Spring Quarter Schedule 2011
RTC Massage Program
***Changes to the schedule are unavoidable. It is your responsibility to keep track of
changes announced in class. If you are absent it is your responsibility to learn about changes
in the schedule from your classmates. ***
Week #1
Day
Date
Subject: Topics
Mon
April 4
Housekeeping:
Syllabi, books,
etc
Mon
April 4
Massage Program
Self reflection
activity
Mon
April 4
Massage II
Compression
Routine
Seated Massage
Tues
Tues
April 5
April 5
April 5
Seated
massage
Sculpt
shoulder mms
Massage II
Shoulder
MFR,
Pin & Stretch,
XFF,
Sw massage
Housekeeping:
Organize
Massage II binder
And A&P II binder
Reading/
Homework
Compression
routine
Kines II
Review:
Shoulder
mms
MFR,
Pin & Stretch,
XFF,
Sw massage
Tues
Lab
Review shoulder
mm
* Bring Trail Guide
+ Yoga
Wear clothes
you can
stretch in
* Bring 3 ring
binders, tabs
Massage II
workbook and
A&P II workbook
Quizzes/
Tests
Spring Quarter Schedule 2011
RTC Massage Program
***Changes to the schedule are unavoidable. It is your responsibility to keep track of
changes announced in class. If you are absent it is your responsibility to learn about changes
in the schedule from your classmates. ***
Week #1
Day
Date
Subject: Topics
Lab
Reading/Homework
Wed
April 6
Massage II:
Neck and Pecs
MFR,
Pin &
Stretch,
XFF,
Sw massage
Review neck & pec
mm
MFR,
Pin & Stretch,
XFF,
Sw massage
Hydrotherapy
+ Yoga
Wear clothes
you can
stretch in
Wed
April 6
Kines II
Review:
Neck & pecs
Sculpt Neck
& pec mm
Thurs
April 7
Massage II:
Spine and low back
MFR,
Pin &
Stretch,
XFF,
Sw massage
+ Yoga
Wear clothes
you can
stretch in
Thurs
April 7
Kines II
Review: Spine & Low
back
Sculpt spine
and low back
* Bring Trail Guide
Hydrotherapy
Read Salvo Ch24
Self test pg 690,691
Review paraspinals,
QL & abs
*Bring Trail Guide
Quizzes/Tests
Spring Quarter Schedule 2011
RTC Massage Program
***Changes to the schedule are unavoidable. It is your responsibility to keep track of
changes announced in class. If you are absent it is your responsibility to learn about changes
in the schedule from your classmates. ***
Week #1
Day
Date
Subject: Topics
Fri
April 8
Communication I:
Develop
therapeutic
relationships with
clients
Fri
April 8
Kines II
Bones and joint(s) of
pelvis, femur, and
leg
Quadriceps:
Rectus Femoris,
Vastus Medialis,
Vastus Intermedius,
Vastus Lateralis
Sartorius
Lab
Reading/Homework
Quizzes/Tests
Read Hands Heal,
Chapter 1
Answer chapter 1
questions
Palpate Bony
Landmarks
and Muscles
*bring linens
and wear
uniform
Trail Guide: read
pages that
correspond with
today’s muscles
Make flashcards for
today’s muscles
Extra Credit Opportunities:
Communication I or Massage II:
Do morning pages for 1 month. I won’t read your morning pages (I don’t want to see
them), but you will need to write up a 1 page reflection about the activity and how it
affected your massage practice.
See page 10 in Hands Heal for directions. If you want more directions or the full version
of the activity check out The Artist’s Way by Cameron.
