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Massage
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:01.11.2022 12:07:08
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | REK_176 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Velga Gaļanska | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk rsu[pnkts]lv, rkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Normal and pathological anatomy and physiology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop students' skills to make stroking, rubbing, kneading, bashing and vibrating techniques; to develop student ability to present massage effects on human body and its curative effects, to name main stages of the classical massage history; to develop students' skills to use appropriate massage oil; to list characteristics of a masseur and their responsibilities during a massage session. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | History of massage. | Lectures | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 2 | Massage effects and curative effects. Masseur characteristics and responsibilities. Patient/client's responsibilities in a massage session. | Lectures | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 3 | Model positioning. Directions of techniques implementation. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 4 | Stroking techniques. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 5 | Rubbing techniques. | Classes | 2.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 6 | Kneading techniques. | Classes | 2.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 7 | Bashing techniques. Vibrating techniques. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | History of massage. | Lectures | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 2 | Massage effects and curative effects. Masseur characteristics and responsibilities. Patient/client's responsibilities in a massage session. | Lectures | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 3 | Model positioning. Directions of techniques implementation. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 4 | Stroking techniques. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 5 | Rubbing techniques. | Classes | 2.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 6 | Kneading techniques. | Classes | 2.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 7 | Bashing techniques. Vibrating techniques. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Reading the literature and performing practical massage techniques according to the lesson plan. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | • Active and efficient participation in practical classes. • Successful answers provided to oral questions. • In exam the practical use of acquired techniques and oral answers to theoretical questions accordingly to the course content will be assessed. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Oral) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Oral) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On succesful completion of the study course students will be able to: • list indications and contraindications of a massage; • remember main stages of the history of a massage development; • present massage effects and its curative effects; • name the characteristics and responsibilities of a masseur during a massage session. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On succesful completion of the study course students will be able to: • demonstrate stroking, rubbing, kneading, bashing and vibrating techniques; • choose adequate and comfortable position of a patient during the massage. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On succesful completion of the study course students will be able to: • use appropriate massage oil; • introduce patients with their responsibilities when going for a massage treatment. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Zeidlers, Ints. Ārstnieciskā masāža: kā apgūt un izmantot masāžu dažādu slimību ārstēšanā. 3. izdevums. Rīga : Avots, 2011. 159, [1] lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Zeidlers, Ints. Pašmasāža. 2. izd. Rīga: Avots, 2009. 100, [1] lpp. Ja gribi būt vesels. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Dambenieks, Dainis. Masāža. [Ilzes Raudiņas zīm.]. Rīga: Jumava, 2004. 103 lpp. Veselības bibliotēka. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | Harrold, Fiona. Masāžas rokasgrāmata. no angļu valodas tulkojusi Sandra Volšteine. Rīga: Jumava, 2006. 191 lpp. Veselības bibliotēka. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Harrold, Fiona. Viegli veicama masāža : piemērota jebkuram vecumam, vietai un laikam. no angļu valodas tulkojusi Sandra Volšteine ; konsultants Marks Salnickis ; Džūljetas Persivālas ilustrācijas. Rīga : Jumava, 2008. 127, [1] lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Braun, Mary Beth. Introduction to massage therapy / Mary Beth Braun, Stephanie J. Simonson. Philadelphia [etc.] : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. xxvi, 490 lpp. LWW massage therapy & bodywork educational series. | ||||||||
| 2 | Benjamin, Patricia J. Tappan's handbook of healing massage techniques. 5th ed. Boston : Pearson, 2010. xxvii, 509, [109] lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Fritz, Sandy. Mosby's essential sciences for therapeutic massage : anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and pathology. 4th ed. Maryland Heights, MO. : Elsevier Mosby, [2012], 2013. xiv, 721 lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | Companion DVD [for] Mosby's fundamentals of therapeutic massage. 5th ed. [videoieraksts] / Sandy Fritz. [Maryland Heights, Mo.] : Elsevier Mosby, [2012], 2013. 2 DVD-ROMS (4 3/4 in.). | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | American Journal of Occupational Therapy. ISSN: 0272-9490, online ISSN: 1943-7676. | ||||||||
| 2 | American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. ISSN: 0894-9115, online ISSN: 1537-7385. | ||||||||
| 3 | Journal Rehabilitation Reseach and Development. ISSN: 0748-7711, online ISSN: 1938-1352. | ||||||||
| 4 | European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation medicine. ISSN: 1973-9087, online ISSN: 1973-9095 . | ||||||||
