Course Overview
A level 4 sports massage practitioner’s role includes planning, providing and evaluating sport massage treatments to seek to correct common patterns of dysfunction, and/or pre-diagnosed injuries, using a range of basic and advanced massage techniques.
…you’re a Performance Massage Therapist looking for further continuing professional development.
…you’re a Performance Massage Therapist wanting to further enhance their experience.
…you’re a Performance Massage Therapist who wants a recognised qualification which meets professional standards.
This course will cover a range of activities including:
Knowledge and understanding relating to the qualification:
- Anatomy and physiology of the major joints of the body
- The pathophysiology of common injuries/soft tissue patterns of dysfunction
- The principles and practice of objective assessment techniques and the influences and effects which such information has upon treatment planning
- How heat and ice may be used to safely support the soft tissue repair process
- The purpose and use of a range of soft tissue mobilisation and neuromuscular techniques used within sports massage therapy
Skills relating to the qualification:
- Conducting subjective and objective assessments
- Devising sports massage treatment plans to help correct identified areas of soft tissue dysfunction and /or support the soft tissue repair process of previously diagnosed injuries
- Application of a range of soft tissue mobilisation and neuromuscular techniques
- Evaluation of sports massage treatments
Learners must hold a Level 3 Diploma in Performance Massage Therapy or equivalent.
The course is taught by qualified sports massage therapist lecturers.
This course is delivered for 17 weeks.
This course has 2 different delivery methods and runs part-time as either day provision or evening provision.
Day provision: The in-person delivery is on a Monday 9am – 4:30pm with the requirement to complete a further 6hrs throughout the week which can be completed online or on campus.
Evening provision: The in-person delivery is on a Tuesday 4:00pm – 9:00pm with the requirement to complete a further 6hrs throughout the week which can be completed online or on campus.
