are non-refundable. AMTA will not cover fees incurred from duplicate payments, insufficient funds, stopped payments or credit/debit cards over credit limits.