Advanced Assessment
Develop a more structured approach to case history, observation, palpation, movement and treatment planning within remedial massage practice.
Advanced Massage Therapist (AMT)
€347,95
NAT Advanced Skills Diploma · 50 Hours
Advanced Massage Therapist
Extend your existing massage skills through advanced soft-tissue, orthopaedic, fascial and remedial approaches.
Designed for qualified hands-on practitioners, this eight-module online diploma develops the assessment, clinical reasoning and practical skills required for more adaptable remedial massage practice. Learn from internationally experienced educators while building techniques that can be integrated thoughtfully into individual treatment plans.
Study time
50 hours
Structure
8 required modules
Format
Online and self-paced
Completion
Assessment and diploma
What you will learn
Move beyond routine techniques towards more responsive treatment.
- Use case history, observation, palpation and movement findings to support treatment planning.
- Select and adapt massage techniques according to the client, treatment goal and tissue response.
- Integrate sports, orthopaedic, deep-tissue and fascial approaches into remedial massage.
- Apply facilitated stretching and movement-based techniques safely and purposefully.
- Incorporate remedial cupping into wider soft-tissue and rehabilitation sessions.
- Develop sustainable working methods that support client care and therapist career longevity.
Course content
Eight connected areas of advanced massage education.
Sports and Orthopaedic Massage
Explore clinically relevant massage strategies for active clients, common soft-tissue presentations, injury care and return to movement.
Presented by Bob McAtee LMT BCTMBFacilitated Stretching
Learn how therapist-assisted stretching can be selected, positioned, controlled and incorporated into broader treatment and mobility programmes.
Presented by Bob McAtee LMT BCTMBDeep-Tissue and Fascial Work
Develop adaptable approaches to depth, pressure and fascial engagement while maintaining client comfort and avoiding unnecessary force.
Presented by Maureen Abson BA (Hons) MPhilFusion Massage
Explore an integrated approach combining fascial release and deep-tissue massage, with particular attention to treatment flow, responsiveness and practical application.
Presented by Maureen Abson BA (Hons) MPhilRegional Treatment Strategies
Apply advanced soft-tissue principles to regional presentations, adapting position, technique and treatment sequence to the individual.
Remedial Cupping Integration
Consider how decompression-based cupping techniques may be integrated with massage, movement and wider rehabilitation objectives.
Presented by Rebecca “Becky” Tyler OST SMT PTProfessional Integration
Bring assessment, treatment selection, communication, reassessment and professional boundaries together into a coherent approach to advanced massage practice.
These headings summarise the principal learning areas covered across the eight-module programme. The learning platform contains the complete lesson sequence, demonstrations and supporting resources.
What is included?
A substantial professional learning programme.
- Eight structured online course modules
- Expert-led video classes and practical demonstrations
- Supporting digital course texts and learning resources
- Advanced regional and technique-based instruction
- Online knowledge checks and final assessment
- Downloadable NAT diploma after successful completion
- Subtitles in English, French, German and Spanish
- Flexible, self-paced study with ongoing course access
This is a professional continuing-education course for appropriately qualified practitioners. It does not provide an initial licence to practise massage, qualify learners to diagnose medical conditions or authorise work beyond their legal and professional scope of practice.
Your presenters
Learn from experienced massage and manual-therapy educators.
Sports and orthopaedic massage
Bob McAtee LMT BCTMB
Bob McAtee is an internationally respected massage therapist and educator with a career spanning more than four decades.
He specialises in sports and orthopaedic massage and is the author of two bestselling books addressing sports massage, injury care and facilitated stretching.
Bob’s teaching connects detailed practical instruction with realistic treatment-room application, helping therapists work more effectively with active and rehabilitation-focused clients.
Soft-tissue and fusion massage
Maureen Abson BA (Hons) MPhil
Maureen Abson is a highly respected senior soft-tissue lecturer and internationally experienced massage educator.
She is recognised for pioneering Fusion Massage, an integrated approach combining fascial release and deep-tissue massage. She is also widely known for her contribution to oncology massage education.
With more than 25 years of teaching experience across several continents, Maureen combines technical education with practical guidance on therapist development and career sustainability.
Osteopathy and remedial cupping
Rebecca “Becky” Tyler OST SMT PT
Becky Tyler is an experienced osteopath, sports massage therapist, movement therapist and educator with more than 13 years of clinical and teaching experience.
Her broad professional background includes paediatric osteopathy, personal training and work with high-level sportspeople, giving her a practical understanding of treatment, movement and rehabilitation.
Becky helps learners integrate remedial cupping thoughtfully, adapting treatment according to tissue response, movement goals and the individual client.