The RMT Education Project is Helping people manage sports injuries with confidence through creative and innovative health education.
This blog features post on massage therapy, acupuncture, myofascial release, pain science, cupping, IASTM, sports massage, deep tissue massage.
Massage therapy as a therapeutic intervention is being embraced by the medical community. This is in part because it is a non-pharmacological therapeutic intervention that is simple to carry out, economical, and has very few side effects. One area that is being explored is the use of massage therapy for patients who suffer from tension-type headaches.
Read More"Trepanation – the technique of removing bone from the skull by scraping, sawing, drilling or chiselling – has long fascinated those interested in the darker side of medical history."
Detail from The Extraction of the Stone of Madness, a painting by Hieronymus Bosch depicting trepanation (c.1488–1516).
Read MoreIn 2017 The Lancet - Global Burden of Disease study, listed migraine headaches are one of the leading cause of disability worldwide.
Physicians, now more than ever are recommending conservative treatment including manual therapy, acupuncture, education and exercise as part of a multi-modal approach to decrease the individual’s headache frequency, intensity, duration and acute medication requirements.
Read MoreMassage therapy should no longer be considered a luxury, it is a non-pharmacological therapeutic intervention supported by current best practice guidelines from the Canadian Medical Association and the American Medical Association.
Now is the time to work with our respective associations to integrate the latest research evidence into our practice
Read MoreThe RMT Education Project is an initiative that is working to promote the benefits of massage therapy to an international audience. Here I have to put together a resource page that will help therapist grow their personal learning network.
Read MoreImage Credit - Anatomography - CC BY-SA 2.1 jp, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27275319
Read More“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”
*This blog post is meant as an educational tool only. It is not a replacement for medical advice from a qualified and registered health professional.
Richard is a Registered Massage Therapist in Petrolia Ontario who is experienced in the assessment and treatment of sport injuries. Richard uses a Adaptive Manual therapy which means that myofascial release, acupuncture, cupping, sports massage and IASTM are used in an individualized one on one treatment.
