Registered Massage Therapy RMT - Serving Moncton, Deippe & Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada

Registered Massage Therapy - RMT

(Serving Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe, New Brunswick)

Massage is the practice of soft tissue manipulation with physical, functional, and in some cases psychological purposes and goals. Massage therapy can help to relax your stress in many ways.

Massage involves acting on and manipulating the client's body with pressure (structured, unstructured, stationary, and/or moving), tension, motion, or vibration done manually or with mechanical aids. Target tissues may include muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin, joints, or other connective tissue, as well as lymphatic vessels, and/or organs of the gastrointestinal system. Massage can be applied with the hands, fingers, elbows, forearm, and feet.

Benefits of Therapeutic massage:

The benefits of massage are extensive. Massage therapy treatments will have a therapeutic affect and improve health by acting directly on the muscular, nervous, circulatory and lymphatic (immune) systems.

Massage treatments aim to:

Develop, maintain, rehabilitate or augment physical function - Massage therapy has become a staple of many professional athletes’ training regimens. But not just athletes. Lifestyle factors, such as long work hours or physically taxing tasks, lead many members of the workforce to seek the assistance of a massage therapist. A seemingly minor injury can have a profound impact on a person’s ability to stay physically active, participate fully in life, or even make a living if it becomes chronic. Massage therapy can be one of the ways of preventing that kind of outcome.
Relieve or prevent physical dysfunction and pain - Some massage therapy techniques are specifically recommended for sore muscle tissues. An overly sore muscle cannot function properly. Alleviating or preventing pain can combat dysfunction.
Relax tight and tense muscles - Many people don’t realize how much a tight muscle impacts on vital things such as posture. A tense muscle can throw off your body’s balance. Before long, muscles that were not initially tight begin to tense as they compensate for other parts of the body. It becomes a chain reaction that can spread far from the initial problem spot. A talented massage therapist can identify the source of the problem and start working to alleviate the problem where it started.
Improve circulation, recovery time and immune system function - The movements of massage cause blood to flush in and out of muscles and joints. This flushing process - enhancing circulation in the affected areas - can, in some cases, aid recovery time from injuries.
Reduce overall stress - We’re all becoming more aware of the role stress plays in health. People who are stressed, all other things being equal, are less healthy than people who are relaxed. Stress, for example, increases the risk of heart disease. Massage therapy is an effective and enjoyable way to reduce stress. Massage therapy is also effective in the control of pain, chronic or acute, in stress reduction, and in creating a sense of relaxation and well-being. A licensed, skilled practitioner can become an important and integral part of your health care team. Modalities.

Types of treatments:
Swedish massage – massage techniques focused toward relaxing tight structures and increasing circulation and decreasing stress
Myofascial massage - used to treating connective tissue and neurological problems.
Perinatal Massage – focuses on the clients stage of reproduction and goals: Pregnancy Massage, High Risk Pregnancy Massage, Post Partum Massage, Certified Infant Massage Instruction, and Labour Support Provider/Doula.
Lymphatic Drainage Massage – encourages and speeds the drainage of fluids, great for swelling due to trauma or poor circulation.
Corporate Massage – a seated 20-minute massage over the clothes massage to relax those tired muscles right at your office. Perfect for a break at the office. Not covered by insurance due to duration.

Techniques:
Craniosacral techniques – help to balance the Craniosacral rhythms and allowing the body to heal itself.
Joint Mobilizations – used on restricted healthy joints to increase range of motion and to reduce restrictions, stiffness and pain
Remedial exercises – exercises given to the client as homecare that help them to reach their goals quicker.
Stretching and resistance techniques – to increase and maintain the muscles optimum length and strength
Hydrotherapy – helps to prepare your body for the massage and also influences circulation, inflammation and the healing process