MST120: SWEDISH MASSAGE AND ASSESSMENT

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply the basics of Swedish massage theory pertinent to the massage profession. Muscle structure and function, focusing on skeletal muscle and on attachment sites of some of the main individual muscles will be included. Students will effectively drape and position a client and develop a sequence of massage techniques. Students will learn to use client interviews to develop client-specific plans to compensate for individual body differences.