To Be A Professional Massage Therapist
The Massage Therapy program at GTS provides career training for a career as a Massage Therapist. Topics covered in the program are medical massage, sports massage, spa treatment modalities, and additional massage therapy modalities including lymph drainage, myofascial release, and trigger point therapy. The program also covers anatomy & physiology, kinesiology, pathology, CPR and First Aid certification, professional ethics, hygiene, and business principles. Graduates of this program have the ability to apply the skills and concepts learned in a spa or clinical setting.
Program Detail
Classes should be taken in the order of basic theory of massage, anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc. 1,2,3..
Take at least 3 courses a day, and supplement the content through additional Zoom meetings.
After taking theoretical classes online, practical exercises are conducted directly at the school.
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Course description
Foundations of Massage, the student will learn about the history and evolution of massage, preventing disease transmission, laws and regulations, and ethics of massage. Students will also learn the benefits and effects of massage, massage cautions and contraindications, and the therapeutic relationship. In addition, the student will learn about the massage equipment, body mechanics principles, core concepts for massage and bodywork application, and several common massage strokes. Prerequisites: None.
Program Courses
| Session I – 67 Hours | ||
| Code | Program | Hours |
| FM101 | Foundation of Massage | 3 |
| FM102 | Ethics and Business Practices | 4 |
| FM103 | Eastern Therapeutic Concepts: | 15 |
| FM104 | Infection Control, Safety, Health, and Hygiene: | 4 |
| BM201 | Orientation of the Human Body | 10 |
| BM202 | Anatomy and Physiology, I | 31 |
| TOTAL | 67 | |
| Session II –249 Hours | ||
| BM203 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 37 |
| BM204 | Anatomy and Physiology III | 57 |
| BM205 | Kinesiology | 65 |
| BM206 | Pathology | 40 |
| MT301 | Swedish Massage | 25 |
| MT302 | Integrative Deep Tissue Massage | 25 |
| TOTAL | 249 | |
| Session III –290 Hours | ||
| MT303 | Massage Therapy and Practice | 169 |
| MT304 | Medical Massage | 50 |
| MT305 | Hydrotherapy and Spa | 10 |
| MT306 | Reflexology | 5 |
| MT307 | Chair Massage | 10 |
| CT 310 | Clinical Training I | 20 |
| CT 311 | Clinical Training II | 20 |
| TOTAL | 284 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 600 | |