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Apr 27, 2024
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2021-2022 Catalog Archived
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MTH 122 - Principles of Massage II Class: 3 Lab: 3 Credits: 4 This course introduces basic assessment skills and application of therapeutic techniques to muscles, tendons, ligaments, and other structures.
Prerequisite(s): Take MTH 120 and MTH 121 . Course Topics:
- Identifying and working with the muscles of the torso, chest and abdomen
- Identifying and working with the muscles of leg, ankle and foot
- Identifying and working with the muscles of back, scapula and posterior neck
- Identifying and working with the muscles of thigh and hip
- Identifying and working with the muscles of the forearm, wrist and hand
- Identifying and working with the muscles of the neck, head and jaw
- Working with sports massage and minute recovery massage
- Self-assessment skills
- Working with deep tissue and Swedish massage techniques
Textbooks: Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn Web site Required Materials: None Grading System: A grade of “C” or higher is required to continue in the associate degree program.
A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F 0 - 59 Student Learning Outcomes:
- Identify and demonstrate therapeutic technique for the muscles of the torso, chest and abdomen.
- Identify and demonstrate therapeutic technique for muscles of the leg, ankle and foot.
- Identify and demonstrate therapeutic technique for the deep muscles of the back, scapula, and posterior neck.
- Identify and demonstrate therapeutic technique for the thigh and hip.
- Identify and demonstrate therapeutic technique for the muscles of the forearm, wrist and hand.
- Identify and demonstrate therapeutic technique for the muscles of the neck, head and jaw.
- Identify the components of sports massage and demonstrate a 15 minute pre-event massage and a 30 minute recovery massage.
- Demonstrate the use of self-assessment skills to document experiences of mandatory practice sessions outside of class.
- Demonstrate knowledge of deep tissue technique integrated with Swedish massage to give a one hour full body massage.
For SCC Online Courses: If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Policies that include:
- Required materials for all online courses
- Mandatory Attendance Requirement
- Proctored Exams
Standard SCC Course Policies: Please review the Standard SCC Course Polices on the following topics:
- Academic Integrity
- Academic Misconduct
- Add/Drop period
- Appeals Process
- Class Attendance
- Classroom Behavior (traditional and online)
- Classroom Conduct/Expectations
- Lab Procedures (general SCC policy regarding this)
- Online Confidentiality
- Services For Students with Disabilities
- Withdrawal Policy
Official Course Syllabus 2021-2022
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