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Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) · Lessons

Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) lessons

7 sections · 68 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
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Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx)

Practice 68 skills across this outline.

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Anatomy & Physiology
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
7 categories
Anatomy & Physiology
14%
Ethics, Boundaries, Laws, Regulations
14%
Pathology, Contraindications, Areas of Caution
14%
Guidelines for Professional Practice
14%
Client Assessment, Reassessment & Treatment Planning
14%
Kinesiology
14%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of massage & bodywork licensing examination (mblex) — drill into a card to work its skills.

Anatomy & Physiology

24 core skills14% total weight
0/24 completed
24 skills to mastery
1
System Structure: UrinaryRecommended
Long-form
2
Concepts Of Energetic AnatomyAvailable
Long-form
3
System Structure: CardiovascularAvailable
Long-form
4
System Function: UrinaryAvailable
Long-form
5
System Function: MusculoskeletalAvailable
Long-form
6
System Function: ReproductionAvailable
Long-form
7
System Function: DigestionAvailable
Long-form
8
System Function: CardiovascularAvailable
Long-form
9
System Function: RespiratoryAvailable
Long-form
10
System Function: IntegumentaryAvailable
Long-form
11
System Function: Lymphatic & ImmuneAvailable
Long-form
12
System Function: NervousAvailable
Long-form
13
System Function: EndocrineAvailable
Long-form
14
System Structure: RespiratoryAvailable
Long-form
15
System Structure: SensoryAvailable
Long-form
16
System Function: SensoryAvailable
Long-form
17
System Structure: DigestiveAvailable
Long-form
18
System Structure: Lymphatic & ImmuneAvailable
Long-form
19
System Structure: NervousAvailable
Long-form
20
System Structure: MusculoskeletalAvailable
Long-form
21
System Structure: IntegumentaryAvailable
Long-form
22
System Structure: EndocrineAvailable
Long-form
23
System Structure: ReproductionAvailable
Long-form
24
Tissue Injury And RepairAvailable
Long-form

Ethics, Boundaries, Laws, Regulations

11 core skills14% total weight
0/11 completed
11 skills to mastery
1
Sexual MisconductAvailable
Long-form
2
Code Of Ethics ViolationsAvailable
Long-form
3
ConfidentialityAvailable
Long-form
4
Dual RelationshipsAvailable
Long-form
5
Ethical BehaviorAvailable
Long-form
7
PrinciplesAvailable
Long-form
8
Professional BoundariesAvailable
Long-form
9
Professional CommunicationAvailable
Long-form
10
Scope Of PracticeAvailable
Long-form
11
The Therapeutic RelationshipAvailable
Long-form

Pathology, Contraindications, Areas of Caution

5 core skills14% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Special PopulationsAvailable
Long-form
2
Areas Of CautionAvailable
Long-form
3
Classes Of MedicationsAvailable
Long-form
4
ContraindicationsAvailable
Long-form
5
Overview Of PathologiesAvailable
Long-form

Guidelines for Professional Practice

9 core skills14% total weight
0/9 completed
9 skills to mastery
1
Business PracticesAvailable
Long-form
2
DrapingAvailable
Long-form
3
Documentation & RecordsAvailable
Long-form
4
Healthcare And Business TerminologyAvailable
Long-form
5
Practitioner HygieneAvailable
Long-form
6
Practitioner CareAvailable
Long-form
7
Proper/Safe Use Of Equipment/SuppliesAvailable
Long-form
8
Safety PracticesAvailable
Long-form
9
Sanitation And CleanlinessAvailable
Long-form

Client Assessment, Reassessment & Treatment Planning

7 core skills14% total weight
0/7 completed
7 skills to mastery
1
Clinical ReasoningAvailable
Long-form
2
Client Consultation And EvaluationAvailable
Long-form
3
Organization Of A Massage/Bodywork SessionAvailable
Long-form
4
Palpation AssessmentAvailable
Long-form
5
Range Of Motion AssessmentAvailable
Long-form
6
Visual AssessmentAvailable
Long-form
7
Written Data CollectionAvailable
Long-form

Kinesiology

6 core skills14% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Concepts Of Skeletal Muscle ContractionsAvailable
Long-form
2
Joint Structure And FunctionAvailable
Long-form
3
ProprioceptorsAvailable
Long-form
4
Range Of MotionAvailable
Long-form
5
Skeletal Muscle Locations, Attachments, & ActionsAvailable
Long-form
6
Skeletal Muscle Components & CharacteristicsAvailable
Long-form

Benefits/Effects of Soft Tissue Manipulation

6 core skills14% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Hot/Cold ApplicationsAvailable
Long-form
2
Overview Of Massage/Bodywork ModalitiesAvailable
Long-form
3
Physiological Effects Of Soft Tissue ManipulationAvailable
Long-form
4
Psychological Effects Of Soft Tissue ManipulationAvailable
Long-form
5
Soft Tissue Manipulation: Specific Client PopulationsAvailable
Long-form
6
Soft Tissue TechniquesAvailable
Long-form