SPHP611 – Sport and Therapeutic Massage
Module code
SPHP611
Module title
Sport and Therapeutic Massage
Prescription
To provide the student with a strong theoretical knowledge and practical skills in basic, therapeutic and sport massage practice.
NZQA Level
Level 6
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- 1. Understand the theory and basic principles of massage and its effects on the various
systems of the body.
2. Understand the professional, legal and ethical requirements of massage practice. They will
be able to recognise the limits of training and the importance of allied practitioner
relationships
3. Determine health considerations and contraindications for safe treatment planning
4. Demonstrate massage techniques in a massage practice setting. They will select, apply
and if necessary modify, massage techniques in a whole body sequence according to the
client's requirements and therapeutic expectations, results of assessment, and the clinical
practice requirements. - Content
- - Introduction to massage
- Principles of massage
- Historical development of massage
- Scope of massage practice within New Zealand
- Legal (OSH, local body and Acts of Parliament) and ethical considerations in massage
- Cultural and/or ethnic - different characteristics
- Client history taking and Informed consent
- Indications and contraindications for sport massage
- Endangerment sites
- Limits to training and allied practitioner relationships
- Potential effects and benefits of massage
- Massage strokes - classification
- Basic massage techniques
- Development of modern sport massage
- Models of sports massage
- Benefits of sport massage
- Therapeutic and Sport massage techniques - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Teaching methods will include lecture, tutorial and laboratory work. Students will undertake practical demonstrations in a massage practice setting.
- Assessment Criteria
- Candidates must achieve a minimum result of 40 in the final examination of this module. They must achieve a minimum C grade pass overall from assessments to receive a passing grade for this module.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- Required Text:
An extended reading list will be supplied by the tutor at commencement of the course. This will be updated annually.
