Knowledge and understanding of this subject is essential to your practice of massage. If you have an ambition to be
successful professional therapist, a thorough grounding in A&P will make the difference in your being merely a “body
mechanic”, able to provide a basic massage work out, and you becoming a practitioner capable of offering treatments
that solve diverse health conditions.
There are, of course, many ways that you as a massage therapist can learn A&P; through home study; via Distance
Learning/Correspondence course; attending formal classes/lectures at the local college; taking private tuition.
If you have read our page on Learning Styles, you will be aware that each person has their own optimum way of
learning new information. Not everyone finds it easy to teach themselves on their own, in their own accommodation,
through either self-study or correspondence. Some require the experience of being in the classroom or learning from a
knowledgeable tutor. Then again, not all can commit to the confined schedule set by these sources, or be able to attend
at their set locations.
For some time the Principals of ASCT have been researching educational techniques, to find a suitable course that
combines the freedom of learning at home, in your own time, and at your own pace, yet still provides the sensation and
benefits of being in the classroom. A course that provides for the different styles of learning - audio, visual, etc., and one
that is presented by a knowledgeable tutor.
With the advent of the Internet, the common availability of Broadband, and the facility of streaming video, such a course
is now possible. ASCT has discovered a course that meets the conditions above and, having been given unlimited access
to the materials to check the quality and level, we are more than pleased to recommend it.
The course is particularly suitable for those with limited or no grounding in A&P, and allows you to attain a Level 3
qualification in the subject.
successful professional therapist, a thorough grounding in A&P will make the difference in your being merely a “body
mechanic”, able to provide a basic massage work out, and you becoming a practitioner capable of offering treatments
that solve diverse health conditions.
There are, of course, many ways that you as a massage therapist can learn A&P; through home study; via Distance
Learning/Correspondence course; attending formal classes/lectures at the local college; taking private tuition.
If you have read our page on Learning Styles, you will be aware that each person has their own optimum way of
learning new information. Not everyone finds it easy to teach themselves on their own, in their own accommodation,
through either self-study or correspondence. Some require the experience of being in the classroom or learning from a
knowledgeable tutor. Then again, not all can commit to the confined schedule set by these sources, or be able to attend
at their set locations.
For some time the Principals of ASCT have been researching educational techniques, to find a suitable course that
combines the freedom of learning at home, in your own time, and at your own pace, yet still provides the sensation and
benefits of being in the classroom. A course that provides for the different styles of learning - audio, visual, etc., and one
that is presented by a knowledgeable tutor.
With the advent of the Internet, the common availability of Broadband, and the facility of streaming video, such a course
is now possible. ASCT has discovered a course that meets the conditions above and, having been given unlimited access
to the materials to check the quality and level, we are more than pleased to recommend it.
The course is particularly suitable for those with limited or no grounding in A&P, and allows you to attain a Level 3
qualification in the subject.
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For any student of massage/massage related therapies:
| Anatomy & Physiology |
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- Muscles and Movement Terms
- The Heart, Blood, and Circulation
- The Lymphatic System
- Lungs and Breathing
- The Brain and Nerves
- The Endocrine System (Hormones etc.)
- The Skin
- Digestion and Excretion
- Cells and Cell Function
- Reproduction
- The Urinary System
- Terminology
- and more...
Then maybe you need an A&P and/or Muscle Revision aid:
Course content includes study of the following body systems, essential for any complementary therapist:
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If so, Can you name the structures pictured in the subdermal layers or the muscles A B C & D?
NO ?
Final A&P Assessment not far away?