"What is Massage
Therapy?
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.
Facts about massage
therapists
-
A massage therapist is a
regulated health
professional
-
Only members of the
College of Massage
Therapists of Ontario
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 years
diploma programme from a
recognized massage
therapy school
-
Massage therapists
participate in a Quality
Assurance Programme that
assists them in the
maintenance of high
professional standards
and quality care of
their clients."
References
Facts about massage therapists (2006). College of Massage Therapists of Ontario. Retrieved March 7,
2008, from
http://www.cmto.com/about/mts.htm
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