Department of Manipulative Therapies
Manipulative therapies include Massage Therapy, Chiropractics and Osteopathy.
Massage: There are different types of massages practiced at Excel Naturopathy and Yoga Hospital such as Therapeutic Swedish massage, Aroma therapy, Hot Stone massage, Salt glow massage and Poultice massage.
Chiropractics and osteopathy are two different methods of manipulation done on the Muscles, Joints and spinal column with minimal and efficient thrust and movements given with expert Naturopathy and Yoga practioners to improve the internal conditions of the body.
The students get detailed exposure and understanding about the different massage techniques, the use of aroma oils for various diseases or therapeutic purposes. They get a detailed hands-on experience before they start clinical practice for patients.
- Course objectives
- Introduction to Massage and its historical highlights.
- Structures specially concerned in relation to massage.
- Detailed understanding of the effects of manipulative therapy on various systems of the body.
- To understand massage techniques for prevention of diseases and maintenance of natural beauty.
- To make students learn basic therapeutic massage technique, indications and contra-indications.
- Crisis through massage is understood.
- Implementation of different types of massage – Swedish, Dry Brush, Shiatsu and Ayurvedic.
- Definition and Basic principles of Chiropractic, Osteopathy
- Practical demonstration of all the manipulative therapies.