Gaining the basic knowledge and skills about the application principles of therapeutic massage techniques.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
-Masaj Teknikleri, Yüksel İ., Hipokrat Yayıncılık, Ankara 2018.
-Whitney W. Lowe LMT Orthopedic Massage Theory and Technique, Churchill Livingstone 2009.
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction to classical massage
Synchronous lecture
2. Week
General principles in massage applications
Synchronous lecture
3. Week
Classical massage movements
Synchronous lecture,Video demonstration, case analysis
4. Week
Classical Massage Applications (Lower extremity)
Synchronous lecture,Video demonstration, case analysis
5. Week
Classical Massage Applications (Upper extremity)
Synchronous lecture,Video demonstration, case analysis
6. Week
Classical Massage Applications (Back-neck)
Synchronous lecture,Video demonstration, case analysis
7. Week
Midterm
8. Week
Classical Massage Applications (Face)
Synchronous lecture,Video demonstration, case analysis
9. Week
Baby massage
Synchronous lecture,Video demonstration, case analysis
10. Week
Sports massage
Synchronous lecture,Video demonstration, case analysis
11. Week
Deep tissue massage
Synchronous lecture,Video demonstration, case analysis
12. Week
Connective tissue massage
Synchronous lecture,Video demonstration, case analysis
13. Week
Myofascial release technique
Synchronous lecture,Video demonstration, case analysis
14. Week
Manual approaches to trigger point treatment
Synchronous lecture,Video demonstration, case analysis
15. Week
Final examination
16. Week
Final examination
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Final Exam
1
70
Program Outcomes
PO-1
1. Analyze the interactions of structures (cells, tissues, organs), organs, segments, construction body at the micro and macro level.
PO-2
2. Can measure and evaluate the human body on the basis of physical structure.
PO-3
3. Can determine the conditions that cause functional impairment, the extent of functional impairment and the effects of people on their lives.
PO-4
4. Takes an active role in consultation, patient follow-up and treatment processes in growth and developmental disorders.
PO-5
5. Takes an active role in consultation, patient follow-up and treatment of chronic progressive diseases (cancer, muscular diseases, nervous system diseases, metabolic diseases), reducing the effects of the disease (pain, functional impairment).
PO-6
6. Takes an active role in determining, predicting, preventing, following and treating the problems that come from the old age.
PO-7
7. Has an active role in hospitals, private clinics, health centers, rehabilitation centers, disabled and elderly care diseases and follow-up processes.
PO-8
8. Can act as an active role or autonomous to identify, prevent and monitor health-related risk factors.
PO-9
9. Improvement of disease areas and functional areas, improvement and improvement processes.
PO-10
10. To make it possible to evaluate, develop and improve public health.
PO-11
11. They can take an active role in project development and the related centers for the treatment of persons with disabilities, rehabilitation center, professional rehabilitation center establishment.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Tells the history of classical massage
LO-2
Categorize massage techniques.
LO-3
Recognizes the general effects of massage.
LO-4
Explain the general principles of massage.
LO-5
Apply massage movements.
LO-6
Applies classical massage and different massage techniques according to body parts.
