NJ School of Massage Course Offerings

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

NJSOM’s state approved 600-Hour Massage Certification Program is organized into trimesters. Individual clinical hours and community service hours are included.

Entrance Requirements

All students must be at least 18 years of age on or before the first day of class.
Students must possess a high school diploma or a General Educations Development Certificate (GED).

FIRST TRIMESTER

Basic Principles of Massage

Massage Therapy as a Profession

The Therapeutic/Client Relationship

Ethics

Client interview, Assessment & Reassessments

Preparation for Massage

Clinical Practice Documentation

Anatomy

Swedish Massage I Routine & Practice

Chair Massage

SECOND TRIMESTER

Contraindications/Areas of Caution

Swedish Massage II

Stretching (Range-of-Motion)

Deep Tissue Techniques

Kinesiology

Physiology I

Sports Massage Techniques

Medical Terminology

Medical Massage Techniques

Medical Massage Specialties:

--Whiplash, Carpal Tunnel, TMJ,

Frozen Shoulder, Sciatica

THIRD TRIMESTER

Advanced Hands-On Practice

Neuromuscular Therapy

Myofascial Release

Intro to Cranial/Sacral Treatment

Physiology II – Systems & Pathologies

Massage Specialties: Elderly, Oncology, Prenatal, Infant, Disabled

Spa Massage

Aromatherapy

Intro to Reflexology

CPR

Business/Marketing Skills/NJ MT Laws

Massage Career Counseling

Clinical Practice