Massage Therapy

ICE&M aims to provide students with the best education crucial for a successful career in the massage industry and that is achieved through Premier Massage. The 500-hour course covers advanced massage modalities that many spas require for their employees. Students will cover theory and practical subjects including:

• Swedish massage therapy techniques.

• Anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, pathology and basic pharmacology.

• Hydrotherapy.

• Health and hygiene.

• Business practices and professional ethics.​

 

This course prepares students for the CIDESCO Body Therapy Certificate or CIDESCO Beauty Therapy Diploma and covers advanced subjects:

• Body analysis – determining contra-indications.

• Heat therapy – sauna, steam, infra-red and paraffin wax.

• Mechanical massage – gyratory, percussion and audio-sonic vibrators.

• Galvanic body treatments – electrical currents, iontophoresis.

• Electrical muscle stimulation – faradic type, EMS, NMS, microcurrent and interferential electrical currents.

• Manual lymph drainage and vacuum suction.

• Body treatments – exfoliation, body wraps and masks.

 

The course also includes a 50-hour internship program where students gain hands-on experience performing typical functions of a massage therapist. Intern duties include activities such as making client appointments and performing client intake and assessment.