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Posted: 05/27/08


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NTT 118 – Wellness Essentials II

Course Description

This course continues to develop the student in the theory of personal responsibility for health and wellness of the Neuromuscular Therapist and provides information and strategies that may be adopted for personal self care. This course provides the theory of self care, the practice and continued development of which is a competency in other courses taken throughout the program. Topics include:  personal assessment; self massage techniques; proper body mechanics; personal stretching; and career specific conditioning.


 

Competency Areas

Hours

Personal Assessment

Class

2

Self Massage Techniques

D. Lab

0

Proper Body Mechanics

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Personal Stretching

Credit

2

Career Specific Conditioning

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

NTT 116

Corequisite:

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will be able to:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.


PERSONAL ASSESSMENT

5

0

0

 

Identify the techniques of personal assessment to include:

  1. Physical and emotional wellbeing
  2. Nutrition
  3. Breathing patterns
  4. Biomechanical function

 

 

 

 

Discuss and define homeostasis as related to optimal health, pain, and dysfunction.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the progression of dysfunction as follows:    “triggering event”, pain, adaptation, compensation, decompensation, pain, and ultimately disease.

 

 

 

SELF MASSAGE TECHNIQUES

3

0

0

 

Continue self massage techniques specific to biomechanical needs

 

 

 

Proper Body Mechanics

4

0

0

 

Continue demonstrations of proper body mechanics

 

 

 

 

Continue Implementing the use of proper body mechanics, while administering treatment.

 

 

 

PERSONAL STRETCHING

4

0

0

 

Continue to implement stretching before and after treatment sessions to optimize personal wellness.

 

 

 

Career Specific Conditioning

4

0

0

 

Continue to engage in strengthening exercises designed for career specific conditioning.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Fritz, Sandy. (2008). Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage (4th ed.) (Book & DVD). Elsevier: Mosby.

 

Jonas, Wayne B. (2002) Mosby Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Elsevier: Mosby.

 

Mattes, Aaron L. (2000) Active Isolated Stretching: The Mattes Method (2nd ed.). Publisher: A. L. Mattes.

 

Mochizuki, Shogo. (2002). Hand Maintenance Guide for Massage Therapists: The Art of an Injury Free Career.

 

Price, Shirley and Price, Len. (2007). Aromatherapy for Health Professionals. (3rd ed.) Elsevier: Churchill Livingston

 

Travis, John W. and Ryan, Regina Sara. (2001) Simply Well: Choices for a Healthy Life. (10th ed.). Toronto: Ten Speed Press.

 

Posted: 05/27/08

Updated: 03/23/09