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Making connections: Foundational neuroscience for massage therapists

What does a deeper understanding our brains and nervous systems offer to the practice of massage therapy?

 

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This e-Book provides a comprehensive foundation to the workings of the brain for massage therapists, building upon the introductory anatomy information provided in the human systems e-Book. Completing the material in this e-Book will give the student a better grounding and more thorough understanding of the power and limitations of the mind, and how the body, the mind, and the world around us all interact with each other. 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
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 Objective

 

 

 

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