MTH 132: Massage Therapy Seminar
Course Outline
Instructor: Kathryne McCracken / Denise Van Nostran
Textbook(s): Trail Guide to Movement
Schedule: MTH 132 meets one time per week (15 weeks) for a 1 hour lecture session
Lecture: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Tuesday
Course website: http://elearning.tcl.edu www.tcl.edu
Date
Week 1
1/12
Week 2
1/19
Week 3
1/26
Week 4
2/2
Week 5
2/9
Week 6
2/16
Week 7
2/23
Week 8
3/1
Concept Area: Lecture
• Course Overview
• Define kinesiology
• Discuss the essentials of movement
• Basics of Connective Tissue
• Soft Tissue Properties
• Types of Connective Tissue
• Bone and Cartilage
• Fascial Tissues
• Functions of Connective Tissue/Collagen,
Demand, and Flushing
• Planes and Axes of the Body
• Joints in General
• Functional Classifications and Structure of Joints
• Joint Function, Mobility, and Stability
• Synovial Joints Continued
• Range of Motion
• End-Feel and Joint Surface Positions
• Types of Joint Motion/Closed and Open Kinetic
Chains
• Convex-Concave Rule
Assignments
Chapters 1 & 2
• Basics of Muscle Tissue
• Components of Skeletal Muscle
• Functions of Muscle Tissue-Properties of Muscle
Tissue
• Shapes and Arrangement of Muscles
• Programming Muscles
QUIZ 1
• Types of Contractile Fibers
• Types of Contractions
• Imbalances in Muscle and Fascia
• Roles of Muscles
• Identify a Muscle Role in Movement
• Roles of Muscles Continued
• Factors that Affect a Muscle’s Role
• Two Functional Groups of Muscles
• Length and Speed Matter
QUIZ 2
Chapters 7
Holiday
Revised: 12/2015, Approved: GMLevicki, 1/2016
Chapter 3
HOMEWORK 1
Chapter 4
HOMEWORK 2
Chapter 5
HOMEWORK 3
Chapters 6
HOMEWORK 4
HOMEWORK 5
Chapters 8
HOMEWORK 6
Chapter 9
Week 9
3/15
Week 10
3/22
Week 11
3/29
Week 12
4/5
Week 13
4/12
Week 14
4/19
Week 15
4/26
Week 16
5/3
Written Mid-term Exam
Chapters 1-9
• Neuromuscular System
• Neurons
• Peripheral Nerves
• Introduction to Proprioception
• Sensors and Feedback
• Reciprocal Inhibition and Post-Isometric
Relaxation
• Neuromuscular System in Action
QUIZ 3
• Introduction to Biomechanics
• Gravity
• Newton’s Laws of Motion
• Levers in the Body
• Stability, Balance, and Motion
QUIZ 4
• Two Big Challenges: Posture and Gait
• Standing Posture
• Building a Myofascial Core and Postural
Supporters
• Dysfunctions and Pain Patterns
• Gait: It Starts With a Step
• Gait Cycle
• Muscle Activity During Gait
• Abnormal Gait
Chapter 10
Comprehensive Final Exam
Chapters: 1-15
Revised: 12/2015, Approved: GMLevicki, 1/2016
HOMEWORK 7
Chapter 11
HOMEWORK 8
Chapter 12
HOMEWORK 9
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
HOMEWORK 10
Chapter 15