Registered massage therapist (RMT)

• Education: College/CEGEP


• Experience: Experience an asset

Work setting

• Private practice

Tasks

• Consult with other health care professionals when developing treatment plans for clients
• Administer massage techniques through soft tissue manipulation, relaxation techniques, hydrotherapy, trigger point therapy, joint pain and lower grade mobilizations
• Assess clients by conducting range of motion and muscle tests and propose treatment plans
• Explain procedures, risks and benefits to clients
• Maintain records of treatments given
• Suggest home care instructions and provide information about techniques

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Certification by a provincial or territorial association for massage therapists

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communicat...