By the end of this course, you will (1) assess common athletic injuries with confidence and precision and (2) apply evidence-informed manual therapy protocols to improve function, reduce pain, and support recovery. Led by Stuart Hinds, soft-tissue therapist to four Australian Olympic teams, this course distills decades of elite-level sports medicine experience into clear, practical instruction.

Clinical Sports Massage for Common Injuries
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Clinical Sports Massage for Common Injuries
This course is part of Sports Massage Therapist Specialization

Instructor: Niel Asher Education
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What you'll learn
How to assess and treat common sports injuries using targeted, evidence-based soft-tissue and adjunct modalities
How to integrate trigger point therapy, taping, cupping, and manual techniques into comprehensive injury-management plans
Skills you'll gain
- Rehabilitation
- Patient Education And Counseling
- Physical Therapy
- Treatment Planning
- Health And Wellness Coaching
- Manual Therapy
- Exercise Therapy
- Patient Treatment
- Sports Medicine
- Clinical Assessment
- Human Relations Movement
- Health Care
- Injury Prevention
- Athletic Training
- Orthopedics
- Patient Evaluation
- Anatomy
- Kinesiology
- Pathology
- Pain Management
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