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The Somatic Arts and Sciences Institute
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Provider
Online Massage Continuing Education Courses
NCBTMB approved provider #450872-08
It is very easy!
1. Read the material online.
2. Take the test online.
3. Print out your certificate of completion!
Get your massage therapy continuing education hours done here and now!
6 Massage Therapy
CE hours for
$50
Massage for the Laboring Woman
EMS004
6 CE Hours
Course Review
This course goes beyond the standard prenatal massage techniques and takes the massage practitioner into the delivery room, where they can administer specific techniques designed to decrease the pain and discomfort of birth. It includes detailed illustrations of Swedish, and Shiatsu techniques that can be used at home and in a hospital delivery room to provide natural pain relief.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this home study continuing education course, the massage practitioner should be able to:
- Describe the physiology of labor, including the muscles used and the origin of the pain involved.
- Identity the Swedish massage techniques useful for treating laboring women.
- List safe positions for the laboring woman to receive massage.
- Identify the different stages of labor and which massage techniques are appropriate for each one.
