Massage Therapy Diploma Program

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Prepare for a rewarding career as a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) in Illinois through our Clinical Massage Therapy Diploma program.  At Elite PCI, you will learn masterful Clinical and Relaxation techniques to support others in their healing and wellness.  

Your clinical massage education at Elite PCI will open doors to a wide range of environments including:  spas, salons, fitness clubs, chiropractic and physical therapy facilities, hospitals and geriatric units, sports settings for all levels of athletics, resorts, and even corporate or other special events.  Like many of our graduates, you can also choose to become an entrepreneur of your own private practice.  

This program is designed to provide, in a concise format, an easy to understand style, a complete information of the educational preparation of a massage therapist needs, not only prepares the student for state, national examination, but also the massage therapist career, and business establishment. After completion of this program the student will have detailed knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, understand the pathological conditions for recognition and treatment, business assessment skills, personal hygiene and preventative spread of disease of massage therapy. The student will be able to rapidly and accurately determine what type of massage services should be applied to the client.  

Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology  

A general knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology will be provided to the student. The topics will be covering human body systems. Additional knowledge will cover the anatomical position and terminology, and Individual muscles and groups.

Business Standards, Ethics, and Law 

These classes will help the student prepare for working within the city and state guidelines and regulations. This includes business practice, business planning, establishment, licensing and permits. As well as business ethics, business law, marketing, and hiring.

Theory & Practice of Therapeutic Massage 

This course reviews consultation, documentation, and clinical massage movements. Students will learn the importance of consultation prior to the massage, screening clients, be able to determine the needs and expectations of the client, come up with a treatment plan and understand record keeping.  

Massage & Bodywork  

This course you learn the application of massage technique as well as procedures for complete body massages. Students will learn techniques and exercises that the practitioner can use to increase strength and endurance as well as the importance of self-care. 

Clinical Massage Techniques   

This course introduces therapeutic massage techniques that address specific conditions and complaints. Techniques include neuromuscular, trigger point, muscle energy, position release, myofascial, deep tissue, craniosacral and lymph massage.  

Therapeutic Procedure   

This course covers the process of students learning to acquire a medical history, assessment procedures to determine the patient conditions, develop treatment plan, perform appropriate treatment to address the condition and be able to evaluate the results 

 Sports Massage & Additional Modalities    

This course focuses on the purpose of athletic massage and contraindications. This course also will look massage for special populations including prenatal, infant, children, elderly, clients with disabilities, and clients that are critically ill. 

SPA Massage Therapy     

This course will explore the typical SPA modalities and various other modalities. The students will also learn about the various types of SPAs from destination SPA to medical SPA. The course will look at other massage techniques typically offered by SPAs such as neuromuscular, reflexology, reiki and shiatsu.  

Kinesiology   

This course introduces students to study of muscular activity (movement) and the anatomy, physiology, and mechanic of the body. Students will learn to recognize which structures are involved in the particular movements.