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.
"Arthritis is an umbrella term for over 100 conditions affecting the joints. All result in pain and often severely limit the activities a person can do. There are many different types of arthritis, each with a different cause."
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Pandiculation is an inherent movement to provide the body with feedback about the state of the soft tissue structures. I have wrote about this interesting phenomenon in previous posts (Pandiculation: The Cat Stretch).
Closely related to that post is this video that provides an overview of why we stretch in the morning.
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I wanted to share a video from The Massage Sloth Youtube channel, this is a channel that I recommend following as they consistently put out high quality content for massage therapists.
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Research into what telocytes are and what they do is still in its infancy, essentially these are mechanosensitive cells that contribute to cellular repair and remodeling. In this post I wanted to highlight a paper that provides an introduction and overview of telocytes and the possible implications for manual and movement therapists.
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In Canada Sport Massage Therapists are generally affiliated with The Canadian Sports Massage Therapists Association. People often ask me about the association, so I have posted some information from there site for those who are interested.
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Eczema is a genetic disorder with an environmental trigger, which affects one in threepeople at some time in their life.
People with eczema essentially have sensitive skin that is easily irritated. The irritation produces dryness by disrupting the function of the external waterproof skin barrier, allowing water to leave the skin.
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.
