Personal Self-Care
Taking care of oneself can be fulfilling and enjoyable. Give yourself permission to make time for yourself everyday. With this course guiding you along your self-care journey, take inspiration from the knowledge and examples presented.
Time to complete: 2 hours
MTAS CECs: 2 Primary Credits
CMMOTA CECs: 2 Professional Skills Online Credit for RMTs and MOTs
NHPC CECs: 2 Credits
Certificate of Completion earned upon successful completion of end exam; will be sent to email provided within 5-7 business days.
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What is Pain?
Dive into the world of how pain is felt, how it is processed in our body, and the relief systems that can be used.
Dive into the world of how pain is felt, how it is processed in our body, and the relief systems that can be used.
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Assessment
Now that we understand pain, we get to find out how to assess ourselves and find out more about what is holding us in pain patterns.
Now that we understand pain, we get to find out how to assess ourselves and find out more about what is holding us in pain patterns.
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Massage and Hydrotherapy
Manual type therapies are an excellent way to keep your body healthy and pain free. Massage and Hydrotherapy can help you on your path to best self-care.
Manual type therapies are an excellent way to keep your body healthy and pain free. Massage and Hydrotherapy can help you on your path to best self-care.
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Stretching
Your tissues need to stretch and untangle. Taking some of these stretching techniques home with you will give your body a chance to relax without pain.
Your tissues need to stretch and untangle. Taking some of these stretching techniques home with you will give your body a chance to relax without pain.
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Exercise
Strengthening our muscles is a sure fire way to prevent and to combat pain from many activities. In fact, it is essential when recovering from an injury.
Strengthening our muscles is a sure fire way to prevent and to combat pain from many activities. In fact, it is essential when recovering from an injury.
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Applying These Tools
Now that you know what pain truly is, how to assess your won body, the benefits of massage, hydrotherapy, stretching, and exercise, we get to put it all together.
Once you see how to apply these new self-care tools, you can choose to do so at home, or utilize the many companies who offer to help you with these services. Good luck on your new or renewed journey towards a pain free life.
Now that you know what pain truly is, how to assess your won body, the benefits of massage, hydrotherapy, stretching, and exercise, we get to put it all together.
Once you see how to apply these new self-care tools, you can choose to do so at home, or utilize the many companies who offer to help you with these services. Good luck on your new or renewed journey towards a pain free life.
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