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
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All students must be at least 18 years of age on or before the first day of class.
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High school diploma or a General Educations Development Certificate (GED) is no longer required.
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
CPR
Physiology II – Systems & Pathologies
Massage Specialties: Elderly,
Prenatal, Infant, Hospice
Spa Massage
Aromatherapy
Intro to Reflexology
Medical Cupping
Kinesiology Taping
Business/Marketing Skills/NJ MT Laws
Massage Career Counseling
Clinical Practice