Massage Therapy
Why Use Massage Therapy?
Registered Massage Therapists (RMTs) use effective assessment and treatment skills from their background in clinical and health sciences. Their education enables therapists to develop safe and appropriate rehabilitation and/or self care programs.
Some Conditions Treated with Massage Therapy:
- Headaches
- Tendonitis
- Bursitis
- Ligament sprains
- Muscle strains/sprains/spasms
- Stress reduction
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Arthritis
- Edema
- Scoliosis
- Disc herniations
- Sciatica
- Postural imbalances
- Whiplash
- Asthma symptoms
- Pregnancy pre/post ñpartum
- Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
Benefits of Massage Therapy
- Stress reduction. Massage decreases the heart rate improves circulation
- Increased recovery rate
- Massage can decrease muscle soreness by flushing away built up metabolites, such as lactic acid
- Increased flexibility
- Patient education on stretching techniques or by decreasing tissue adhesions
- Postural awareness
- Reduction of disease reinforcing behaviors by patien education
- Prevention of new injuries
- Decreased fluid retention
Massage Techniques
There are many techniques that can be used to massage. RMT’s learn a variety of approaches to treatments. Assessments and special tests allow the therapist to choose the appropriate technique based on each individual case.