Massage Therapy Supplemental Learning Guide

Adopting an evidence-based conceptual framework for Massage Therapy can provide a cohesive message of the professions' nature and value. This clinical practice handbook will prove essential to massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, medical doctors, psychologists and other health professionals who care for people with musculoskeletal pain.

The health care landscape in Canada is changing rapidly as forces, such as an aging population, increasingly complex health issues and treatments, and economic pressure to reduce health care costs, bear down on the system. A cohesive national research agenda for massage therapy (MT) is needed in order to ensure maximum benefit is derived from research on treatment, health care policy, and cost effectiveness.

What is it like to be a massage therapist? In this 9 minute career Q&A video, Lori Walter talks about her career path, what she does on the job, and keys to success in the field. She also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry’s biggest challenges.

In this anatomy course, you will learn how the components of the integumentary system help protect our body and how the musculoskeletal system protects and allows the body to move. This course takes approximately 25 hours to complete.

This course uses evidence-based science to help you better understand chronic pain conditions through 10 modules. Understand how chronic pain conditions can be prevented through self-management in our cognitive, behavioural, physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and environmental realms. Each module takes approximately 4 hours to complete.

Learn about the structure and function of the skeleton, joint and bone health, and injuries and healing through detailed animations paired with clear definitions and examples. This series of short videos takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.

This journal article examines diversity, equity, and inclusion within the massage therapy profession and considers how the profession can improve the landscape for clients/patients and for those who feel called to work within this field.

The College of Massage Therapists of Ontario has compiled a list of helpful resources for RMTs, clients and others who want to learn more about EDI. The resources are not produced by CMTO, but are provided as reference material.

Highlighting different types of ethical dilemmas that can arise in healthcare, this video seminar presents ethical decision-making tools and explains how to apply them in practical situations. This learning exercise takes approximately 5 hours to complete.

Care providers will explore evidence-informed best practices for supporting people living with dementia, their care partners, and family. This course features the stories of real seniors in long-term care homes, retirement living, and home and community settings across Canada. This course takes approximately 6 hours to complete.

Life expectancy is increasing but this has not been matched by an increase in ‘healthspan’ – years of healthy, independent life. Many older adults suffer from increased frailty, and other common health problems.Learn about current challenges and opportunities related to healthy ageing. Takes approximately 9 hours to complete