ITEC Level 4 Diploma Sports Massage

ITEC Level 4 Diploma Sports Massage at Jackie Hamilton School in Norwich

Graduates may join the prestigious Sports Massage Association,
Students on the course join SMA with Student Membership

One of the main aims of the ITEC Level 3 Diploma Sports Massage is to enable candidates to provide treatments which may help to improve an athlete's performance through pre and post event massage.
Also, non-athletes often have painful conditions sometimes resulting from long term postural and/or occupational stresses, which also need to be identified and altered, if possible, using specialized remedial massage techniques that are a feature of Sports Massage.

Massage helps alleviate the stress and tension that can build up in the body's soft tissues (muscles, tendons and ligaments). Sports Massage takes on a special role in helping to enhance performance and prevent injury, by promoting recovery and monitoring the condition of the tissues.
As well as the general therapeutic value of massage, it can also safely and effectively deal with many minor soft tissue problems (these are by far the most common) which often cause considerable pain in the short term, sometimes leading to serious long-term problems. Most injuries in sport are through overuse and the cause needs to be identified and remedied, otherwise the injury is likely to recur - non-sports people often have the same problems!
Students will study the theory of all treatments as well as additional anatomy, in particular focusing on the muscles and their actions,

course content includes

• Massage - additional specific techniques for sports injuries
• Neuromuscular technique
• Muscular energy technique
• Soft tissue release
• Strain-counterstrain
• Joint saving techniques
• Cryotherapy, thermotherapy
• Exercise - passive, active and resistive
• Importance of Nutrition
• Contraindications

It also aims to:

• Provide opportunities for candidates to develop a range of skills and techniques personal qualities and attitudes essential for successful performance in employment as Sport Massage Therapists.
• Provide skills at Level 3 in the National Qualification Framework for those interested in the Sports industry .
• Provide opportunities for staff in the sports industry to gain a Level 3 qualification .
• Provide opportunities for candidates to focus on the development of the major key skills in a Sports Massage context such as communicating with clients, working with others and problem solving

Small classes of up to 12 students
The course will include project work and case studies (5 people treated 3 times) and runs over 7 months.

Lorraine Kirk a former international athlete is the tutor for this course