Description:
This hands-on class presents an overview of the needs of an athlete. Topics covered: Pre and post-event massage, tailoring Tui Na sessions to the needs of specific sports, injury management techniques.

Prerequisites: Tui Na: Foundations

Course Objectives:

• To study how to adapt Tui Na session to sporting event settings
• To learn how to apply Tui Na techniques to sports related needs such as injury prevention, performance enhancement, and recovery

Syllabus:

• Overview of the benefits and goals of sports Tui Na
• Review of Tui Na techniques
• Study of practice of tailoring Tui Na sessions to event settings
• Study and practice of tailoring Tui Na sessions to training and conditioning goals including working with injuries
• Study of types of injuries and their characteristics
• Study and practice of injury assessment and care

Texts: Recommended: Close To The Bone- Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Legge, David

Additional Resource Materials Used: Handouts

Teaching Methods: Lecture, Practice, Discussion

Length 16hrs