What is RMT?
Registered Massage Therapists (RMT's) in British Columbia are health care professionals committed to restoring and maintaining optimal health and pain-free function of the body.
They are educated and trained to accurately assess and treat with techniques that include massage and manual therapy, joint mobilization, hydrotherapy, and rehabilitative exercise such as stretching, strengthening, postural exercise and patient education.
Massage Therapy is an effective approach to pain management and rehabilitation. RMT's are effective in treating and providing relief for a wide range of conditions such as migraine headaches, tendonitis, arthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, sports injuries, as well as many other common conditions related to soft tissue and joint dysfunction.
A significant rise in massage therapy use in BC can be attributed to higher educational standards, extensive research studies proving the efficacy of massage therapy, and an overall increase in public interest in non-surgical and drug-free treatment options.
How are RMT's trained?
B.C.'s Registered Massage Therapists (RMT's) are among the most educated and highly trained professionals in the world. To become an RMT in B.C, students must complete at least 3,000 hours of training at an accredited college. This can be compared to a university bachelor degree which typically averages 1,500 hours over four years.
Standard educational requirements include comprehensive studies in health sciences such as anatomy, physiology, pathology, kinesiology and neuro-anatomy. Other studies include clinical sciences such as manual skills, orthopaedics, remedial exercise, hydrotherapy and patient education.The management of chronic diseases, injuries and the effects of long-term stress are also studied extensively.
What we offer at FIT TO TRAIN?
We provide treatment sessions that include evaluation and assessments to treat the cause of your condition in conjuction with other clinical services avaiable under one roof.
Our treatment techniques include, and are not limited to:
- - Soft tissue release
- - Joint mobilizations
- - Taping methods
- - Active rehabilitation
- - Trigger point release
- - Soft tissue release
- - Muscle tendon attachment release
- - Craniosacral therapy
- - Myofascial release
- - Active and passive stretching
- - Active Isolated Stretching (AIS)
- - Positional release
- - Joint play
- - Sports massage
- - Osteopathic techniques
- - Taping
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