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Making connections: Foundational biology for massage therapists

Submitted by RST on Sun, 06/05/2011 - 13:00

How can knowledge about diverse living things in our world inform our practice as massage therapists?

 

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This e-Book provides a comprehensive foundation in basic biology for use in clinical settings, research literacy, and communication with other healthcare professionals. Completing the material in this e-Book will prepare the student to understand biological knowledge shared by healthcare professionals. This material is prerequisite knowledge for massage educational objectives, as outlined by various stakeholders in the following table.

 

Massage educational objectives addressed by this e-Book

Guidelines document Learning objective
College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia (CMTBC) Guidelines for Foundational Knowledge Objective
Inter-Jurisdictional Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile for Massage Therapists (British Columbia, Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, and Alberta) Objective
ITEC qualifications: International Objective
ITEC qualifications: UK Objective
Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) Content Outline Objective
Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge (MTBoK) Objective
Massage Therapy Competency Standards (College of Massage Therapists of Ontario) Objective
National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage (NCETM) Content Outline Objective
National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB) Content Outline Objective
National Certification for Advanced Practice (NCAP) test specifications report Objective

 

 

 
 

Massage educational objectives addressed by this e-Book

Guidelines document Learning objective
College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia (CMTBC) Guidelines for Foundational Knowledge
  • Levels of organization
    • chemical
    • cellular
    • tissue
    • organ
    • system
    • organism
  • Characteristics of the living human organism
    • basic life processes
    • metabolism
    • responsiveness
    • movement
    • growth
    • differentiation
    • reproduction
    • homeostasis
    • body fluids
    • feedback systems
    • homeostatic imbalances
  • Parts of a cell
  • Cell Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology
  • Define and describe principles of cellular anatomy and physiology as it relates to the body tissues
    • Structure of the cell
    • Plasma membrane
    • Transport across the plasma membrane
    • Cytoplasm
    • Nucleus
    • Fascial support components
    • Cell division
    • Cells and tissue damage, inflammation, healing, repair
    • Cell as a basic unit of disease
  • Biochemical lesions
  • Causes of cell damage
    • internal agents
    • genetic error and enzyme defects
    • ischemia and deprivation of essential supplies
    • hypoxic cell damage
    • inappropriate immune response
    • external agents
  • Apoptosis/Programmed cell death
  • Necrosis
  • Extracellular degeneration
    • changes in the matrix
    • changes in fibres
    • fibrosis
    • hyalinization of collagen
    • fibroid necrosis/necrobiosis
ITEC qualifications: International Objective
ITEC qualifications: UK Objective
Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) Content Outline Objective
Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge (MTBoK) Objective
National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage (NCETM) Content Outline Objective
National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB) Content Outline Objective
National Certification for Advanced Practice (NCAP) test specifications report
  • Life sciences

 

 

 

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