Oncology and Massage - (6 Florida CEU Hours Onsite)

The first part of the module will prepare you to give massage to various types of clients who have cancer and guide you on what to consider in the process.  You will learn to define "Adaptive Massage", identify different massage strokes, define chronic and terminal illness. You will also recognize different types of cancer, define cancer treatments, identify cancer guidelines, identify types of tumors, and recognize the symptoms of: Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Colon and Rectal Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Leukemia Cancer, Lung Cancer, Melanoma, Non- Hodgkins, Lymphoma, Pancreatic Cancer. Prostatic Cancer, Skin Cancer, and Thyroid Cancer. The second part of the module includes and illustrates some of the most common therapeutic massage techniques when offering a chair and table massage at a hospital/hospice setting such as: compression techniques on the shoulder, neck, arm, hand and fingers, circular motions, effleurage and tapotement techniques on the shoulders and along the spine.

Course Duration - 6 CEU Hours

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**The onsite location of the Florida CEU course will be announced by your designated instructor.