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.
Treatments for musculoskeletal pain often have similar outcomes. One underlying concept with relevance to musculoskeletal pain rehabilitation (physical activity and exercise, manual therapy, acupuncture, cognitive-behavior therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, etc.) is plasticity.
Read MoreIn this post I have to put together a resource page featuring a number of health science articles featured popular journals and websites. I invite you to explore some of these resources then take the information and share it with your personal learning network to promote the benefits of massage therapy.
Read MoreThe body of knowledge to support the use of massage therapy continues to grow, and understanding the basic science behind what we do and the guiding principles of adaptability enable us to apply this work to a number of pathologies.
Massage therapists are uniquely suited to incorporate a number management strategies to help decrease postoperative pain and increase function. In addition to specific hands on soft tissue massage, treatments includes recommendations for activity modification, info on natural history, remedial exercise and self-care.
Read More"In the old days, pain was pain, and there was not a lot of differentiating on the best way to treat it. Then came along powerful morphine in the late 1800s, and more than a century later, powerful opioid painkillers. Marketing by opioid manufacturers led many people to believe, several lawsuits claim, that there were few downsides to using powerful opioids to treat pain. Well, we know differently now."
Read More"Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide and is becoming more common as our population ages. Most people who have an episode of low back pain recover within six weeks, but two-thirds still have pain after three months. By 12 months, pain may linger but is usually less intense."
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.
