If you are drawn to holistic healing arts and are seeking a career in massage therapy, the Institute for Therapeutic Massage, based out of New 파타야마사지, offers five different massage therapy programs (Massage and Bodywork Program, Eastern Bodywork Program, Massage Therapy and Personal Training Program, Hospital Based Massage Therapy Program, and Medical Massage Certification Program) designed for prospective natural health therapists. Additionally, the Institute forTherapeutic Massage also provides thirty (30) continuing education courses.
One of the Institute for Therapeutic Massage’s courses, the Massage and Bodywork program, is host to a wide spectrum of elaborate lessons comprised of anatomy, physiology, pathology, Swedish massage therapy and techniques, medical bodywork, and Myofascial release (in addition to general business education). Its 620-hour Eastern Bodywork Program was specifically developed for individuals who are interested in becoming a Shiatsu practitioner. Students in this massage therapy program will learn about Eastern philosophies, Shiatsu, Five Element Theory, kinesiology, neurology, and other relative subjects of study.
Another compelling massage program offered through the Institute for Therapeutic Massage is its 800-hour Massage Therapy and Personal Training Program. “Developed to accommodate the growing need for qualified health and wellness professionals,” this comprehensive course enables students who successfully graduate to acquire extensive knowledge and skills in a broad variety of studies, including training in human movement, nutrition, exercise, bodywork, fitness, and weight management. Graduates of this program “will receive an Institute for Therapeutic Massage Therapy and Personal Training Certificate” and can sit for the NCTMB certification exam, as well as the certification exam administered by the American Council on Exercise.
The school’s 100-hour Medical Massage Certification Program is given by renowned massage therapist, author and instructor, Ralph Stephens. Comprised of three separate learning modules, this medical massage program is extended to students as continuing education units (21 per module); upon successful completion, students are awarded certification from Ralph Stephen Seminars. In addition, the Institute for Therapeutic Massage will provide ongoing continuing education documentation for those completed courses.
Providing superb hands-on training in small group settings (student-to-faculty ration of 8:1 in practical training classes), the Institute for Therapeutic Massage is “fully committed to developing advanced course-work and continuing education offerings so as to provide our students with the most current practical, theoretical, scientific, and ethical foundations of massage-based health care.”
