Massage and Medications—When is Therapy Dangerous?

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

• Define seven classes of medications that warrant proceeding with caution for massage therapists.
• Be aware of potential side effects from medications that require alterations in massage therapy sessions.
• Describe ways to detect various side effects from medications.

1. The Importance of Knowing Client Medications
2. The FDA
3. Drug Classifications and Actions
4. Medications and the Body
5. Protocols for Decision-making
6. Planning the Massage Therapy Session
7. Selecting Massage Techniques Based on the Medication Taken
8. Special Considerations for Clients with Diabetes
9. Drug Considerations and Massage Therapy—Muscle Relaxants
10. Drug Considerations—Anti-Parkinson’s Drugs
11. Drug Considerations—Antibiotics and Steroids
12. Drug Considerations—Pain Medications
13. Drug Considerations—Anti-hypertensive Medications
14. Drug Considerations—Diuretics
15. Drug Considerations—Cardiovascular Medications
16. Conclusion & Refrences

Jeannette Vaupel, RN, BSN, LMT has been involved in the Health Care field since the 1970’s with many positions in acute care. After becoming a massage therapist in 1986, she went on to teach Anatomy, Physiology, Aromatherapy, and so on from an Integrative and Holistic approach. 

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)

MSP #168; LCEU0003753

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.