Registered Massage Therapy

What is Registered Massage Therapy?

In Ontario, a trained and certified medical professional performs massage therapy. Massage therapy is a regulated health profession in Canada, and the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario govern over these healthcare practitioners to ensure the standards of practice are always maintained. Massage Therapy manipulates the soft tissues of the body including the muscles, connective tissues, tendons, ligaments and skin. The therapist uses a variety of techniques and degrees of pressure to affect the soft tissues in different therapeutic ways, while staying within the patient's comfort level. Massage is considered a part of integrative medicine that is used to treat an array of medical conditions. It has been proven to help reduce stress, headache frequency and intensity, lessen pain and muscle tension, increase relaxation, improve immune function and help with sleep quality. It stimulates blood circulation and lymphatic fluid movement, which helps the body deliver the needed nutrients to the tissues, and remove the unwanted toxins.