Struggling sports massage student :(

[converserule12]

Hi all,

I am now in my 13th week of my year course in sports massage therapy. I do consider myself as academic, have been working consistently, BUT...
For the life of me I just cannot retain information about muscle actions, this is really getting me down, as I have tried all techniques, rote learning, recording my voice then playing it back, flash cards,moving myself!!! it all seems to be in vain. My room is covered with the actions.

Please, please, if anyone has a tried and tested approach I would be very grateful, as this is getting me down

cheers x

 

[Leftfoot]

Cause and effect, think of the effect of each muscle movement, do the move, and then link it to the muscle action.

Myarka.

 

[nouncabustync]

Looking back what really worked for me was the practical approach. Why not meet up with someone from your course and test each other on the planes of movement, which muscles are involved, insertions & origins etc. The way it works is for your partner to action the movement, this allows you to visualise the movement and picture which muscles are invloved. Just keep going until you get it right.
Pick one joint at a time starting from the top and work your way down over the next few months. You can also trace the muscle insertions on your partner and become more familiar with bony prominices. You will soon pick it up.

 

[Lay Lay]

i agree with philbo that is what i did met up with people and just literally went over each joint and the muscles that act on it over and over for hours until we just had to say ankle and then we would list off all the muscles. some really good revision aids about. we all bought wall charts and these little books in a cube things they are amazing and you can play with them for hours trying to work out how they work!!!

 

[ovvvomlo]

If you trace the muscles on someones body and move the associated limb, then you get a better understanding than just reading books and studying muscle charts etc