Kinesiology II:
Draw and list OIA of muscles from the Massage II Workbook (you can make copies of
this from the Workbook in the classroom & on our class website:
http://therapeuticmassage.rtc.edu/default.htm
Spring Quarter Schedule 2011
RTC Massage Program
***Changes to the schedule are unavoidable. It is your responsibility to keep track of
changes announced in class. If you are absent it is your responsibility to learn about changes
in the schedule from your classmates. ***
Week #2
Day
Mon
Week/
Date
April 11
Subject: Topics
Lab
Reading/
Homework
Massage II:
Non Swedish Massage
Techniques and
Myofascial Release
Non-Swedish
Massage
Techniques
&
MFR
20 + min MFR
pectoral region self
massage. (skin rolling,
direct & indirect)
Take notes. Notes
Quizzes/ Tests
must include
observations about
performing technique in
different areas and
directions and any
palpable differences, as
well as any sensations
during and after tx.
Observe and record
posture in mirror before
and after tx.
Read CMT Ch4
Non-Swedish massage
techniques
Mon
April 11
IET (Injury, Eval and Tx)
Scar Tissue
Tx scar tissue
Read CMT chap 20
Tue
April 12
Kines II
Hamstrings:
Semitendinosis,
Semimembranosis,
Biceps Femoris
Palpate Bony
Landmarks and
Muscles
Trail Guide: read
pages that
correspond with
today’s muscles
Wed
April 13
*bring linens
and wear
uniform
Communication I:
Why document?
Make flashcards for
today’s muscles
Read Hands Heal
Chapter 4
Write a bulleted list
of why you should
document
Wed
April 13
Massage II:
Seated Massage
Seated
Massage
Read Salvo Chap
27
Seated Massage
Complete Self Test
p750
Kines II Quiz #1
Bones & joints of
pelvis, femur
and leg + quads +
sartorius
Spring Quarter Schedule 2011
RTC Massage Program
***Changes to the schedule are unavoidable. It is your responsibility to keep track of
changes announced in class. If you are absent it is your responsibility to learn about changes
in the schedule from your classmates. ***
Week #2
Day
Date
Subject: Topics
Lab
Thurs April 14
Massage II:
Seated Massage
Seated
Massage
Thurs April 14
A & P II
Nervous System
Reading/
Homework
Quizzes/ Tests
Read Salvo Chap 17
Nervous System
Complete self test
P537 & 538
Complete fill in the
blank outline of
Nervous System
Fri
April 15
AMTA CONVENTION
Seated massage
Doing seated massage at the
convention for LMPs at
convention
Sat
April 16
AMTA Convention
STUDENT DAY $15
Meet @ Greater
Tacoma Convention
Center at 5:15
Extra Credit Opportunities:
Massage II:
Go to the American Massage Therapy Association Convention or the AMTA Convention
student day ($15).
A&P I:
Earn 10 points for 100% on Nervous System Extra Credit Quiz
Earn 5 points for 80-99% on Nervous System Extra Credit Quiz
http://therapeuticmassage.rtc.edu/default.htm
Spring Quarter Schedule 2011
RTC Massage Program
***Changes to the schedule are unavoidable. It is your responsibility to keep track of
changes announced in class. If you are absent it is your responsibility to learn about changes
in the schedule from your classmates. ***
Week #3
Day
Date
Subject: Topics
Mon
April
18
Massage II:
Lab
Myofascial Trigger Points TP release
Reading/ Homework
Quizzes/
Tests
2 Homework Massages
due.
1 ½ hr Swedish Massages
integrating at least 20
minutes of MFR.
