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Saskathewan
Massage Therapy Association of Saskathewan


COURSE DESCRIPTIONS and approved CECs for MTAS

Optimizing Shoulder Function
7 CECs
Covers shoulder anatomy, function, and critical role of the scapula. Learn the most effective exercises for shoulder injuries (impingement, rotator cuff tear, bursitis, adhesive subluxations, dislocations) and how to prevent them! Become the expert on the most mobile joint in the human body!
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Optimizing the Kinetic Chain
8 CECs
Learn how you can help your clients "optimize" their kinetic chain.  This course is more than "proper posture".  In this 8 hour self-paced online module, you will find out how an optimized kinetic chain is the key to improved function and reduced pain in your clients.    Find out all about assess and prescribe ideal exercises for common malalignments.  Discover how "breathing" places a big role in stabilizing the thoracic cannister and how to incorporate pelvic floor and transverse abdominals in stabilization.  This course will also highlight functional movement patterns with slings and hip hinging and compound exercises.  Learn how to help your clients all along the continuum (from sedentary or frail to athletes) be their best selves!
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Part 1: Optimizing Hip and Knee Function: Fresh Ideas for Management of Osteoarthritis and Hip/Knee Joint Replacements"
8 CECS

Feeling uncertain about how to best train clients with hip or knee replacements or osteoarthritis? Learn the latest total joint surgical procedures and the most effective prehab/posthab exercises. Correct common muscle imbalances, prevent dislocations, and improve gait in your clients with osteoarthritis or hip/knee replacements. With 1 in 5 people living with osteoarthritis, find out how the right neuromuscular exercises can help this condition and even prevent surgery! Learn about the new core stability
"wrap around your glut" technique!
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Part 2: Optimizing Hip and Knee Function: Taking it to the next level.
*must complete Part 1 to attend Part 2
7 CECs

Learn how to help your clients' achieve their life goals and effectively return to sport and work post joint replacement.  Many in the  younger population are undergoing joint replacement surgery and they have ambitious goals to live life to the fullest.  This workshop covers post op musculoskeletal complications, return to work and sport exercises, targeted stretching and gait analysis and tips relevant to this active population.   
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Finding Balance: Dual Task,Cognition and Vestibular Exercise Workshop
8 CECs
Learn the latest research on how best to incorporate thinking, vestibular, and dual tasks into your exercises to improve balance
and selective attention. What is vertigo and how can you recognize it? Help your clients reduce risk of falling and improve 

function in the real world. All participants leave with a toolbox full of activities they can implement immediately into their
practice (1:1, small group, and larger classes). 
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  • Home
    • Who Are We?
  • Professionals
    • Courses for Massage Therapists >
      • BC Massage
      • Alberta Massage
      • Saskatchewan Massage
      • Manitoba Massage
      • Ontario Massage
      • Newfoundland & Labrador Massage
      • New Brunswick Massage
      • Nova Scotia Massage
      • PEI Massage
    • Courses for Kinesiologists
    • Courses for Fitness Trainers
    • Workshops for Schools
    • Workshops for Businesses >
      • Corporate: Workplace Wellness Workshops
      • VIRTUAL Corporate Seminars >
        • Sitting is the New Smoking
        • Move More - Work Smarter - Be Healthier
        • Culture of Health Management Webinar
        • Habits and Happiness
        • Stand Tall: Posture and Back Care
        • Lift for Success
        • The Impact of Repetitive Strain Injuries
  • Patients
    • Osteoarthritis: You Can Thrive
    • 1:1 Virtual Physio
  • Testimonials
  • Contact