MT 236 - Prenatal Massage Techniques

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: .75-.5-1
Increasing numbers of expectant mothers are seeking the relief from muscular pain and aches that massage therapy can offer. This course focuses on the physiology of pregnancy, the structural changes that occur throughout the nine months of full-term pregnancy, and massage techniques that can impact on the muscular tensions that develop during this time. Precautions to performing massage techniques also are discussed.Prerequisite: MT 102 and MT 103 .