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.
Will we see neuropriming at this summer’s Olympic games?
"New advances in neuroscience have pointed the way to performance enhancement by stimulating the activity of the brain. Mild electrical stimulation using electrodes placed on the head – called transcranial direct current stimulation, or tDCS, makes the brain more or less active, and may lead to long-lasting changes in brain processing."
As massage therapists, we’re often told we need to keep up with the latest research to make sure our practice is as evidence-based as possible. Unfortunately, many of us have very little experience in reading and evaluating research, so keeping up with the newest evidence can be intimidating. How do we know if a particular piece of research is good, and should be considered when we create our treatment plans?
Read MoreMassage Therapy Literature Countdown - Systematic Reviews
Here we break down a list of five systematic review that lend credibility to massage therapy as a conservative approach for management of aches an pains. There are a number of systematic reviews that could have been included, the idea of a list was to impose constraints that forced me be decisive and include what I felt to be the strongest reviews. The RMT Education Project is an initiative that is working to promote the benefits of massage therapy to an international audience. If you would like to learn more about massage therapy, check out 'The Massage Therapy Literature Countdown'.
"Sunburn is a radiation burn, caused when the ultraviolet (UV) rays of sunlight damage DNA in the upper layer of skin cells. The sun emits three kinds of UV radiation – UVA, B and C.
UVC is mostly absorbed by the earth’s atmosphere, but UVA and B rays reach the ground and can penetrate unprotected skin. UVB penetrates the epidermis, the top layer of the skin, while UVA goes deeper."
Read MoreMassage Therapy Literature Countdown - BLOGS
Blogs are a type of grey literature - information output produced by organisations or an individual, outside of commercial or academic publishing and distribution channels. There is an abundance of blogs available, this information requires a critical eye to evaluate the content.
Here we break down a list of six blogs that gives insights into the body and the massage therapy profession. The idea of a list was to impose constraint that forced me be decisive with what blogs I included. As an added bonus I have included links that give a idea of the types of content featured on each blog.
Read More"While riding and balancing a bicycle can seem simple and effortless, the actual control process used by a human rider is still somewhat of a mystery. Using mathematical equations, researchers have explained how a bicycle without a rider can balance itself and have identified the bicycle design features critical for that to happen."
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.
