Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

    • Registration Form

    • Registration

    • Learning objectives

    • Outcomes

    • Course Description

    • Tissues and Cells of the Human Body
  • 2

    Cells and Tissues

    • Histology Overview

    • Why Massage Therapist Should Care about Histology

    • Cells and Tissues

    • Cells and Tissues and What Your Hands Actually Touch Every Session

    • Nerve Cells

    • Neuron Structure : Parts, Myelin and Synapses

    • Muscle Cells Structure and Function

    • Sarcomere to Tendon

    • Sarcomere to Whole Muscle

    • Epithelial Cells Structure and Function

    • Epithelial Cells : Protection, Sensation and What it Means for Massage

    • Skin and Nociceptors

    • Transportation

    • Cellular Transportation and What it Means for Massage

    • Why Massage Works Where it Does

    • Where Trigger Points Form

    • Clinical Correlation
  • 3

    Cells

    • Generalized Cells

    • Cells of the Human Body

    • Generalized Cells of the Human Body : Focus on Connective & Nervous Tissue Cells

    • Cell Anatomy

    • Advanced Cell Biology

    • Plasma cell (Membrane)

    • Composition of Membrane

    • Membrane Lipids

    • Membrane Proteins

    • Membrane Lipids, Proteins and the Science Behind " Dose of Massage"

    • Ion Channels and Membrane Potential for Nerve/Muscle

    • Cell Communication and Signaling

    • Organelles

    • Organelles : Cellular Work, ATP and Why Fatigue Happens

    • Cytosol

    • Nucleus

    • Ribosomes

    • Endoplasmic Reticulum

    • Golgi Complex

    • Mitochondria

    • Cellular Energy and Fatigue in Chronic Pain Clients

    • Lysosomes

    • Peroxisomes

    • Diffusion

    • Osmosis

    • Endocytosis

    • Protein Synthesis

    • Transcription

    • Translation

    • Normal Cell Division/Mitosis

    • Somatic Cell Division

    • Reproductive Cell Division

    • Why Healing Rates Differ

    • Clinical Correlation

  • 4

    Cell Development, Differentiation and Genetics

    • Stem Cells

    • Tissue Repair, Adaptation and Safety

    • Tissue Repair Limits

    • Cellular Differentiation

    • Clinical Correlation
  • 5

    Cellular Processes

    • Cellular Processes

    • Cells Death in Injury and Massage Timing

    • Clinical Correlation
  • 6

    mRNA and protein synthesis

    • mRNA

    • Advanced mRNA and Protein Synthesis

    • Clinical Correlation
  • 7

    Genetics and Molecular Biology

    • Genetics and Molecular Biology

    • DNA Structure and Replication

    • Gene Expression

    • Genetic Variation and Mutation

    • Epigenetics

    • Epigenetics, Chronic Pain and Stress

    • Molecular Interactions

    • Clinical Correlation
  • 8

    Tissue

    • Types of Tissue

    • Tissues of the Human Body

    • Covering and Lining Membranes

    • Glandular Epithelium
  • 9

    Simple Epithelial Tissue

    • Simple Epithelium

    • Simple Squamous Epithelium

    • Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

    • Simple Columnar Epithelium

    • Simple Ciliated Epithelium
  • 10

    Stratified Epithelial Tissue

    • Stratified Epithelium

    • Stratified Squamous Epithelium

    • Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium

    • Stratified Columnar Epithelium

    • Transitional Epithelium
  • 11

    Pseudo-stratified columnar epithelium

    • Pseudo-stratified Columnar Epithelium
  • 12

    Connective tissue

    • Connective tissue

    • Palpation lab : Fascia vs muscle vs ligaments

    • End Feel at the Tissue Level

    • Classification of connective tissue

    • Loose connective tissue

    • Areolar connective tissue

    • Adipose connective tissue

    • Reticular connective tissue

    • Dense regular connective tissue

    • Fascia : From Cells to Clinical Palpation

    • Dense irregular connective tissue

    • Elastic connective tissue

    • Extracellular matrix and Ground Substance Biochemistry

    • Myofascial Cells - Myofibroblasts and Contractility

    • ECM & Ground Substance Biochemistry

    • Clinical Correlation
  • 13

    Cartilage

    • Hyaline cartilage

    • Fibro cartilage

    • Elastic cartilage

    • Chondrocytes

    • Avascular Nature : why OA doesn't Heal

    • Nutrition via Movement

    • Clinical Correlation
  • 14

    Bone tissue

    • Bone tissue

    • Bone remodeling and stress response

    • Chondrocytes and Avascular Nature of Cartilage

    • Osteoblasts

    • Osteoclasts

    • Wolff's Law : Bone Adapt to Stress

    • Massage doesn't break Bone Spurs

    • Clinical Correlation
  • 15

    Liquid connective tissue

    • Blood

    • Lymph

    • Inflammation and Edema at the Capillary Level

    • When Massage is Contraindicated

    • Clinical correlation
  • 16

    Muscle tissue

    • Muscle tissue

    • Contract /Relax and Motor Unit Recruitment

    • Skeletal muscle tissue

    • Cardiac muscle tissue

    • Smooth muscle tissue

    • Clinical correlation
  • 17

    Nervous tissue

    • Nervous tissue

    • Glial Cells and Neuroinflammation

    • Gate Control Theory

    • Nociceptors and Pain Gate Theory at the Cellular Level

    • Why Relaxation Massage Works

    • Clinical Correlation
  • 18

    Membranes

    • Cutaneous membrane

    • Synovial membrane

    • Bursae and Fascial Membranes

    • Type A & B Synoviocytes , Synovial Fluid and Joint Capsules

    • Synoviocytes, Pannus in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    • Joint Capsule End Feel vs Synovial vs Muscle Limitation

    • Clinical correlation
  • 19

    Tissue Repair and Regeneration

    • Wound Healing and Tissue Engineering

    • Tissue Repair and Regeneration

    • Characteristics , Role and Function in Tissue Repair

    • Clinical Correlation
  • 20

    Tissue Adaptation to stress

    • Davis's Law

    • Wolff's Law

    • Mechanotransduction

    • The Laws of Adaptation

    • Massage Dose : How Much, How Often and How Hard ?
  • 21

    Exam

    • MBLEX study

    • Exam

    • Evaluation

    • Congratulations !