With a qualification in sports massage and neuromuscular therapy from the National Training Centre (NTC ) you can set up your own private practice, work within an established clinic, work with football teams, athletes, or become the resident therapist in one of the growing number of health clubs and personal training centres that are becoming so popular nationwide.
Earning a realistic salary could require no more than 10 treatments per week. Some therapists even prefer to work from home, starting off on a part-time basis and building up their practice. With the high number of people in Ireland who suffer with chronic pain, unresolved for weeks, months, or even years, it is a relief to learn that NTC graduates provide a pain solution for people in their local community different to the chartered physiotherapist, osteopath, or chiropractor.
The National Training Centre is Ireland’s longest established training provider in the areas of health fitness and bodywork therapy and is the founder of neuromuscular therapy educational programmes in Europe.
NTC offers students in Galway and surrounding areas the opportunity to study on a part time blended learning basis with courses being held at the Maldron Hotel, Headford Road. Treating a person’s pain is a serious responsibility and neuromuscular therapists are unique, as they not only learn to provide solutions to chronic pain, myofascial pain, and fibromyalgia, but they also gain the highest standard of training available in soft tissue manipulation, says director of academic studies, John Sharkey. The courses are accredited by the SMA, the Association of Soft Tissue Therapists in the UK, and students are comprehensively assessed during and at the end of their studies. Many graduates open their own clinics and work independently, providing a valuable service to their local communities.
Securing your place on the next NTC course starting in Galway this October will provide you with the opportunity to study and train with internationally recognised experts in the areas of chronic and acute pain, sports injuries, myofascial pathology, and myofascial trigger points. As a clinical anatomist and physiologist John Sharkey ensures that your knowledge of anatomy will provide a solid foundation for understanding the pathophysiology and aetiology of pain disorders
All students will start together in October with live lectures taking place one evening per week and practical classes taking place one weekend per month. NTC has excellent hygiene protocols and control measures in place to ensure a very safe educational experience.
Investing in your future, or that of your son or daughter, with a national qualification from NTC will yield lifelong rewards. For more information on neuromuscular therapy courses you can visit www.ntc.ie
If you would like to find a neuromuscular therapist in your area to treat pain and injury you should visit the Association of Neuromuscular and Massage Therapists at www.painandinjury.ie
