Course: Sports massage (basics)

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Course title Sports massage (basics)
Course code KTV/7438
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Cihlář David, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to the subject - hygiene, ethics, contraindications, massage products, first aid. Neck massage. Back massage. Lower limb massage - back. Lower limb massage - front. Upper limb massage. Abdominal and chest massage. Tejping.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The objective of the subject is to make the students familiar with the basic types of massages (sports massage, cupping, lymphatic massage, reflexology, relax massage). Students acquire practical knowledge of sports massage including the correct masseur?s habits.
After completing the course, the student is: Able to assess the suitability of the application of sports massage based on the condition of the client. He is oriented in massage products and knows their effects. He knows the correct massage procedures when applying sports massage. He is oriented in other massage procedures. He can communicate with a client.
Prerequisites
The prequisition is the completion and completion of functional anatomy II and health TV subjects

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
80% attendance
Recommended literature
  • KUČERA,M. a kol. Pohyb v prevenci a terapii. Karolinum Praha,1996. 1996.
  • KVAPILÍK, J. Teorie a praxe sportovní masáže.1.vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 246 S.. 1992.
  • KVAPILÍK,J. Sportovní masáž pro každého.Praha: Olympia, 1991.
  • MONTAG, HJ., ASMUSSEN, PD. Taping-seminar. BMB Hamburk 1988..
  • Stanislav Flandera. Klasické masáže. 2005.
  • Stanislav Flandera. Sportovní masáže příručka pro absolventy rekvalifikačních masérských kurzů. Praha, 2007.


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