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The Chinese Massage Therapy Program of the American Institute of
Alternative Medicine is a 1052-hour curriculum designed to thoroughly
prepare students for an entry-level career in therapeutic massage as a
Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT). The State Medical Board of Ohio governs
the scope of practice and licensing components of the program.
Chinese Massage Therapy is form of massage whose techniques focus on the
energetics of the body or meridians. Chinese Massage Therapy utilizes
soft tissue manipulation techniques, acupressure points and structural
realignment methods to treat a wide variety of musculoskeletal or
internal organ disorders.
The greatest benefits of the Chinese Massage Therapy program are the
development of assessment skills, learning TCM philosophy and western
allopathic massage. This is the perfect program for the dedicated
student who wishes to treat the whole client. Credits from this course
may later be applied to the acupuncture program.
Students seeking entry into the Chinese Massage Therapy program must
have previous educational credits of at least an associate degree and
/or 60 credits or 90 credits at the baccalaureate level.
Chinese Massage Therapy and Acupuncture are two components of Traditional
Chinese Medicine. They have the same foundation, both using Traditional
Chinese Medicine theories as their therapeutic orientation. The Chinese
Massage Therapy and Acupuncture programs at AIAM share these TCM courses.
The 4 twelve-week quarters Chinese Massage Therapy Program is 1052 hours,
which includes Chinese Massage Therapy and Related Studies, Bio-Medical
Science, Massage Related Studies and Clinical Training. This program was
developed to teach interested beginning students Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM) theories and Chinese Massage Therapy Techniques along
with Swedish massage philosophies.
Upon completion, a diploma is awarded which allows the student to apply
to the Ohio State Medical Board for the licensed massage therapy
examination in the state of Ohio and also for the national examination
for certification in Asian Bodywork Therapy of the National Certification
Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Students
passing the Ohio exam are granted an Ohio State Medical Board Limited
Practitioner’s Certificate that allows them to practice therapeutic
massage and treat disorders of the human body. Students passing the
NCCAOM exam become nationally certified in Asian Bodywork Therapy and
may be eligible for licensure, depending on applicable laws where they
reside.
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