Massage Therapist

Overview

Provide specialized massage services to the clientele of the Rejuvenation Center utilizing specific modalities of techniques and treatment.

Interview clients to determine the required massage method, assess client’s medical history and symptoms, prepare equipment, apply proper pressure to avoid injuries and bruising, consult with other health practitioners to provide the best therapy, maintain records of treatments, and refer clients to other therapy if necessary.

• Talk with clients about symptoms, medical history, and desired results.
• Evaluate clients to locate painful or tense areas of the body.
• Manipulate muscles or other soft tissues of the body.
• Provide clients with guidance on stretching, strengthening, overall relaxation, and posture improvement.
• Document client’s condition and progress.

Massage therapists use touch to treat clients’ injuries and promote general wellness. They use their hands, fingers, forearms, elbows, and sometimes feet to knead muscles and soft tissues of the body. A massage can be as short as 5–10 minutes or could last more than an hour. Therapists talk with clients about what they hope to achieve through massage, suggest personalized treatment plans, and offer information about additional relaxation techniques to practice between sessions.

Must have graduated from an accredited program.

Must have a valid license or certificate to practice in the state where practice is located – must have passed either the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and/or the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination, which are recognized nationwide, and any exams specific to the state in which the therapist practices.

One year minimum preferred in a medical spa setting with license or certification.

Massage therapists can specialize in many different types of massage, called modalities. Swedish massage, deep-tissue massage, and sports massage are just a few of the many modalities of massage therapy. Most massage therapists specialize in several modalities, which require different techniques.

• Oral Comprehension – The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression – The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Dynamic Strength – The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time, involving muscular endurance and resistance to fatigue.
• Trunk Strength – The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously without giving out or fatiguing.
• Arm–Hand Steadiness – The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Manual Dexterity – The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Multilimb Coordination – The ability to coordinate two or more limbs while sitting, standing, or lying down, without performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Speech Recognition – The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Stamina – The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
• Near Vision – The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Problem Sensitivity – The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Finger Dexterity – The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.