Orthopedic Massage Techniques for the Upper Body

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

• Classify the joints, muscles, and nerves of the body.
• Recognize joints and muscles of the body that contribute to dysfunction and pain. 
• Apply orthopedic assessments to determine an appropriate massage therapy approach. 
• Identify massage therapy strategies for a variety of orthopedic conditions. 
• Develop tailored massage therapy technique plans for orthopedic conditions. 

1. Introduction
2. Joints
3. Muscle
4. Peripheral Nerves of the Upper Extremity
5. Therapeutic Techniques
6. Orthopedic Conditions
7. Resources

Rob Kelly is a licensed and board-certified massage therapist who has been practicing and teaching massage for over 25 years.  Currently, he teaches anatomy, physiology and pathology as well as many orthopedic classes at Irene’s Myomassology Institute.

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)

LCEU0004568

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.