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Chinese Tui Na massage program is a two year program with 1000 hours of training including basic Chinese medicine and western medicine theory, clinic courses, and practice. Courses cover Chinese Tui Na massage, acupressure for muscular skeletal and orthopedic disorders, as well as for digestive, neurological, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. This technique is also commonly used for pediatric and senior's illnesses. The program also covers self-health maintenance acupressure that both practitioners and patients can use to maintain and improve health conditions. This program has approval from the Association of Massage Therapists and Wholistic practitioners. Graduates will meet the requirements to be a registered massage therapist.

 
Chinese Tui Na Massage Program
TCM Foundation courses
101-1TF TCM Foundation (1) 90 Hrs
103-2TF TCM Differentiation of Syndromes 60 Hrs
150 hrs
Acupuncture courses
102-1AC Acupoints and Meridian (1) 60 Hrs
102-2AC Acupoints and Meridian Lab (1) 30 Hrs
103-3AC Acupoints and Meridians (2) 60 Hrs
103-4AC Acupoints and Meridians Lab (2) 30 Hrs
180 hrs
Acupuncture and TCM Clinical courses
102-1AT TCM Diagnostic Techniques 60 Hrs
201-2AT Acupuncture - Orthopedic Sport Medicine (1) 30 Hrs
202-3AT Acupuncture - Orthopedic Sport Medicine (2) 30 Hrs
120 hrs
W. Foundation Courses
101-1WF Anatomy (1) 44 Hrs
101-2WF Surface Anatomy 16 Hrs
101-3WF Physiology (1) 60 Hrs
102-4WF Anatomy (2) 30 Hrs
102-5WF Physiology (2) 30 Hrs 
201-6WF Pathology (1) 60 Hrs
202-7WF Pathology (2) 30 Hrs
270 hrs
Program Auxiliaries
101-1PA Medical Qi Gong 30 Hrs
201-2PA Tui Na Massage Techniques and lab 60 Hrs 
201-3PA Ethics and Legal Issues 30 Hrs
201-4PA Business Management (1) 30 Hrs 
202-5PA Tui Na Therapeutics 30 Hrs
202-6PA Western Nutrition 30 Hrs
203-7PA Chinese Nutrition and Diet Therapy 30 Hrs
240hrs
Clinical Observation
102-1CO Clinical Observation 30 Hrs
30 hrs
Clinical Assistance Courses
103-1CO Clinical Assistance 30 Hrs
30 hrs
Clinical Practice Courses
201-1CA Clinical Practice 60 Hrs 
202-2CA Clinical Practice 60 Hrs
203-3CA Clinical Practice 60 Hrs
180 hrs


Chinese Tui Na Massage Program
Year 1
Term 1
101-1TF TCM Foundation (1)  90 Hrs
101-1WF Anatomy (1) 44 Hrs
101-2WF Surface Anatomy 16 Hrs
101-3WF Physiology (1) 60 Hrs
101-1PA Medical Qi Gong  30 Hrs
240 hrs
Term 2
102-1AC Acupoints and Meridian (1)  60 Hrs
102-2AC Acupoints and Meridian Lab (1) 30 Hrs
102-1AT TCM Diagnostic Techniques  60 Hrs
102-4WF Anatomy (2)  30 Hrs
102-5WF Physiology (2)  30 Hrs 
102-1CO Clinical Observation 30 Hrs
240hrs
Term 3
103-2TF TCM Differentiation of Syndromes  60 Hrs
103-3AC Acupoints and Meridians (2)  60 Hrs
103-4AC Acupoints and Meridians Lab (2)  30 Hrs
103-2CO Clinical Assistance 30 Hrs
180 hrs
Total for year 1: 660hrs
Year 2
Term 1
201-2AT Acupuncture - Orthopedic Sport Medicine (1)  30 Hrs
201-6WF Pathology (1) 60 Hrs
201-2PA Tui Na Massage Techniques and lab  60 Hrs 
201-3PA Ethics and Legal Issues 30 Hrs
201-4PA Business Management (1) 30 Hrs 
201-1CA Clinical Practice 60 Hrs
270 hrs
Term 2
202-3AT Acupuncture - Orthopedic Sport Medicine (2) 30 Hrs
202-7WF Pathology (2)  30 Hrs
202-5PA Tui Na Therapeutics 30 Hrs
202-6PA Western Nutrition  30 Hrs
202-2CA Clinical Practice 60 Hrs
180 hrs
Term 3
203-7PA Chinese Nutrition and Diet Therapy 30 Hrs
203-1CA Clinical Practice 60 Hrs
90 hrs
Total for year 2: 540 hrs
Two Year Program: 1200hrs
Total Clinic Hours 2 years: 240 hrs



 


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