Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College/CEGEP
- or equivalent experience
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
Work setting
- Private practice
- Pre and post-natal care
- Pediatrics
- Manipulative therapy
- Geriatrics
- Sports therapy
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Administer massage techniques through soft tissue manipulation, relaxation techniques, hydrotherapy, trigger point therapy, joint pain and lower grade mobilizations
- Apply finger and hand pressure to specific points of the body
- Explain procedures, risks and benefits to clients
- Maintain records of treatments given
- Massage and knead muscles and soft tissues of the body
- Maintain clinical and progress reports
- MS Office
- Document patient rehabilitation progress
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Certification by a provincial or territorial association for massage therapists
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
- MS Outlook