Sports Massage Therapy (Level 4 Certificate)

Course Overview

The VTCT Level 4 Certificate in Sports Massage Therapy is a vocational qualification and is ideal progression from Level 3 Sports massage that will prepare you for a career as a sports massage practitioner working with injured clients including, conducting subjective and objective assessment, providing sports massage techniques to prevent and manage injury, and treatment modalities to support soft tissue repair.This qualification will develop your knowledge and understanding of anatomy and physiology to work on post acute injury and pre existing conditions, dealing with musculo-skeletal and para-tendon injuries.You will develop the skills to conduct subjective and objective assessments, which will cover active, passive and resisted range of movements, detailed postural analysis, functional testing and special tests. You will also develop the skills to work safely and effectively on muscle and para-tendon injuries using a variety of soft tissue techniques and will be able to advise on treatment modalities to support soft tissue repair.