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.
There is actually a larger body of scientific evidence of efficacy than most people are aware of, when it comes to neck pain and headaches, this is why acupuncture is often recommended as a non-pharmacological management of chronic post concussion headaches.
Read MoreIt is unfortunate that in 2016 acupuncture is still considered taboo, it would be refreshing to see some updated conversations that reflects the way me and my peers practice acupuncture. For those that are interested in I have provided a some further reading to help clear up common misconceptions and about acupuncture.
Read MoreI write to help clarify my thoughts and feedback like this gives me the opportunity to see the issue from another point of view. I respect my peers so, but I find most conversations about acupuncture start off with knee jerk skepticism based on a number of misconceptions. One of these misconceptions is that there is no room for acupuncture in "mainstream medicine", but that just isn't true, take this recent review published in the Current Pain and Headache Reports....
Read MoreRegistered Massage Therapists in Ontario are in a unique position, because of our high education standard we are afford the opportunity to perform the modility of acupuncture for soft tissue injuries. In Ontario massage therapist take a accredited 2200 hour massage therapy program then they register with the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO). After that, if a massage therapists chooses they can take a professional certification in acupuncture from any program recognized by the CMTO, for those who would like to learn more about the details of certification, I have provided links and excerpts from our regulatory body at the bottom of the post.
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.
