Northwestern Health Sciences University School of Massage Therapy operates a Teaching Clinic in Burnsville and on campus. Interns provide massage therapy services under the supervision of a School of Massage Therapy faculty member and participate in the Teaching Clinic as part of their educational program. Interns will take a brief health history relevant to massage therapy and will provide a full body relaxation-oriented massage in Clinic Rotation 1 and 2. Clinic Rotation 3 and 4 are able to give a more clinically focused trigger point based massage.

Clinic Rotation 1: Students begin providing full body massage therapy services in the University's Massage Therapy Teaching Clinic, under the supervision of a faculty member. Clinic Rotation 1 is an opportunity for students to become comfortable interacting with the population of individuals seeking full body relaxation. Learning plans in Clinic Rotation 1 focus on the application of full body techniques, as presented in Relaxation Massage 1 and 2. Students are also required to keep and maintain a journal.

Clinic Rotation 2: Students continue providing full body massage therapy services in the University's clinic system, under the supervision of a University clinician. Learning plans in Clinic Rotation 2 focus on the application of refined skills in full body relaxation while introducing new skills they are learning in Rehabilitative Massage 1. A clinic journal is required as a continuation of Clinic Rotation 1.

Clinic Rotation 3: Students begin to focus on the application of advanced techniques of the upper body in the University's Massage Teaching Clinic, under the supervision of a faculty member. Techniques include trigger point therapy and cross fiber friction as presented in Rehabilitative Massage 2. Students create a self care plan for themselves.

Clinic Rotation 4: Students focus on practicing and refining the advanced techniques of trigger point therapy and cross fiber friction as presented in Rehabilitative Massage 1 & 2, under the supervision of a Massage Therapy Teaching Clinic faculty member. Students implement the self care plan they created for themselves.

For more information on the clinical intern experience for massage therapy students at Northwestern, contact Dale Healey, DC, dean of the School of Massage Therapy, at (952) 888-4777, ext. 348, or e-mail Dr. Healey at dhealey@nwhealth.edu.

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