For Remedial Massage Therapists wanting to take their career to the next level with Myotherapy.
Myotherapy Course Overview
To become a Myotherapist, you must complete the 22656VIC Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy.
This 13-month program requires the Diploma of Remedial Massage (1 year) as a prerequisite.
About the Advanced Diploma
Our upgraded 22656VIC Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy features new content and is delivered over 13 months in a simple, modular format.
You will complete four classroom subjects, each taught during a standard Queensland school term:
Functional Movement (10 weeks)
Exercise MTE (10 weeks)
Dry Needling (12 weeks)
Myotherapy Treatments (10 weeks)
You will also complete two online subjects from home during the year:
Professional Myotherapy
Myotherapy Research & Pain Education
After finishing the above subjects, you will complete:
Myotherapy Clinical Practice
(12 weeks, 1 day per week)
Flexible Start Dates
Begin your Advanced Diploma at the start of any classroom subject. Intakes are available in:
January
April
July
October
Study Commitment
The program runs for 13 months, requiring:
1 on-campus day per week (classes or clinic), and
1 day per week of online study
You also get all QLD school holidays off, making this program manageable for working Remedial Therapists.
Campus Availability
The full Myotherapy program is available at our Brisbane and Sunshine Coast campuses.
Selected subjects are offered at our Gold Coast campus.
Why Become a Myotherapist?
As a qualified Myotherapist, you will have a broader scope of practice than a Remedial Massage Therapist. Your advanced skills may include:
Dry Needling
Cupping
Strapping
Mobilisation techniques
Corrective exercise planning
TENs
Management of complex musculoskeletal and neurogenic pain
This expanded skill set allows you to treat more complex conditions and support a wider range of clients—helping you increase your services, treatment outcomes, and earning potential.
Duration
13 months part-time
Delivery
1 day/week on-campus + Online self study
Fees & Funding Options
$9,960 Self funded
Campuses
Brisbane & Sunshine Coast
Careers
Professional Practice, Small business owner and more!
Course Description
Finance Options
Units of Competency
Jobs and Careers
Start Dates
Locations
Course Description
22656VIC Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy
Maximise your career potential, expand your manual therapy skills, and increase your treatment scope to give yourself a competitive advantage of other Remedial Therapists by becoming a higher qualified Myotherapist with the advanced below skills
Dry Needling
Q Academy’s “Myotherapy Dry Needling” Program covers the content of 2 Units of Competency (VU23639 & VU23634) including myofascial trigger point dry needling for the major muscle groups of the body. This program is recognised by all major massage and myotherapy associations and meets industry standards for safe effective dry needling. You will learn musculoskeletal anatomy, trigger point locations and identification, safe needling techniques and how to communicate and market dry needling to your clients.
Functional Movement
Functional movement is learning how to assess movement patterns to prescribe manual therapy techniques and exercise therapies. You will learn how to expand your existing assessment methods to consider musculoskeletal and neurological function and how this can be integrated into your therapeutic processes. You will be given the opportunity to review and refine special orthopaedic testing where appropriate and ensure you are providing gold standard care.
Professional Myotherapy (ONLINE Subject))
Develop your professional standards including your communication skills, team building and service levels. This subject will give you the opportunity to review your existing professional processes and develop them to the highest industry standard. This topic defines and explores the professional standards of myotherapy and leadership in the massage and myotherapy industry.
Myotherapy Clinical Practice (FINAL Subject)
Your myotherapy clinics will include treating the public as an opportunity to refine the new skills you are learning in the course. In addition to this, you will also be working on researching, defining and applying gold standard industry care, which will serve to raise your own professional standards as well of the standards of practitioners that may work in your practice. You will develop your critical thinking and leadership skills. Whether you are a solo therapist or running your own practice with other therapists, you will have the opportunity to establish continuous improvement in a clinical setting for yourself, and those around you.
