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Course Overview
- Title: SCARS: Hands-On Fascial Science
- Format: livestream or self-paced online course
- Time required: about 1 hour, plus optional elements
- Credits: 1 (details below)
- Elements
- Online lecture (live or recorded), about 1 hour total.
- PDF download.
- Recommend: discussion in study group or private online forum.
- 5-question quiz (10-20 min).
- Brief self-evaluation and learning summary (10-20 min).
About This Course
Massage and manual therapy can have enormously beneficial effects on problematic scars. All types of pathological scarring—like adhesions, hypertrophic scars, and keloids—share one key trait: fibrotic collagen. The idea persists that our job as massage and manual therapists is to “break up” scar tissue, yet collagen is incredibly strong, often compared to steel, and there is no evidence that collagen is “breakable” by manual methods.
So how does hands-on work actually help people with scars? What is the potential for changing and preventing problematic scarring? Join me as I host special guest instructor Cath Ryan (coauthor of Traumatic Scar Tissue Management – Massage Therapy Principles, Practice and Protocols) as we explore the ways that our thinking, language, and our hands-on work with scars be even more precise, safe, informed, and effective.
Instructions
Click on each lesson to open it. then:
Watch the video lessons, using the included handout for questions and notes
Review any Supplemental Materials
Practice the techniques
Share questions and insights in the course Comments, your study group, or the AMT Group
Complete the quiz, and the final self-evaluation / learning summary.
Materials:
- All required materials are included in this Course Navigator, including lecture recording, pdf handout, transcripts, and extras.
CE/CPD Credit:
- CAMT: Earns CAMT Elective credits.
- Approval for NCBTMB credits has been applied for and is pending. This course may also earn other types of CE credit, but be sure to confirm eligibility with your agency or association.
- A minimum score of 70% on each quiz is required for course credit. You will have a chance to review your answers and retake each quiz a limited number of times.
- An official Certificate documenting your credits will be awarded based on satisfactory completion of required items.
- Deadline: all required items must be completed within 1 year of purchase. A fee applies for later completion, if credit is still available. Once completed, your credits and certificate will continue to be available on your Learner Dashboard, as they normally are.