Palpation and Assessment Skills

This course is open to practitioners, qualified in any form of Body Massage Therapy, such as: qualified and student sports massage therapists, massage therapists, physiotherapists and student osteopaths/chiropractors. It is ideally suited to anyone who is recently qualified in Massage Therapy or working towards the MSCM Therapeutic Massage Diploma. It is also of benefit to experienced therapists who may not have covered this during formal training.

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A vital skill for a quality bodyworker is the ability to perform an accurate postural and clinical assessment. The majority of physical aches and pains stem from distorted posture arising from dysfunctional body parts. This in turn forces the body to make ill-fated adjustments. With the increasingly repetitive movement patterns associated with modern living, the incidence of postural faults is on the rise.

Postural and clinical assessment plays a vital role in effective massage treatment allowing you, as a massage therapist, to identify the structural deformities and identify the root cause of your clients’ problems. Now, more than ever, it is essential that bodywork professionals have both a sound understanding of postural faults and the precise skills necessary for their assessment.

Palpation skills are of paramount importance to achieve effective assessment results. Subtle and sensitivity of touch and the accurate interpretation of palpatory tests are the foundation of all effective manual therapy assessments and treatments These skills are difficult to learn from written descriptions or static illustrations alone. The training you will receive on our workshop will lead you through a carefully structured sequence of learning experiences which increase, expand and change your assessment.