For full credit, sessions
must include health hz,
informed consent,
treatment notes and client
feedback
Read CMT Chapter 17
Myofascial Trigger Points
&
Complete CMT Chapter 17
Worksheet
Read TP Journal Assignment
in M II Workbook
April
18
IET (Injury, Eval and Tx):
Remedial Exercise
TUES
April
19
Massage II
Trigger Points
Begin TP Journal Assignment:
6-8 self M TP sessions with tx notes
due on Mon May 2nd (see TP
Journal Assignment in M II
Workbook for details)
TUES
April
19
A & P II
Nervous System
1. Complete Study Tool
April
19
Kines II
Ileopsoas: {Psoas Major &
Iliacus}
Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus
Medius, Gluteus Minimus,
Tensor Fascia Latae
TUES
Remedial
Exercise
Read CMT chapter 7
&
Complete CMT Chapter 7
Worksheet
MON
2. Complete Practice Quiz
Palpate
Bony
Landmarks
and Muscles
Trail Guide: read pages that
correspond with today’s
muscles
Make flashcards for today’s
muscles
Kines II Quiz
#2
Pelvic girdle,
quads, and
hamstrings
Spring Quarter Schedule 2011
RTC Massage Program
***Changes to the schedule are unavoidable. It is your responsibility to keep track of
changes announced in class. If you are absent it is your responsibility to learn about changes
in the schedule from your classmates. ***
Week #3
Date
Day
Subject: Topics
Lab
Reading/ Homework
WED
April 20
IET (Injury, Eval
and Tx):
Assessment
Postural assessment
Read CMT chap 10
& pgs 1049-1056
*Bring a tank top
and shorts (if you
are comfortable)
Quizzes
/ Tests
Read CMT chapter 38
Fascial and Muscle Imbalances
Complete Fascial & Muscle
Imbalance Worksheet
WED
April 20
Massage II:
TP release
MFR
Deep Tissue
XFF
THURS
April 21
Read Hands Heal chapter 6
Read Werner chapter 4
Circulatory
Pages 283-326
April 21
Pathology II
Circulatory
FRI
April 22
Massage II:
TP release
MFR
Deep Tissue
XFF
April 22
Complete TP worksheet #1
Communication:
SOAP charting
THURS
FRI
TP release,
MFR,
Deep Tissue,
XFF
IET I (Injury,
Eval., and Tx.)
Hyperlordosis
& Hyperkyposis
Complete SOAP worksheet
#1
TP release,
MFR,
Deep Tissue,
XFF
Read CMT chapter 42 & 43
Hyperlordorsis &
Hyperkyphosis
Extra Credit Opportunities:
Kinesiology II:
Read Ileopsoas article & practice Iliopsoas stretches &/or release on self & clients. Summarize
articles and write notes about your process of learning how to get in touch with your own
iliopsoas and release your clients’ ileopsoas.
Spring Quarter Schedule 2011
RTC Massage Program
***Changes to the schedule are unavoidable. It is your responsibility to keep track of
changes announced in class. If you are absent it is your responsibility to learn about changes
in the schedule from your classmates. ***
Week #4
Day
Date
Subject: Topics
MON
April 25
Communication I
SOAP Charting
Lab
Reading/ Homework
Complete SOAP worksheet
#2
Quizzes/
Tests
MAST 171
Quiz #1
SOAP notes from 2
homework massages
MON
April 25
Massage II:
TP release
MFR
Deep Tissue
XFF
TP release,
MFR,
Deep Tissue,
XFF
2 Homework Massages
due.
1 ½ hr Swedish Massages
integrating at least 15
minutes of MFR & search
for/ release 5-10 TPs. With
health hz, informed
consent, SOAP notes &
client feedback
20+ Min. Self Massage to
find and release TPs. At
minimum, your search
must include SCM,
Scalenes, suboccipitals,
splenius cervicis and
splenius capitis and upper
traps. Must include 1
page notes.
