A term used to describe the assessment and treatment of soft tissue and joints.

This component of massage helps push blood back toward the heart and therefore helps to decrease blood pressure.

Used to help a client relax or "let go" of a body part.

All RMT's in Ontario are registered with:

Therapeutic exercises which were designed to overcome discomfort that had arisen through abnormal conditions.

Refers to the amount of heaviness being applied to the area of the body during a massage.

A "reflex" technique used that relaxed muscles via the nerves of the body.

They provide benefits for RMTs who choose to belong to this organization.

Two brothers that introduced Swedish movement system into the United States in 1856.

If applied quickly and briskly, the massage will tend to be more stimulating or invigorating.

Transverse manipulation with hands on opposite side of the body part.

The 2 exams you must complete and pass to become a RMT in Ontario.

He wrote numerous articles and books on massage and published the magazine Good Health.

Refers to the amount of surface being used to apply the technique.

Knuckle, fingertip and thumb; Single strokes in one direction.

As regulated health professionals, RMTs make a promise to society to accept the responsibility and maintain the trust with which they have been invested.

He opened up the Swedish Royal Institute of Gymnastics in 1813.

Some massage techniques must be applied for a certain length of time in order to have maximal effects on the body.

Introductory technique that can be done before the sheet is pulled back.

Must be obtained before being eligible to write their registration board exams to become a massage therapist.