Monthly Featured Resources and CE
Featured AMTA CE and resources for May.
New CE Bundle
Sports Massage Journey: Beyond the Basics
$145 members/ $275 non-members
Establish yourself as an authority in sports massage therapy with AMTA’s Sports Massage Journey: Beyond the Basics bundle. This advanced bundle completes our comprehensive sports massage series and features our best-selling Sports Massage: Injury & Recovery CE course. Save $50 on this three-course bundle — available for a limited time!
Included Courses:
- Sports Massage 4: Injury + Recovery
- Sports Massage 5: Event Protocols
- Sports Massage Therapy: An Insider’s View
Please note: You have one year from the date of purchase to complete an online course.
May Focus - Sports Massage
In the past, some athletes may have viewed sports massage therapy as something done only after a demanding physical performance. While post-event benefits remain a vital part of sports massage, the story goes much deeper. Today, we know that sports massage plays an increasingly significant role during an athlete’s training season, as well as mere hours before an event.
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Sports Massage
Sports Massage 6: Athlete Care and Conditions
$52 member / $87 non-member
3.5 CE credits
Sports massage therapists should understand common problems encountered by athletes, particularly those related to heat. Learn approaches and prevention strategies to ensure athletes can perform at the highest level.
Sports Injury & Opioid Addiction: How Massage Therapy Can Help
Massage therapy is rapidly becoming part of the wellness puzzle when it comes to working with people with sports injuries and potential opioid abuse.
Client Handout: Massage Therapy and Grip Strength and Endurance
Research has shown that massage therapy can help those who need to increase their grip strength.
Related Free CE
Sports Massage 2: Ethics and Building Trust
2.5 CE credits
Review the unique ethical considerations appropriate to sports massage. Learn about transference, countertransference, special confidentiality requirements and workplace challenges, as well as how to manage vulnerabilities and boundary issues that arise in this specialty.
Integrative Stretching for Your Massage Practice
3.5 CE credits - Video
In this course, massage therapists can learn how to incorporate stretch to design massage sessions focused on improving clients’ functional ranges of motion. Explore how mobility, flexibility and range of motion can be measures of optimal health and performance.
Self-Care Fitness Principles for Massage Therapists
2.5 CE credits - Video
This session will cover key concepts in physical fitness including the functions, responses and adaptations of body systems to exercise. Topics such as body composition and weight management will also be included within the scope of massage therapy practice.
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- The Best Online Massage CE
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