Product Description
Headaches are very common and most people will experience them many times during their lives. They are a main reason cited for days missed at school and work-as well as for visits to healthcare providers. While most headaches aren’t dangerous, certain types can be a sign of more serious conditions. This class presents the evidence of the many physical benefits of massage therapy and offers the best massage practices and tools to help your clients each and every day.
COURSE OUTLINE:
PART 1: HEADACHES
- Scope of practice
- Primary Headaches- tension, migraine, cluster, exertional, hypnic
- Secondary Headaches-allergy, sinus, hormone, dehydration, hypertension, medication, overuse, post-traumatic stress headaches, spinal headaches
- The headache of all headaches
PART 2:MASSAGE THERAPY FOR HEADACHES
- Stretching:Sub-occipital Release, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Active Isolated StretchingPAcupressure Point Massage
- Indian(scalp)Head Massage
- Swedish Massage
- Trigger Point Therapy
- Thai Massage
- Bodywork for PTSD/Addiction
- Approaches Used in Bodywork
- Best Headache Pressure Points
- Manual Therapy
- Massage Therapy
- Physical Therapy Aromatherapy
- Lymphatic Drainage
- Gua Sha
- Research/Manual Massage
- Cold Stone Massage
- Cold Therapy
- Research/Cold Therapy
- Chronic Tension
- Migraines and Children
- Temporal Arteris
- Trigger Point Therapy
- Manual Massage
- Thai Massage
- Natural Ways to Reduce a Headache
