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Standard |
Posted:
05/27/08
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R State Standard £ Institutionally
Developed College: N/A |
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.
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Competency Areas |
Hours |
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Personal
Assessment |
Class |
2 |
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Self
Massage Techniques |
D.
Lab |
0 |
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Proper
Body Mechanics |
P.
Lab/O.B.I. |
0 |
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Personal
Stretching |
Credit |
2 |
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Career
Specific Conditioning |
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Prerequisite: |
NTT
116 |
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Corequisite: |
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Course
Guide |
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Competency |
After completing
this section, the student will be able to: |
Hours |
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Class |
D.Lab
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P.Lab/ O.B.I. |
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PERSONAL
ASSESSMENT |
5 |
0
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0 |
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Identify
the techniques of personal assessment to include:
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Discuss
and define homeostasis as related to optimal health, pain, and dysfunction. |
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Discuss
the progression of dysfunction as follows:
“triggering event”, pain, adaptation, compensation, decompensation,
pain, and ultimately disease. |
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SELF MASSAGE
TECHNIQUES |
3 |
0
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0 |
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Proper
Body Mechanics |
4 |
0
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0 |
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Continue
demonstrations of proper body mechanics |
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Continue
Implementing the use of proper body mechanics, while administering treatment. |
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PERSONAL STRETCHING
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4 |
0
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0 |
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Continue
to implement stretching before and
after treatment sessions to optimize personal wellness. |
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Career
Specific Conditioning |
4 |
0
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0 |
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Continue
to engage in strengthening exercises designed for career specific
conditioning. |
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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