MEMBERSHIPS: RMTBC | CCHPBC | ICBC PROVIDERS | CONDITIONS TREATED | EXPECTATIONS | EVIDENCE
As a member in good standing with the Registered Massage Therapists Association of BC that advocates and promotes massage therapy as a reliable nature method of health care!
- Some Conditions Treated by massage therapists with evidence based approaches - click on link below
As a member in good standing with the College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC that promotes and enforces the standard of care of this profession.
Registered Massage Therapy is a designated health profession governed by the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA).
Registered Massage Therapy is a designated health profession governed by the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA).
- As regulated healthcare professionals, Registered Massage Therapists (RMT) provide essential care that can be accessed directly—no referral is required.
Recognized by Medical Insurance Companies and ICBC Recovery
- As a member of ICBC Health Care Provider team I provide massage therapy care to ICBC members after an accident: soft-tissue injuries.
- As well medical benefit providers (Insurance) recognizes registered massage therapists!
EXPECTATIONS: What to Expect from your RMT?
- assessment of soft-tissues and joints
- treatment of pain and dysfunction
- individualized treatment planing
- professional, ethical care
Today's Article Feature: why manual therapy works ?
Manual therapy doesn’t act on one system. It produces measurable responses across the following:
- Neurological
- Neurovascular
- Neurotransmitter,
- Neuroimmune
- Neuromuscular
- Neuroendocrine
- Biomechanical
What this means in practice: our hands are interacting with the central nervous system at least as much as the tissue beneath them and the language we use with patients should reflect that.
The full one-page clinical summary is below
Source: Keter et al. (2025), PLOS ONE. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0319586
The mechanisms of manual therapy: A living review of systematic, narrative, and scoping reviews (full article: 44 pages)
Manual therapy doesn’t act on one system. It produces measurable responses across the following:
- Neurological
- Neurovascular
- Neurotransmitter,
- Neuroimmune
- Neuromuscular
- Neuroendocrine
- Biomechanical
What this means in practice: our hands are interacting with the central nervous system at least as much as the tissue beneath them and the language we use with patients should reflect that.
The full one-page clinical summary is below
Source: Keter et al. (2025), PLOS ONE. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0319586
The mechanisms of manual therapy: A living review of systematic, narrative, and scoping reviews (full article: 44 pages)
Featured Article:
Researchers Challenges 'get stronger' Message in Pain Treatment, featured in Massage & Fitness Journal. (easy read)
Author Nick Ng
Researchers Challenges 'get stronger' Message in Pain Treatment, featured in Massage & Fitness Journal. (easy read)
Author Nick Ng
MORE EVIDENCE BASED MASSAGE THERAPY
Canadian RMT news and discussions - post by Richard Lebert.
Many conditions and the treatment details of studies that support the efficacy of massage therapy as an safe, effective health care option for soft-tissue and many other conditions...
John Forsyth Registered Massage Therapy / John Forsyth RMT © 2022–2026. All rights reserved.
Canadian RMT news and discussions - post by Richard Lebert.
- A collection of some current massage therapy research, a link to the page.
Many conditions and the treatment details of studies that support the efficacy of massage therapy as an safe, effective health care option for soft-tissue and many other conditions...
John Forsyth Registered Massage Therapy / John Forsyth RMT © 2022–2026. All rights reserved.
