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 Benefits  There are tremendous benefits to be achieved through regular massage therapy treatments from a Registered Massage Therapist. Whether your need is to have a moment of relaxation, reduce muscle tension or attain relief from chronic pain, a therapeutic massage can enhance your overall sense of emotional and physical well-being as well as your quality of life. Massage therapy benefits people of all ages. While it benefits the injured, the ill and the stressed, the strength of massage therapy in preventing illness and conditions before they develop cannot be overlooked. Massage therapy can be used in the treatment of both acute and chronic stages of conditions. The following is a list of conditions for which massage therapy, when provided by a Registered Massage Therapist, can prove beneficial:
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- Anxiety anddepression
- Arthritis
- Asthma andEmphysema
- Back, leg,and neck pain
- Bursitis
- Cancer
- Carpaltunnel syndrome
- ChronicFatigue syndrome
- Dislocations
- Fibromyalgia
- Fracturesand edema
- Gastrointestinaldisorders
- Headaches
- Insomnia
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- Kyphosis andScoliosis
- Multiplesclerosis
- Muscletension and spasm
- Palliativecare
- Parkinson’sdisease
- Post-surgicalrehabilitation
- Pregnancy& labour support
- Sportsinjuries
- Strains andsprains
- Stroke
- Stress and related conditions
- Tendinitis
- Whiplash
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Regulations
- In Ontario, a Massage Therapist is a Regulated Health Profession.
- Only members of the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO) are permitted to use the title Massage Therapist or Registered Massage Therapist and use the letters MT or RMT with their names.
- Massage therapists have completed a 2-3 year diploma program from a recognized massage therapy school. Areas of training include massage theory, anatomy, physiology, pathology, kinesiology, hydrotherapy and remedial exercise related to massage therapy treatment.
- The practice of massage therapy is the assessment of the soft tissue and joints of the body and the treatment and prevention of physical dysfunction and pain of the soft tissue and joints by manipulation to develop, maintain, rehabilitate or augment physical function, or relieve pain. (Massage Therapy Act, 1991)
Additional regulations may be found by contacting the College of Massage Therapist of Ontario.
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