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Date published: February 9, 2009 |
Massage Therapy Schools in Alabama
by CarolAnn Bailey-Lloyd
 Accreditation: Massage therapy schools in Alabama are accredited by the State Department of Education. Like other States, there are established education and curriculum standards that these somatic education programs must meet in order to provide training to prospective students.
Massage Instruction: Instructors, who teach at massage therapy schools in Alabama must be a LMT (Licensed Massage Therapist), who have practiced massage for at least two years, and be approved by the State board to teach these natural healing programs.
General Curriculum: Massage therapy schools in Alabama teach a wide assortment of bodywork techniques including compression, effleurage (light touch strokes), heliotherapy (light therapy), petrisage (upper back, neck massage), stretching, and vibration, among others. In addition to specific techniques, these southern massage schools offer diverse massotherapy modalities like hydrotherapy (water therapy), myotherapy, polarity therapy, Oriental massage therapies, structural integration, and more.
Massage therapy schools in Alabama require students to complete a minimum of 650 hours instruction in a combination of massage methods, anatomy, clinical practice, ethics, health, hygiene, pathology, physiology, and other specializations. Of the 650 training hours, 250 hours are committed to basic massage techniques. 100 hours of the somatic course are devoted to anatomy and physiology; 50 hours are used for instruction in business, hydrotherapy, CPR and first aid, and other associated studies. In addition, massage therapy schools in Alabama must include 250 supplemental electives. Individual schools determine these supplemental electives. Students, who successfully complete all training and education, must take and pass the National Certification Exam for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork as prescribed by the NCBTMB (National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork).
Equine and Canine Massage: Massage therapy schools in Alabama also allow students to acquire animal massage training through a postgraduate education program. These courses entail studies in animal anatomy, pathology and physiology and require a minimum of 100 hours.
Massage CEU: Continuing education at massage therapy schools in Alabama must be completed as a condition for licensure and licensure renewal. These courses are comprised of 16 hours of continuing education that must be finished within 24 months prior to license renewal. Massage continuing education in Alabama includes an assortment of modalities like allied health care, yoga, first aid, CPR, anatomy, physiology, movement therapy, and other specialties.
If you (or someone you know) are interested in learning more about somatic education, let professional training within fast-growing industries like bodywork, naturopathy, acupuncture, Oriental medicine, Reiki, and others get you started! Explore massage therapy schools in Alabama.
Source: Alabama Board of Massage Therapy
Massage Therapy Schools in Alabama
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