Monthly Featured Resources and CE
Featured AMTA CE and resources for February
Featured CE Course
Dementia and Massage Therapy
$60 Members / $100 Non-Members
Discover the therapeutic benefits massage therapy may offer for clients with dementia including Alzheimer's disease. Learn the causes, risk factors, signs and symptoms and medical treatments for the various forms of dementia. Explore what you need to know to create safe and effective session plans including the cautions and contraindictions.
February Focus - Massage and the Aging Population
Recently, the benefits of integrative health care approaches, including massage therapy, are showing themselves to be very effective in helping manage some of the conditions that frequently arise in the middle and later years of life. From symptoms of menopause to increased stress to skin conditions, aging bodies are sometimes in need of deeper, more frequent care.
Massage for Middle-Aged and Older Clients
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Resources for Massage and the Aging Population
Massage for Active Seniors
$30 members / $50 non-members
2 CE credits
Explore how to evaluate aging clients and address their health issues with massage therapy. Learn how massage can help this population achieve their fitness goals.
The Role of the SI Joint in Hip and Low-Back Pain
When working with clients managing low-back and hip pain, making sure you assess for sacroiliac joint involvement is important.
Client Handout: Massage Therapy in Hospice
Massage therapy can offer real benefits to an aging population, and hospice and palliative care environments are taking notice.
Related Free CE
IMTRC: Arthritis and Massage Therapy
1 CE credit | Video
Explore research on the effects of massage therapy as a stand-alone treatment for pain and functional outcomes for those with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.
Research on and Treatment of Diabetes
2 CE credits
Review diabetes research that focuses on new approaches and the science behind them. Take a look at how kidney disease, stress and retinopathy affect and are affected by diabetes.
IMTRC: Low Back Pain and Massage
1 CE credit | Video
Hear how the Kentucky Pain Research and Outcomes Study evaluated massage therapy’s impact on pain, disability, and health-related quality of life for patients with chronic low back pain.
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