If you have reached the point in your practice when you feel that you want to be able to help your clients with more than Massage and that you feel your knowledge is limited around Pain and Injury then it is the time to Upgrade and Upskill to our Level 5 Diploma in Soft Tissue Therapy (BTEC accredited). This course is designed for any qualified Massage Therapist who wants to take their practice to a more clinical level or want to update their knowledge and ensure they keep themselves current.
The Upgrade to Level 5 Diploma course builds on subjects learned at levels 3 and 4 and expands them to Level 5 thinking and problem solving therefore including clinical reasoning and advanced practice skills necessary for the scope of assessing, treating and rehabilitating people with pain and injury from all aspects of life.
Course Structure
The Upgrade to Level 5 Soft Tissue Therapy Diploma is delivered over 8 in Person weekends over 8 months.
The attendees will join the Level 4 and 5 modules from the current BTEC Diploma course.
Coursework
Attendees will need to complete 2 written assignments
3 Case Studies
Modules
Module one: The Fundamentals
Evidence Based Practice principles
The Biopsychosocial model of health and person-centred care
Pain Science
Contraindications & Red Flags
Consultation Process
Language and Communication in healthcare
Module Two: Manual Therapy approaches
Effects and Role of Manual Therapy in Pain management
Soft Tissue Release Technique
Muscle Energy Techniques
Myofascial techniques
Positional Release technique
Breathing Patterns and their influence on MSK care
Module Three: Injury, Pain and Joints Assessments
Understanding Tissue Repair Process
Understanding current evidence around Pain in Acute and Chronic Injuries
Physiology of common soft tissue injuries
Range of Motion of Joints Assessment
Common soft tissue injuries assessments
Evidence-based approaches to the treatment of common injuries
Principles of Injury and Pain rehabilitation
Module Four: Exercise and Movement in injury rehabilitation
Injury rehabilitation specific to our role as soft tissue therapists
Movement-based approaches for the treatment and management of common MSK pain and injuries
Principles of Gait analysis
Module Five: Building a successful Soft Tissue Therapy Practice
Business start up process
Marketing strategies
Business mindset
This is what one of our student says about the course:
“This course has changed everything! I started this course as a level 3, who really knew nothing and everything I did know was outdated! The course is intense, it’s hard work, but boy is it worth it! The knowledge and understanding I’ve come away with after 9 months has improved massively and the confidence it’s given me to take my business forward is something I can never thank Anna Maria for enough. The passion that Anna Maria has for this industry, her business but also every single one of her students is incredible and I feel extremely lucky to of been taught by one of the best! If you have the opportunity do a course with The School, I promise you won’t be disappointed!” Linsey Penn from LJP Sports Therapy
