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Northwestern Health Sciences University School of Massage Therapy operates a Teaching Clinic. 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 their second term and a more clinically focused trigger point based massage in their third term.

Massage Therapy Clinical Rotation 1: Students begin providing full body massage therapy services in the University's Massage Therapy Teaching Clinic, or under the supervision of a University clinician. Students must successfully complete an individualized learning plan established between each student and their clinical supervisor. Learning plans in clinical rotation 1 focus on the application of full body massage techniques, as presented in Massage Therapy Principles and Practice 1. Students are also required to participate in case conferences and/or professional boundary seminars.

Massage Therapy Clinical Rotation 2: Students continue providing full body massage therapy services in the University's clinic system, under the supervision of a University clinician. Students must successfully complete an individualized learning plan established between each student and their clinical supervisor. Learning plans in Clinical Rotation 2 focus on the application of advanced techniques, including trigger point therapy and cross fiber friction. Students are also required to participate in case conferences and/or professional boundary seminars.

   
 

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