10 CE - The AutoImmune Protocol is a series designed to provide massage therapists with practical, evidence-informed strategies for safely supporting clients living with autoimmune conditions. Participants learn condition-specific screening, contraindications, treatment modifications, pain and inflammation management, movement, lymphatic principles, nervous-system regulation, client communication, documentation, and referral considerations.

This course covers Modules 1-5 and is the LIVE CLASSROOM version of this course.  Visit the LIVE WEBINAR version of this course to attend online. NCBTMB approved Continuing Education course.

1. Identify common autoimmune conditions and their implications for massage therapy.
2. Recognize contraindications, precautions, and red flags requiring treatment modification or referral.
3. Modify massage techniques, positioning, and session plans based on client presentation.
4. Apply supportive techniques for pain, mobility, edema, and nervous-system regulation.
5. Develop individualized care plans within the massage therapist’s scope of practice.
6. Demonstrate appropriate documentation, communication, ethics, and interdisciplinary referral practices.

MODULES:

1.  Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
2.  Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus)
3.  Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 
4.  Psoriatic Disease (Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis)
5.  Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
6.  Sjögren’s Syndrome
7.   Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s & Ulcerative Colitis)
8.  Scleroderma / Systemic Sclerosis
9.  Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis 
10. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus