Therapeutic Massage and the Stress Epidemic

Online

Elective

About the Course:
The purpose of this course is to discuss the positive role professional therapeutic massage can play in the stress epidemic in our modern culture. We will examine the negative physiological and biochemical processes that occur in the body under stress and counteract them with the beneficial processes that occur in the body during massage. We will also look at the cultural symptoms that contribute to our collective stress and discuss the statistics that qualify stress as a national epidemic.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:

Define stress in clinical terms and describe its effects on the body and brain.
Identify the effects of stress on the body and the difference between acute and chronic stress.
Examine the relationship between our modern lifestyle and our indicated levels of stress, and how this relationship has evolved in a post-pandemic world.
Recognize current cultural norms of overstimulation and overmedication.
Identify the physiological, neurological, and biochemical changes that take place during therapeutic massage and their role in reducing stress.
Establish the importance of consistent therapeutic massage as a long-term stress-reducing practice.

About the Author
April Pilz, LMT, is a licensed massage therapist (LMT) in Pennsylvania who specializes in chronic pain management. She has been practicing massage therapy since 2001 and has been in private practice since 2008. April worked as a massage therapist in a variety of settings before becoming a small business owner and solo practitioner.

How to Receive Credit

Read the entire course online or in print.
After completion of the course, complete the final examination. A passing grade of 75% is required. Test questions link content to learning outcomes as a method to enhance individualized learning and material retention.
Note to Nursing professionals: Depending on your state requirements, you will be asked to either affirm that you have completed the course, or you will be required to complete the Post-test included in the course.
Provide required personal information and payment information.
Complete the mandatory course evaluation.
Print your Certificate of Completion.

Disclosures
Identification, Mitigation, and Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
The planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) of this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Sponsorship/Commercial Support and Non-Endorsement
It is the policy of Colibri Healthcare, LLC not to accept commercial support. Furthermore, commercial interests are prohibited from distributing or providing access to this activity to learners.

Disclaimer
The information provided in this activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.

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Accreditation

Colibri Healthcare, LLC is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (Provider #450215-06). Most states accept courses approved by this board.

Therapeutic Massage and the Stress Epidemic

Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:

Define stress in clinical terms and describe its effects on the body and brain.
Identify the effects of stress on the body and the difference between acute and chronic stress.
Examine the relationship between our modern lifestyle and our indicated levels of stress, and how this relationship has evolved in a post-pandemic world.
Recognize current cultural norms of overstimulation and overmedication.
Identify the physiological, neurological, and biochemical changes that take place during therapeutic massage and their role in reducing stress.
Establish the importance of consistent therapeutic massage as a long-term stress-reducing practice.

Read the entire course online or in print.
After completion of the course, complete the final examination. A passing grade of 75% is required. Test questions link content to learning outcomes as a method to enhance individualized learning and material retention.
Note to Nursing professionals: Depending on your state requirements, you will be asked to either affirm that you have completed the course, or you will be required to complete the Post-test included in the course.
Provide required personal information and payment information.
Complete the mandatory course evaluation.
Print your Certificate of Completion.

Accreditation

Colibri Healthcare, LLC is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (Provider #450215-06). Most states accept courses approved by this board.