Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Home Study CE Course
Completely Revised and Updated 2010 Fibromyalgia Manual!
Are you working with clients who have Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) and/or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)? This course will increase your understanding of these frustrating syndromes. Massage and Asian Bodywork (shiatsu, tuina, acupressure, etc.) are highly effective modalities for most of these clients. Physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual dynamics contribute to these syndromes, and we must learn to interact with clients on multiple levels.
Participants will learn the tender points used for assessment of FMS, how stress and trauma influence fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, signs and symptoms of FMS and CFS, factors that influence healing in FMS and CFS, the role of symptoms as a messenger in illness, pain management factors, and the role of the immune system in the two syndromes. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) assessment and patterns are also reviewed.
The textbook for this course is a 153 page manual. Course participants will read the text and then answer the quiz questions, and return the quiz for grading. The course is specifically geared for massage & bodywork therapists and includes information and techniques on lymphatic massage, Asian bodywork, aromatherapy, and immune boosting.
Completely new chapters cover current conventional therapies such as approved medications and up-to-date theories about the causes and pathology of fibromyalgia.
Chapters in the text:
1. Introduction to Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue
2. Symptoms of Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue
3. Intake & Assessment for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue
4. Treatment Principles for Bodywork Therapists
5. Conventional Treatments for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndromes
6. Natural Therapies & Lifestyle Modification for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue
7. Intro to Chinese Medicine for Massage & Bodywork Therapists
8. Body-Mind Concepts for Pain Management
9. Rebuilding the Immune System
10. Using the Lymphatic System for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue
11. Aromatherapy for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue
12. Asian Bodywork Treatment for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue
13. Client Education for Health Empowerment
14. Two Paradigms for Health & Healing
15. Personal Characteristics and Health
Order Fibromyalgia Massage CE Home Study Course
6 CE Hours (NCBTMB)
$80 includes postage
You may order the fibromyalgia textbook alone for $27.00, includes postage.
Articles on Fibromyalgia Syndrome:
Massage for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue
- Info for Patients
Strategies for Working with Fibromyalgia Clients
- Info for Massage & Bodywork Therapists
Magnets for Fibromyalgia Pain
Massage Therapy as Complementary Health Care
Chronic Pain Information
Course Prerequisites: While there are no specific prerequisites, the program will be most interesting and useful for massage therapists who are currently working with clients who have fibromyalgia and/or chronic fatigue syndrome.
How it Works:
1.Print and fill out the Order Form (or send your info via email, or call to order)
2.Mail it with your check for $80 (payable to Sunny Cooper) or pay electronically with a credit card via Paypal
3.Receive your course materials by postal mail (Manual, quiz and instructions)
4.Read the Manual to familiarize yourself with content information
5.Using the Manual as a reference, answer the quiz questions; complete the course evaluation
6.Send your answers to Sunny by email or postal mail
7.Receive your graded quiz and Certificate of Achievement by postal mail
Sunny Cooper is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education provider. NCBTMB Provider # 024433-00; NCCAOM Provider # ACHB-333.
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