TUES
April 26
A & P II
Nervous System
TUES
April 26
Kines II
Lateral Rotators of
Hip: “Deep 6”
{Piriformis, Gemellus
Superior, Obterator
Internus, Gemellus
Inferior, Obterator
Externus and
Quadratus Femoris}
Coloring book p73, p76,
p83
Palpate Bony
Landmarks
and Muscles
Trail Guide: read pages
that correspond with
today’s muscles
*bring linens
and wear
uniform
Make flashcards for today’s
muscles
Kines IIQuiz
#3
Hip, quads,
Sartorius,
hamstrings,
ileopsoas,
glutes, TFL
Spring Quarter Schedule 2011
RTC Massage Program
***Changes to the schedule are unavoidable. It is your responsibility to keep track of
changes announced in class. If you are absent it is your responsibility to learn about changes
in the schedule from your classmates. ***
Week #4
Day
Date
Subject: Topics
Lab
WED
April 27
Massage II:
MFR,
Pin & Stretch,
XFF,
Sw massage Glutes
Glutes & Deep 6
Reading/ Homework
Quizzes/
Tests
+ Yoga
Wear clothes you
can stretch in
WED
April 27
IET (Injury, Eval and
Tx):
Iliotibial Band
Contracture
Read CMT
Chapter 40
Ileotibial band
contracture
THURS
April 28
Communication
SOAP Charting
Complete SOAP
worksheet #4
THURS
April 28
Pathology II
Circulatory
Read Werner chapter 4
Circulatory
Pages 283-326
Complete Flashcards
for p283-326
Anemia - Varicose
veins
Complete Multiple
Choice questions
through varicose veins
FRI
April 29
Massage II:
Massage LMPs
Massage LMPs
Extra Credit Opportunities:
Kinesiology II:
Read Fans of the Hip article and write a 1 page summary.
MAST 171
Quiz #2
Spring Quarter Schedule 2011
RTC Massage Program
***Changes to the schedule are unavoidable. It is your responsibility to keep track of
changes announced in class. If you are absent it is your responsibility to learn about changes
in the schedule from your classmates. ***
Week/
Date
5
May 2
Day
Subject: Topics
Mon
Communication I
Lab
Reading/
Homework
Quizzes/ Tests
SOAP notes to
accompany 2
practice massages
MAST 171 Quiz #3
Complete SOAP
worksheet #4
May 2
Mon
Massage II:
MFR Practical Exam
MFR Practical
Exam
2 Homework
Massages due.
1 ½ hr Swedish
Massages
integrating at least
15 minutes of MFR
& search for/
release 5-10 TPs.
With health hz,
informed consent,
SOAP notes &
client feedback
* MFR Practical
Exam
** TP Journal
Assignment DUE **
May 2
Mon
IET (Injury, Eval and Tx):
Compression
Syndromes of Peripheral
Nerves
Read CMT
chap 67-70
p821-866
May 3
Tue
A & P II
Endocrine System
Read Salvo chapter
18
Complete self test
p554 & p555
May 3
Tue
Kines II
Adductors: Adductor
Magnus, Adductor Longus,
Adductor Brevis, Pectinius
Palpate Bony
Landmarks
and Muscles
*bring linens
and wear
uniform
Trail Guide: read
pages that
correspond with
today’s muscles
Make flashcards
for today’s
Kines Quiz #4
Spring Quarter Schedule 2011
RTC Massage Program
***Changes to the schedule are unavoidable. It is your responsibility to keep track of
changes announced in class. If you are absent it is your responsibility to learn about changes
in the schedule from your classmates. ***
muscles
Reading/
Homework
Week/
Date
5
May 4
Day
Subject: Topics
Lab
Wed
Massage II:
TP Practical Exam
TP Practical
Exam
May 5
Thurs Pathology II
TBA
May 5
Thurs IET (Injury, Eval and Tx):
TBA
May 6
Fri
Kines Practice
Quizzes
Review for Midterms
Quizzes/ Tests
* TP Practical
Exam
A&P Practice
Midterm
Spring Quarter Schedule 2011
RTC Massage Program
***Changes to the schedule are unavoidable. It is your responsibility to keep track of
changes announced in class. If you are absent it is your responsibility to learn about changes
in the schedule from your classmates. ***
Week/
Date
6
May 9
Day
Subject: Topics
Mon
MIDTERMS
May 10
Tue
MIDTERMS
May 11
Wed
MIDTERMS
May 12
Thurs Massage II
Aromatherapy
Hot Stone Massage
May 13
Fri
Massage II
Aromatherapy
Hot Stone Massage
Lab
Reading/
Homework
Quizzes/
Tests