Course: Sport Massage

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Course title Sport Massage
Course code KFE/SPOM
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Marxová Jitka, Mgr.
  • Firýtová Rita, Mgr.
  • Hereitová Iva, Mgr.
  • Ryba Lukáš, Mgr.
Course content
1. - 2. Definitions and types of sports massage, massage emulsion, effects of sports massage, contraindications and indications of sports massage 3. - 4. Sports back and neck massage 5. Sport massage of the lower limbs from the front 6. Sport massage of the lower limbs from the rear 7. - 8. Sport massage of the upper limbs 9. Sport chest massage 10. Sports abdominal massage 11. Automasage 12. Emergency massage 13. Active and passive movements in joints

Learning activities and teaching methods
Collaborative instruction, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
list, describe and characterize bones, joints, muscles and nervous system in detail according to function
Skills
identify and show at the model or preparation individual muscles, bones, joints and nervous system
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
classification of sports massage into the context of mechanotherapy, characteristics of specific sports massage
describe of masseur touches and their effects, describe types of massage emulsion
definition of indications and contraindications sports massage
Skills
acquiring skills to perform a sports massage
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practicum
Collaborative instruction
Skills
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Practical exam
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Flandera, Stanislav. Sportovní masáže : příručka pro absolventy rekvalifikačních masérských kurzů. Olomouc : Poznání, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86606-73-6.
  • Matas, M. a kol. autorů. Sportovní masáž. Olympia, 1988.
  • Pavlů, Dagmar; Kvapilík, Josef. Základy masáže. Praha : Scientia medica, 1994. ISBN 80-85526-11-5.
  • Tesař, Vlastimil. Sportovní masáže. První vydání. 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5415-4.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester