The Importance of Curriculum Change for Massage Therapy This article was originally written and published in 2017. I wrote this as a call to action for RMTs and our stakeholders to pay attention to the problems that existed within our curriculum and to take action by making changes and updating what RMTs were being taught because most of it was blatantly wrong and…
The fixer mindset must go away! The concept of FIXING someone’s pain with massage or manual treatments is an outdated idea which lacks scientific support. More importantly, ask anyone who lives with persistent pain and they will tell you that the search for a fix only served to keep them feeling vulnerable, broken, and a loss of self. If someone’s pain could…
There are better options for your professional development Most people think that the best way to be a better massage therapist is by taking weekend workshops and learning new techniques or more modalities. This is what our educational system taught us and this was the status quo for decades! It is very easy to fall into that way of thinking. I spent…
Clinical coaching for RMTs! Do you wish you had a trusted, experienced RMT who could help you: Find new approaches to challenging cases Dismantle unhelpful beliefs around massage therapy Apply current evidence to your treatments Hone your skills to support and motivate your patients Meet Eric Purves, RMT, MSc in Victoria and Susan Shipton, RMT, MClSc in Toronto. We are…
This blog was written by Jenn Sharman RMT. Jenn is the owner of Intent Health Clinic in Vancouver, BC. She is a passionate advocate of evidence based practices. I am sharing it to you with her permission. “I was in a car accident last year and my Doctor recommended Registered Massage Therapy. I felt anxious about going for a massage but I…
This article was inspired by a paper written by Joel Bialosky et al in 2017. It is titled: Unravelling the mechanisms of MT: Modelling an Approach. A PDF of this article can be found for free online here. The definition of mechanism: “a system of parts working together in a machine; a piece of machinery” When one thinks of the human body and…
