Introduction
Welcome to the Sports Massage Level 4 course!
Coursework
As part of this qualification, you are required to produce a portfolio of evidence. The portfolio will confirm the knowledge, understanding and skills that you have learnt. It may be in an electronic or paper format.
It will include
One written assignment: Treatment modalities to support soft tissue repair
- Please present your analysis of findings in written word format
- Please use the Harvard referencing system for every assignment
Evidence of Sports massage treatments
- 5 x clients (with different needs), given 3 Sports massage treatments each, including 5 x consultation forms/assessments and homecare advice.
- All pieces of coursework and assessments have to be completed before the exam.
- During the course: Please wear comfortable clothing suitable for massage (short sleeves and trousers)
What to bring
- Shorts and vest or t-shirt each course day
- 3 x large towels and 1x hand towel (preferably matching colours)
- A single flat bed sheet
- Clipboard
- Consultation form (the first will be provided)
- Notebook, selection of pens, highlighters- optional
- The file of learning materials- optional
Personal hygiene
- Hair band or clip if you have long hair
- Short, well-manicured nails without varnish
- Please cover any cuts or abrasions
- Jewellery is not permitted except for wedding band
- Everything has to be clean and freshly laundered
Recommended books
- The Concise Book of Muscles, Chris Jarmey – ISBN 978-1-55643-719-9
- Muscles Manual, Dr Nikita A.Vizniak
- Sports Injuries, Their Prevention and Treatment by Lars Peterson, Per Renstrom
Pre-course work
Please revise:
- Skeletal system
- Skeletal muscles: origin, insertion, action and common problems.
- Plains of body motion.
- Terms to describe movement.
- Joints: classification, functions and general structure of the synovial joint.
- Inflammation and 3x stages of injury
Start by downloading the following resources (Videos & Documents):
Videos
Documents
- Assignments
- Marking criteria (pdf)
- Assignment guidance form (pdf)
- Principles of Subjective and objective assessment of the client
- Principles of subjective and objective assessment (pdf)
- Consultation form (docx)
- ROM definition and use (pdf)
- Postural assessment (pdf)
- Functional tests and MET (pdf)
- ROM and MET (pdf)
- Specialist tests (pdf)
- Case study
- Consultation form (docx)
- Treatment evidence form (docx)
- Joints
- Classification and functions (pdf)
- Joints (pdf)
- Bony landmarks (pdf)
- Soft tissue techniques
- 5 Soft tissue techniques (pdf)
- Common Soft tissue injuries
- Ankle & foot (pdf)
- Back & neck (pdf)
- Elbow (pdf)
- Knee (pdf)
- Hip (pdf)
- Shoulder (pdf)
- Wrist & hand (pdf)
- Treatment modalities
- Treatment modalities to support soft tissue repair (pdf)
- Signs of injuries to specific structures (pdf)
- Major causes of injuries to specific structures (pdf)
- Factors which may predispose clients to injury and dysfunction (pdf)
- Soft tissue injuries & treatment principles (pdf)
- Cryotherapy (pdf)
- Heat therapy (pdf)
- Sports massage practical routines (pdf)
- Tests
- Joint (docx)
- Soft tissue injuries (docx)
- Soft tissue techniques (docx)