NeuroSomatic Sports Therapy

Neurosomatic Sports Therapy for Golf

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Course Description: This intermediate course is designed for sports massage therapists who want to take a significant step in their sports massage practice. It teaches a safe and effective approach to facilitating increased function in golfers for the purpose improving mobility and power, resulting in the golfer enjoying the game more. This will be achieved through learning the basic biomechanics of the golf swing as well as how to assess for deficits in performance of the golfer, identifying which techniques to use for performance and rehabilitation. This course will weave together theory, assessment, and hand-on practice to develop strategies that will enable the therapist to help more clients effectively, no matter their sport or background. If they want to achieve more, therapists with this training will help them do it.

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Learning Objectives 

• Identify at least four body parts that should move during the golf swing.

• Explain how the body is used to generate power.

• Explain why warming up is a factor in injury prevention.

• List three common injuries associated with faulty mechanics.

• Identify five muscles in the neck that will restrict rotation of the neck.

• Name three principles of Neurosomatic Therapy.

• Identify at least 7 muscles associated with movement of the neck.

• Identify at least 5 muscles associated with movement of the thorax.

• Identify at least 7 muscles associated with movement of the pelvis.

• Identify at least 4 muscles associated with movement of the shoulder. 

 

Learning Outcomes 

• Each participant will be able to: Assess the range of motion of key areas associated with the golf swing.

• Perform a basic myofascial release protocol.

• Perform pre-event sports massage techniques.

• Perform neurosomatic/neuromuscular massage protocols. 

 

Course Outline 

Day 1

8:00 – 8:20 Meet and greet, introduction to course and what to expect, students receive class materials

8:20 – 10:00 Mechanics of the Golf Swing, Principles of Neurosomatic Therapy, and review ROM Assessment of Key Areas of the Golfer.

10:00 – 10:20 Break

10:20 – 12:00 Students assess ROM on each other in key areas: Cervical spine, thoracic spine, pelvis, shoulders, and forearms.

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch break

1:00 – 2:40 Review principles of sportsmassage and the effects of massage on performance including associated physiology of neuromuscular function. This include a review of modalities associated with warm up and injury prevention.

2:40 – 3:00 Break

3:00 – 4:40 One-on-one bodywork: Students practice pre-event sportsmassage protocol. Students switch table time and Group 2 practices the techniques taught before break.

4:40 – 5:00 Verbal review of course content, question & answer session.

 

Day 2

8:00 – 8:20 Review of course content from Day 1; Q&A from day 1, especially how ROM effects golf mechanics. Difference between massage for performance and for rehabilitation.

8:20 – 10:00 One-on-one bodywork: Demonstration and trade for basic myofascial release routine for sports performance. Students switch table time and repeat the techniques taught followed by reassessment to determine if MFR helped to increase ROM.

10:00 – 10:20 Break

10:20 – 11:00 Discussion of how MFR may or may not have affected ROM, followed by One-on-bodywork: cervical Spine, reassess, then trade.

11:00 -- 12:00 One-on-bodywork: review and treatment of thoracic spine and cage. followed by reassessment, then trade.

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch break

1:00 – 2:40 One-on-bodywork: Review and treatment of pelvic musculature, followed by reassessment, then trade.

2:40 – 3:00 Break

3:00 – 4:40 One-on-bodywork: Review and treatment of shoulder and arm musculature, followed by reassessment, then trade.

4:40 – 4:50 Final review, question & answer session.

4:50 – 5:00 Students fill out evaluation forms