ANNOUNCEMENT
Comprehensive training for Licensure in Massage Therapy
LICENSURE EXAMINATION
Ø A bi-annual examination scheduled every June and December aimed at professionalizing the practice of massage therapy.
Ø No person shall be authorized to practice massage as a profession in the country without holding a valid certificate of registration issued by the Committee of Examiners for Massage Therapy and approved by the Secretary of Health.
Ø This ensures the credibility of practitioners and erase the stigma attached to the practice being the front of prostitution.
Ø Licensing assures high standards of practice and will promote massage therapy as a viable career.
MODULE 1: Anatomy & Physiology
o Basic Anatomical Terminologies o Anatomical Position o Structural Organization of the Human Body o Principal System of the Human Body, Its Organ, Component & Functions o Physiology of Pain
MODULE 2: Microbiology & Pathology
o Basic Microbiology & Pathology Terminologies o General Mechanism of Infections o 5 Stages of Inflammation o The Various Infectious Organisms Relevant to the Practice of Massage Therapy o Systemic Pathology Relevant to the Practice of Massage Therapy
MODULE 3: Massage Therapy I (Fundamentals)
o Basic Terminologies o History of Massage o Massage Therapy from Other Field of Practice o General Effects of Massage o Indication & Contraindication in Massage General Principles for Massage Application
MODULE 4: Massage Therapy II (Application)
o Basic Terminologies o Different Strokes & Their Variations o Procedure in Documentation During Stages of Client Care o Procedure in Physical Assessment & Evaluation During the Different Stages o Massage Intervention
MODULE 5: Massage Therapy III (Practice)
o Basic Terminologies o Legal & Ethical Principles & Concepts in the Professional Practice of Massage o Revised Chapter 13 of the Code of Sanitation of the Philippines P.D. 856
PRACTICUM : Hands-on Practice
FOR MORE INFO: 570 - 0442