Myotherapy Treatments
The main myotherapy treatment modalities taught in the course apart from dry needling will be joint mobilisation and therapeutic exercise. We will also provide the opportunity to learn cupping, taping and TENS if you haven’t learnt these skills previously. In addition to this, we will also provide the opportunity to review and refine your remedial soft tissue skills, such as MFR, NMT and MET. You will be taught a variety of manual and exercise methods and develop the capacity to implement these with a specific focus on conditions and injuries common to musculoskeletal healthcare.
Corrective Exercise
Myotherapy corrective exercise is focused on being able to prescribe and teach exercises to assist in the management of musculoskeletal conditions and improve function. Exercise will be focused on developing mobility, stability, strength and coordination within the framework of clinical care. Myotherapists will develop the ability to review exercise interventions from an evidence based perspective.
Myotherapy Research & Pain Education (ONLINE Subject)
You will learn the skills to research assessment methods, therapeutic methods and conditions relating to myotherapy. This will include reviewing not just peer reviewed scientific research, but also developing the ability to critically evaluate social media and popular content to determine what sources of information are useful in developing care plans and professional standards. This topic will be based around case studies to develop critical analysis skills for clinical reasoning and professional development.
Finance Options
Course Fees
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Course Fee
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Payment Plan
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22656VIC Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy
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$9,960
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12 x $830 / month
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Payment Plan
The standard course tuition fee for the 22656VIC Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy is $9,960. There is an additional $35 materials fee that is payable on enrolment.
A zero interest, 1 year payment plan can be requested to self fund the $9,960 full course tuition fee.
Payment Plan : 12 x $830 / month
*Applications and fees for Q Academy’s Skilled Therapist Discount or Recognition of Prior Learning are evaluated on a case by case basis, based on evidence supplied at the time of enrolment.
Skilled Therapist Discount for Non-Q Academy Graduates
If you think you may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning, please contact a Q Academy Career Specialist for more information
Units of Competency
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Unit Code
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Unit Name
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VU23632
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Apply knowledge of pain science in a clinical setting
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VU23633
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Develop, implement and evaluate corrective exercise
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VU23634
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Manage health risks in a myotherapy environment
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VU23635
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Apply myotherapy clinical practice
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VU23636
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Perform myotherapy clinical assessment
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VU23637
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Plan, implement and evaluate the myotherapy treatment strategy
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VU23638
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Provide myotherapy treatment
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VU23639
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Provide myofascial dry needling treatment
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VU23640
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Research, evaluate and apply information about myotherapy clinical practice
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CHCCOM002
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Use communication to build relationships
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Jobs and Careers
Multi-Modality Clinics
Work in a multi-modality clinic, providing excellent
treatment options alongside other highly-regarded
allied health professionals such as chiropractors,
physiotherapists and osteopaths.
Specialise in Sports
Assist professional or recreational athletes to maintain peak physical condition and become an important member of a sporting club or team. Develop corrective exercise plans and aid with rehabilitation, as well as assess, treat, and manage musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction.
Private Practice
You have the flexibility of working as a Myotherapist in an established clinic, or your own small business. This gives you the ability to maintain control, and the freedom to determine the hours and volume of work; to best suit you and your clients. Clients will be appreciative of the access to a wider range of treatment options and services that Myotherapists can offer.
Study Pathway
The 22656VIC Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy is the Highest VET qualification in Alternative Therapies and Physical Health. It is equal to an associate degree, which could allow you to earn credits towards a University degree, should you wish to explore further study options.
See Who is Hiring in the Industry
As a Q Academy graduate you will be highly sought after in the industry – you only need to check out our Jobs Board to see that. There we have hundreds of job ads where employers are looking to hire our graduates.
Start Dates
| Campus | Subject Start Dates |
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| Brisbane | January, April, July, October For availability please contact the campus on 1300 20 40 80 |
| Gold Coast | Please contact the campus 1300 20 40 80 |
| Sunshine Coast | January, April, July, October For availability please contact the campus 1300 20 40 80 |
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