Go Beyond Remedial Massage
Take your massage career further with the 22656VIC Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy. Building on the Diploma of Remedial Massage, this course equips you with advanced skills in clinical assessment, myofascial dry needling, exercise prescription, nutrition, and electrotherapy. With a focus on treating myofascial dysfunction, you’ll complete 80 hours of supervised clinical practice to refine your hands-on expertise in real-world settings.
Course
Duration
Full Time: 13 Months
Campus
Location
Heidelberg
Upcoming
Intake
Full Time: 13 November 2025
22656VIC - Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy
Overview
The Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy builds on the clinical and treatment skills acquired in the Diploma of Remedial Massage, allowing students to further develop their expertise.
In addition to remedial massage techniques, Myotherapy students learn to incorporate clinical orthopaedic assessments and targeted treatment strategies to enhance patient outcomes. The curriculum covers key areas such as myofascial dry needling, therapeutic exercise prescription, mobilising, muscle energy technique, understanding pain including the use of electrotherapy and myotherapy assessment and treatment. This will equip graduates with a comprehensive skill set.
With a strong focus on assessing and treating myofascial dysfunction, Myotherapists apply a range of techniques to restore and maintain soft tissue integrity. As part of the course, students must complete 80 hours of supervised clinical practice to refine their hands-on skills in a real-world setting.
Entry Requirements
The entry requirements for 22656VIC Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy is to hold HLT52015 or HLT52021 Diploma of Remedial Massage.
Students will also need to complete a Language, Literacy and Numeracy assessment as part of enrolment.
What You'll Learn
You will complete 10 units of competency as listed below. We deliver this qualification in subjects which each include one or more units of competency.
The subjects are listed below along with the subject descriptions.
| Subject | Subject Description |
|---|---|
| Myotherapy Clinical Assessment (MCA) | This unit further develops the practitioner’s soft tissue assessment skills ensuring that all assessment and treatment protocols reflect a comprehensive range of testing to isolate the client’s dysfunction. |
| Myotherapy Palpation Review (MPR) | This subject reviews the structures of the body so that enhanced palpation skills are utilized to ensure specific soft tissue dysfunctions are identified and appropriate myotherapy protocols determined. |
| Pain in a Clinical Setting (PCS) | This detailed subject includes important information on developing and implementing pain management strategies in the clinical setting. It also includes electrotherapeutic Modalities (EM) and Nutrition. EM focuses on the understanding and appropriate use of electrotherapy modalities. The two main modalities cover both the electromagnetic and acoustic methods. The student will use transcutaneous electro nerve stimulators and muscle stimulators. Students will have a thorough understanding of pain and the benefits of electrotherapy in treatment and understand the importance of nutrition in pain management. |
| Research Practice (RM) | Research is the hallmark of a professional industry. In this subject the student will evaluate relevant research information and apply their findings to a myotherapy clinical practice. |
| Exercise Prescription and Rehabilitation (EPAR) | The student will learn a range of specific exercises to address a client’s condition. With a thorough knowledge of anatomy, physiology and specialized knowledge of various pathologies, mechanisms of injury and tissue healing, the student will be able to establish exercise rehabilitation protocols. |
| Myofascial Dry Needling & Infection Control (MDN) | Based on the work of Travell & Simmons, myofascial dry needling involves the insertion of needles to de-activate myofascial trigger points, alleviate pain and increase range of movement. There is also a strong emphasis on infection control. This unit is based on trigger points and should not be confused with acupuncture. |
| Muscle Energy Technique (MET) | The use of “Hold/Relax/Strain & Counterstrain” stretches to bring about correction of spinal deviations. |
| Mobilising Techniques (MOB) | Enables students to extend the effectiveness of their treatment through the use of techniques which facilitate access to and loosening of deeper soft tissues. |
| Myotherapy Principles & Protocols (MPP) | Provides the skills and knowledge that enables the student to work effectively within a myotherapy framework and to review and advance the essential principles of assessment & treatment learnt from the Diploma of Remedial Massage. |
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