Modality: Small Animal Massage Certification
PREREQUISITE: Completion of Small Animal Foundation Massage Distance Learning Course.
Your online studies come to life in this exciting 5-day session which integrates hands-on training with the theory studied in the Small Animal Massage Therapist Foundation course.
This course focuses on maintenance massage and is the gateway to further studies in performance and rehabilitation massage.
During class you will work with a variety of animals under the supervision of your instructor. Guest speakers and field trips are often part of the class experience.
Cost of this course is $850, which includes materials and a $50 registration fee.
PREREQUISITE: Completion of Small Animal Foundation Massage Distance Learning Course.
Your online studies come to life in this exciting 5-day session which integrates hands-on training with the theory studied in the Small Animal Massage Therapist Foundation course.
This course focuses on maintenance massage and is the gateway to further studies in performance and rehabilitation massage.
During class you will work with a variety of animals under the supervision of your instructor. Guest speakers and field trips are often part of the class experience.
Cost of this course is $850, which includes materials and a $50 registration fee.
Prerequisite: Completion of Small Animal Rehabilitation Massage Distance-Learning course.
This 4-day practical session provides the supervised hands-on training needed to complete our Rehabilitation Massage certification.
Skills covered during this week include manual lymphatic drainage, pre-surgical and post-surgical massage, circulatory techniques and massage designed to assist with relief from inflammation and proper scar tissue formation. Rehabilitation massage is not a substitute for proper veterinary care and programs are designed with full health intakes, including veterinary referral and consult.
Cost of this course is $500, which includes materials and a $50 registration fee.
PREREQUISITE: Completion of Small Animal Foundation Massage Distance Learning Course.
Your online studies come to life in this exciting 5-day session which integrates hands-on training with the theory studied in the Small Animal Massage Therapist Foundation course.
This course focuses on maintenance massage and is the gateway to further studies in performance and rehabilitation massage.
During class you will work with a variety of animals under the supervision of your instructor. Guest speakers and field trips are often part of the class experience.
Cost of this course is $850, which includes materials and a $50 registration fee.
PREREQUISITE: Completion of Small Animal Performance Massage Distance Learning course.
This 4-day practical provides the supervised hands-on training necessary to complete the Performance Massage certification.
This course focuses on performance massage for canine athletes, working and breeding dogs. Techniques learned include Myofascial Release Therapy, Trigger Point Therapy and Stress Point Therapy along with pre-event and post-event massage protocols.
Cost of this course is $500, which includes materials and a $50 registration fee.
PREREQUISITE: Small Animal Massage Distance-Learning: Foundation Level
This Distance-Learning course focuses on rehabilitation massage techniques, designed to support the animal’s natural healing abilities during times of recovery from injury or illness. Rehabilitation massage is not designed to be a substitute for proper veterinary care, and programs are designed with a full health-intake, including referral and consult from a veterinarian.
Topics Covered in the Rehabilitation Level
Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Circulatory Massage
Pre-surgical and Post-surgical Protocols
Techniques for Working with Scar Tissue
Techniques for working with Inflammatory Conditions
Common Pathologies
Certification is awarded after completing this course, the 5-day practical and required case studies.
At NWSAM, we supply the information for your mind, which will guide, supplement, and magnify what your heart and body learn through touch. Over time, your touch will become increasingly effective and efficient at influencing positive changes for your animal clients. Rather than teaching you a specific massage routine, our goal is to provide you with a variety of tools and a process of evaluation, decision-making, and application that empowers you to treat each horse as an individual.
Namaste,
Lola Michelin, Director of Education
Northwest School of Animal Massage
We believe you need to be well-versed in five basic areas of study. During this course you will be exposed to this information through these five subject areas:
- Behavior and Handling
- Systems Anatomy and Physiology
- Kinesiology / Biomechanics
- Massage Techniques for Performance
- Athletic Stress Patterns and Pathology
Each area of study is vital to learning massage as taught by NWSAM. Our philosophy is fairly simple. We want to provide an experience for the horse that will help to optimize its performance potential from a physiological and a psychological aspect. We believe the physical and mental states are inseparable and the glue that binds the two together is the nervous system. Therefore, our massage techniques are designed not only to address the immediate needs of the tissues but also to educate the horse’s body and mind of a more flowing and efficient manner of movement. Providing this level of benefit to the animal requires understanding and applying these fundamental concepts.
Topics Covered in our Performance Level:
Myofascial Release Therapy
Trigger Point Therapy
Stress Point Therapy
Pre-Event and Post-Event Protocols
How to Determine a Stress Pattern based on Discipline/Conformation/Biomechanics
Proper Stretching
Certification is awarded after completing this course, the 5-day practical and required case studies
At NWSAM, we supply the information for your mind, which will guide, supplement, and magnify what your heart and body learn through touch. Over time, your touch will become increasingly effective and efficient at influencing positive changes for your animal clients. Rather than teaching you a specific massage routine, our goal is to provide you with a variety of tools and a process of evaluation, decision-making, and application that empowers you to treat each horse as an individual.
Namaste,
Lola Michelin, Director of Education
Northwest School of Animal Massage
We believe you need to be well-versed in five basic areas of study. During this course you will be exposed to this information through these five subject areas:
- Behavior and Handling
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Kinesiology
- Massage Techniques
- First Aid and CPR
Each area of study is vital to learning massage as taught by NWSAM. Our philosophy is fairly simple. We want to provide an experience for the dog that will help to optimize its performance potential from a physiological and a psychological aspect. We believe the physical and mental states are inseparable and the glue that binds the two together is the nervous system. Therefore, our massage techniques are designed not only to address the immediate needs of the tissues but also to educate the dog’s body and mind of a more flowing and efficient manner of movement. Providing this level of benefit to the dog requires understanding and applying these fundamental concepts.
Topics Covered in This Course
Swedish Massage
Fascial Anatomy
Massage for Health Maintenance
Geriatric Massage
Range of Motion and Safe Stretching
Conformation and Gait Analysis
Business Practices and Ethics
At NWSAM, we supply the information for your mind, which will guide, supplement, and magnify what your heart and body learn through touch. Over time, your touch will become increasingly effective and efficient at influencing positive changes for your animal clients. Rather than teaching you a specific massage routine, our goal is to provide you with a variety of tools and a process of evaluation, decision-making, and application that empowers you to treat each dog as an individual.
Certification is awarded after completing this course, the 5-day practical and required case studies.
Namaste,
Lola Michelin, Director of Education
Northwest School of Animal Massage