Description

Approved by LABMT for a maximum of 12 CE hours. All other states (including WA) a maximum of 6 CE hours; FL BOM and NCBTMB included. Not approved for NY.

This Massage Therapy for Scars and Burns home study prepares massage therapists for working with people who suffer from these conditions. It also includes a section on scars unrelated to burns. Both include sample massage work, photos, and explanations. Click the title for more details.

In the past few years, more was learned about the medical use of vibration than ever before. Promising data continues to grow with ongoing studies that most definitely will add to that found herein. If a therapist plans to use vibration equipment in an establishment, knowing the science behind vibration, and using collected knowledge to recognize facts versus fiction can help avoid dangerous pitfalls, especially those related to contraindications.

Massage Therapy for Scars and Burns is considered a medical massage course at the intermediate-to-advanced level of study. It is a “specialized” study meaning one would need this information to work professionally and safely with people having scars and burns. Specialization does not imply harder work, but usually the opposite. It suggests that such distinctive courses add to one’s higher knowledge of a particular subject with reduced, yet precise physical application to achieve long-lasting therapeutic results.