About our Higher Diploma in Neuromuscular Therapy

Students of the National Training Centre regularly receive part funding through the Department of Social Protection’s Technical Employment Support Grant (TESG) scheme.

Individual students will need to contact their Local Employment Services (LES) facilitator to establish their eligibility.

For those who hold a recognised fitness instructor qualification which is recognised by REPs Ireland are eligible for up to 25% funding through the Leisure Health Fitness Skillnet. For more information contact Leisure Health Fitness Skillnet.

For assistance please contact the NTC office of administration on 01 882 7777.

The National Training Centre’s code of ethics insists that all NTC graduates who are actively working with the public, hold a professional indemnity insurance policy which covers them against legal action taken by a client as a result of an injury which was received by following the graduate’s professional advice. Graduates who are working on private premises may also need to hold public liability insurance if such cover is not held by the owners of the premises.

The National Training Centre have a customised insurance scheme with discounted rates available exclusively to those who have qualified with NTC. The policy is one of the broadest available including many important features that other policies may not offer.

The policy has been arranged through Balens Ltd and the insurer for the scheme is the Zurich and DAS Legal Expenses.

Balens are a very well established, fourth generation family-run business dedicated to looking after health professionals. They are built on solid roots going back to 1950 and are pioneers in the development of top quality cover for all types of health professionals with special rates and industry leading cover that has been developing and improving over 22 years in this speciality.

The scheme will cover thousands of other therapies/activities you may require cover for and many at no extra premium subject to suitable qualification held.

Some of the features covered in the policy consist of Medical Malpractice, Professional Indemnity, Public Liability, Product Liability, Loss of Reputation, Breach of Intellectual Property, Client Confidentiality Protection, Loss of Documents cover, First Aid cover as well as Good Samaritan Acts.

The indemnity limit is €4,000,000 per claim for the Republic of Ireland.

Unlike some other policies on the market, an unlimited number of claims may be made for any year and unlimited legal defence costs are also included.

Also included, at no extra charge, is retroactive cover to pick up any previous insured work.

Temporary cover abroad (excluding USA/Canada which is available on request) is available with no time restrictions and at no additional premium as long as you are a UK/Ireland resident.

If you cease to practice Balens include unlimited run off cover which means the policy will always be in place if a claim was made after you stop the policy running and this is also free of charge.

For further information or proposal form, please contact Balens directly on 00441684 580771 or e-mail- info@balens.co.uk

Yes. The course is exclusively available to qualified bodywork therapists including:

• Doctors
• Dentists
• Rolfers
• Osteopaths
• Occupational Therapists
• Certificate Level Neuromuscular Therapists
• Orthopaedic Sports Massage Therapists
• Physiotherapists
• Chiropractors

All applications will be considered on an individual basis.

Students of the Higher Diploma course are recognised as advanced practitioners with a wide knowledge of advanced clinical applications for a variety of soft tissue assessment and manipulation techniques.

These are incorporated into a focus on myofascial pain, advanced myofascial trigger point syndromes and general musculoskeletal problems.

Successful completion opens a wide range of additional opportunities.

Graduates will be the first point of call for referral from certificate level therapists and general medical practitioners, whose patients will report back on the success of their therapeutic interventions.

Until recently many of those suffering a wide variety of painful conditions had no where to turn for realistic and practical non surgical intervention. As an advanced Neuromuscular Therapist you will have the unique skills of cranial manipulation, intra-oral tissue release, and advanced hands on skills for the effective resolution of these painful conditions.

Neuromuscular Therapists (NMTs) are experts in the area of Myofascial Trigger Point treatment and combine neuromuscular reactive training for appropriate rehabilitation of injured tissues and the treatment of myofascial trigger points.

Graduates of the Higher Diploma course often work within multi-disciplinary injury clinics where therapists such as chiropractors, osteopaths, physiotherapists, neuromuscular therapists etc. offer a variety of pain and injury solutions.

This multi-disciplinary model normally consists of a great deal of cross referral between therapists depending on their individual areas of expertise.

Graduates can communicate on an advanced level and establish a G.P. referral scheme in conjunction with a local medical practitioner.

Graduates who hold an existing medical qualification may be able to combine advanced neuromuscular therapy™ with their existing skill set within the hospital environment.

Most advanced neuromuscular therapists operate in a self employed capacity either as sole traders, as part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team, or with a variety of sporting teams with many people increasingly looking beyond traditional medical disciplines for solutions to their health and injury problems.

As neuromuscular therapy™ is science based, its appeal is broad.

The recommended fee for each 45 minute advanced treatment session is €80.00.

The number of sessions you decide to complete each week will be determined by your own commitment and the results you achieve.

The Higher Diploma course runs over an approximate two and a half year period

The Higher Diploma in Neuromuscular Therapy™ course is available at the National Training Centre in Dublin.

Assessment is carried out through both written and practical examination at the end of the course plus continual assessment throughout the programme via a Learner Workbook which contains specified tasks which must be submitted at various dates throughout the course.

Full information about course fees is available in the ‘Fees’ section above.

Places are available on a first come first served basis.

Yes – Fees can be paid by means of a deposit of €800.00 and the balance via twenty four monthly installments of €295.00

The facility to pay by installment is not a ‘Pay As You Go’ facility. The installment facility is intended to allow students to spread the payment of course fees over a specified time period. At the time of enrollment the student accepts that all of the course fees must be paid whether they complete the course or not.