Path/Neuromuscular Therapist NEUT 1020

3.00 Credit Hours

Pre-Requisite: Program Admisson,

Pre/Co-Requisite(s): NEUT 1001, NEUT 1030, NEUT 1050

This course prepares students to identify general pathological conditions so as to be able to refer for medical attention or identify indications and contraindications for massage for specific body systems as stated: musculoskeletal, endocrine, nervous, integumentary, circulatory and lymphatic, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, and reproductive systems. Topics include: review of basic anatomy and physiology per body system; identification of pathologic conditions per body system; physiologic effects of manual therapies upon each body system; formation of a treatment plan; indications versus contraindications for treatment; dysfunction versus disease; and critical reading.

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