The Level 4
Sport and Remedial Clinical Massage
Our qualification provides an ideal professional entry level with a pathway to more advanced clinical skills through the Level 5 upgrade qualification. This can be taken as a follows-on or at a later date over time.
This qualification mostly attracts adult learners who bring prior life experience and, in most cases, existing sector knowledge. These learners are best suited to intensive part-time training programmes with practical skills taught in face-to-face classes and guided home practice outside the classroom.
The underpinning knowledge is taught through home study with the STTQ online coursework programme.
8 weekend workshops approximately one weekend a month
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm, combining theory and practical subjects with closely supervised classroom practice.
Home study and practice
Students are required to complete 50 practice treatments outside the classroom (on average about 2 treatments per week). You start by treating friends and family, then as your skill, knowledge and confidence grows, your friends and family start to recommend you to their friends and family. In this way your client base increases as you progress so by the end of the course you hopefully have started to build your network of client referrals to kick start your professional practice.
Assessments
Practical skills assessments are conducted throughout the course and a final practical exam and a short written assessment will take place on weekend 8.
Assessment methods have been designed to provide valid and reliable measures of learner competence.
Anatomy Tests
It is essential that students have a good working knowledge of functional anatomy early on in their training so they can progress with greater success in the more advanced techniques later on.
To achieve this there are three short answer anatomy tests in the classroom during the first half of the L4 training programme.
Coursework and Case Studies
3 written assignments. These can be done from anywhere using our online system. The average student should allow about 5 hours a week to complete them.
Coursework (home-study) assignments and case studies are delivered online directly to students by STTQ and assessed by independent STTQ markers within a moderated quality assurance system to ensure consistency and fairness.
Although we make allowances for non-English students and those with learning difficulties all assignments must be completed in English.
We provide guidance and advice on how to achieve good results and offer extra help and support if necessary.
2 Case Studies
To be completed towards the end of the course.
Course cost
£2000.00
Full Payment (or £450 Deposit + 7 monthly payments of £226 = £2032)
Flexible payment options available. Please contact us to discuss your options.
Level 4 course objectives:
To have an understanding of functional anatomy and the physiology of the musculoskeletal system.
To identify and deal correctly with contraindications.
To carry out a clinical consultation.
Deliver an effective sports massage treatment assisting training recovery, pre-event, post-event to enhance your athlete’s performance goals.
Successfully use a wide range of remedial massage techniques to consolidate a thorough treatment on a soft tissue complaint.
Assess, treat and re assess clients with soft tissue injuries - apply clinical reasoning to decide on appropriate treatment plans.
Use advanced soft tissue techniques to enhance treatment outcomes.
To gain an understanding of operating a business as a self-employed therapist.
Apply anatomy and functional movement knowledge to help with remedial exercise prescription.
Have gained communication skills to work with members of the public.