Welcome to the Somatic Arts and Sciences Institute, an online provider of massage therapy continuing education courses. Our goal is to help you get the massage therapy continuing education hours you need for license renewal and NCBTMB re-certification.
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Science Courses (Anatomy and Pathology)
Diseases of the Immune System for Massage Therapists
This course is a review of the diseases and disorders of the immune system.
Conditions of the Cardiovascular System for Massage Therapists
This course is a review of the diseases of the heart, blood, and blood vessels.
Conditions of the Nervous System for Massage Therapists
This course reviews the most common conditions of the Nervous system that you might encounter in your massage practice.
Musculoskeletal Pathology for Massage Therapists
This course you will be reviewing the most common muscular injuries encountered by massage therapists.
Controlling Infectious Agents in the Massage Room
This course reviews the importance of hygiene and sanitation standards and procedures in the massage practice.
HIVAIDS
This course will enable you to identify symptoms and know the different modes of HIV prevention, transmission, and treatment.
Massage Therapy and Sleep Disorders
This offers a detailed introduction to a variety of sleep disorders to familiarize the practitioner with them in order to raise their confidence when treating a client that has been diagnosed with one.
Fundamentals of Geriatric Massage
This course covers the basics of geriatric massage, including how to adapt your regular massage treatments to serve elderly clients, common health concerns and contraindications and mobility issues.
Introduction to Sports Stress Injuries
This course will enable you to identify the symptoms of common sports injuries including stress fractures of the foot, shin splints, tendonitis, runner's knee, hamstring injuries, tennis elbow, head injuries etc.
Pathology of the Integumentary System
This course describes several conditions of the skin that could be encountered in the course of a massage therapy career.
Massage Therapy and Sciatica
This course is a review of the symptoms and different potential causes of sciatic pain, as well as massage applications that are known to be effective in their treatment.
Massage Therapy and Lupus
This course provides massage practitioners with information about the manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Massage Therapy and Fibromyalgia
This course details the symptoms of fibromyalgia, the areas of the body involved and the theoretical causes of the disease, as well as some useful information on the effectiveness of massage therapy for treating it.
Massage Therapy and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
This course covers the different classifications of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (commonly called TMJD) and the primary causes of it.
Advanced Anatomical Language
This course is an in-depth study of the language of the health care industry. All of the basic anatomical terms are reviewed and expanded upon as well as the structure of anatomical words.
Ethics Courses
Continuity of Care in Massage Therapy
An introduction to the concept of continuity of care, a health care philosophy and practice that emphasizes interdisciplinary referrals and appropriate client transfer practices.
Understanding Power Differential in Massage Therapy
This course explores the power differential that exists in the therapeutic massage relationship and will address the ethical problems that could arise as a result.
Managing Dual Relationships
This course will enable you to identify the potential ethical problems that could arise when you are providing services to people who could also be considered your friends.
Confidentiality and the Massage practice
This course covers the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as it relates to providing massage treatment in a medical office, and includes a review of basic confidentiality ethics.
Transference and Countertransference in Massage Therapy
This course reviews the psychological phenomenon known as transference and countertransference and how it applies to the client practitioner relationship in therapeutic massage.
Cultural Sensitivity for Massage Therapists
This course covers the important role that cultural conditioning plays in the acceptance of massage therapy as a health discipline.
Ethics in Massage Marketing
This course is designed to offer an overview of the ethical concerns in massage advertising such as exaggerated effectiveness, inappropriate words and images, misleading treatment names, etc
Massage Therapy Roles and Boundaries
This course is a review of the ethical standards for massage therapy, with an outline of appropriate roles and boundaries in a massage therapy practice.
Business Courses
Client Retention for Massage Therapists
This course covers the strategies that successful massage therapists have developed to keep their clients coming back to them.
The Wellness Center Model
This course provides a practical outline for converting an existing massage business into a wellness center.
Targeted Marketing for Massage Therapists
In this course you will learn how to advertise your massage business to specific groups of people.
Massage Business Bookkeeping
An introduction to the business side of a successful massage practice applicable for the small business owner, employee or independent contractor.
Psychosocial Courses
Massage Therapy for Substance Addiction
This course offers an introduction to the use of massage therapy as a complementary treatment for alcohol/drug addiction.
Massage Therapy and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
This course offers an introduction to Post traumatic stress disorder (or PTSD) and the potential benefits of massage therapy for individuals suffering from it.
Massage Therapy for Victims of Sexual Abuse
This course offers detailed treatment strategies for working with victims of sexual abuse in a massage practice.
Prenatal Courses
Massage for the Laboring Woman
This course covers the fundamental basics of prenatal massage as well as massage support measures that can be employed during labor.
Fundamentals of Prenatal Massage
This course covers the fundamental basics of prenatal massage and the physiological changes of pregnancy.
Asian Bodywork Courses
Tenets of Zen Shiatsu
This course covers the foundational, core doctrines of Zen Shiatsu, the origin of Shiatsu as well as the efficacy of Shiatsu as a complementary medical discipline.
Introduction to Meridians and Acupoints
This course offers a detailed introduction to the Meridians and Acupoints of the body in preparation for the incorporation of Shiatsu into a massage practice.
Fundamentals of Traditional Chinese Medicine
This course offers a detailed introduction to the fundamental concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as they apply to massage therapists.
General Courses
Human Trafficking: Awareness and Reporting
This is the required Florida Human Trafficking course required for all massage therapists.
Research Literacy for Massage Therapists
An introduction to the world of academic and scientific research for the massage therapist.
Out-Call Safety
This course will enable you to incorporate out-call massage to your practice with minimal personal risk.
Advanced Body Mechanics
This course will enable you to identify improper body mechanics, which can lead to a work-related injury, a major reason why massage therapists cease to practice.
Fundamentals of Hot Stone Massage
The course shows the student how hot stone massage techniques can be incorporated into holistic therapeutic practice.
Fundamentals of Aromatherapy Massage
This course is designed to offer detailed information about aromatherapy massage applications, safety guidelines, blending tips, and essential oil descriptions.