Chair Massage: Everything You Need to Know (Except Hands-on)

7 Hour CE Course

Home Study: Cognitive

This course requires a textbook that is not downloadable but the test and certificate are available online

Description: Based on a textbook by Ralph Stephens, this course provides key conceptual preparation and encouragement to seek additional hands-on training in seated massage, and reviews core elements that will benefit experienced seated massage practitioners. Through text, photos, case studies and sample forms, explore an expert’s recommendations for equipment, communication, documentation and body mechanics. As a FREE bonus, the textbook also provides detailed instructions and photos for numerous seated massage routines, however this course does not teach any hands-on skills. Please seek additional experience, with a mentor, to add hands-on skills.

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This course follows the textbook, plus a multiple-choice test and evaluation form at the end of the study guide.

Definition, History and Benefits of Seated Massage	1 hour
Equipment Considerations	1 hour
Communication, Assessment, Documentation and Treatment Planning: Communicating with the client before, during and after the massage Assessment Documentation and treatment planning	0.7 hours 0.8 hours 0.8 hours
Body Mechanics for Performing Seated Massage	1 hour
Recommended Approaches to Injury Prevention	1 hour
Open-book Test and Course Evaluation	0.7 hours

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Define “seated massage” and identify its benefits compared with table massage.
Identify the essential elements recommended for choosing seated massage equipment.
List the essential elements for effective client intake and assessment in seated massage.
List the essential elements for effective treatment planning and documentation for seated massage.
Identify the recommended body mechanics for performing seated massage.
Recognize at least 4 ways to use posture, movement and breathing to prevent therapist injury.
Achieve at least 70% correct on the open-book test.

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"Massage and stretch the short, contracted muscles 2 to 4 times as much as the long ones. The long muscles need to be massaged and lightly stretched because they are ischemic and, due to the constant overload, often harbor trigger points. They are usually the muscles the client feels their pain in. Massage and stretch them to restore circulation and eliminate any trigger points. This brings the client relief and they have the sense you are attending to their complaint. However, in doing this, you are just addressing the symptoms, not the cause of their problem. To address the cause and bring them longer lasting relief, you should address the short, contracted muscles on the other side of the joint and work to relax and lengthen them. If you treat both sides of the joint equally, you will not change the relative position of the joint or the tone of the muscles. You will just relax both sides. Once the client stands up, they will be in their same posture as before you started and possibly, by relaxing the already long muscles, you will allow the short, tightened muscles to pull them farther into distortion. This is why it is recommended to treat the shortened muscles 2 to 4 times as much as the long muscles, significantly relaxing and lengthening the short muscles, allowing the client to stand up into a more correct posture." from Therapeutic Chair Massage (2006), by Ralph R. Stephens, p. 54

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If your client has postural distortion, the general rule is to work the muscles on both sides of the involved joints, massaging 2 to 4 times longer on the

a. referred pain
b. trigger points
c. shortened side
d. lengthened side

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