CIDESCO Certificate course in Body Therapy

Body Therapy Syllabus

Minimum Training Course prior to Examination.

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS RECOMMENDED BREAKDOWN OF SCHEDULE

NATURAL SCIENCES – CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Elements, Compounds and Mixtures, pH Scale;

Electricity – effects on the body;

Knowledge and understanding of applicable currents;

 Precautions in use of Electricity

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Cells and Tissues; Metabolism; Body Systems including Myology

SKIN / DERMATOLOGY

HYGIENE AND FIRST AID

Public and Personal Hygiene; Microbiology / Bacteriology; Methods of Sanitisation and Sterilisation; Infection / Cross Infection; Immunity

 BODY THERAPY TREATMENTS- PRACTICAL AND THEORY AS SHOWN IN SYLLABUS

Theory of body treatments and massage; contraindications; products

Body exfoliation; body wraps/masks; available methods

Electrotherapy & Ancillary body treatments: body analysis, heat therapy, mechanical massage, vacuum suction, galvanic treatments, EMS

Body massage: history, indications and contra-indications 5 classical movements; massage mediums; muscles and attachments; classical Swedish body massage sequence

COSMETIC PRODUCTS – COSMETIC SCIENCE (basic)

COSMETIC SURGERY (basic general knowledge)

NUTRITION – DIET

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

COMMERCIAL STUDIES – BUSINESS STUDIES – RETAIL

Project with Case Histories research and writing

CLIENT INTERACTION SESSIONS