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简介 Intro
按摩治疗师评估身体的软组织和关节，以便治疗和预防功能障碍，损伤，疼痛和躯体疾病。按摩治疗师从事私人执业工作，包括小组或团队的做法，医院，诊所，长期护理机构，康复中心和教育机构。
Massage therapists assess soft tissues and joints of the body for treatment and prevention of dysfunction, injury, pain and physical disorders. Massage therapists work in private practice, including group or team practices, hospitals, clinics, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres and educational institutions.
主要职责 Main Duties
- 通过指导运动范围和肌肉测试来评估客户，并提出治疗计划
Assess clients by conducting range of motion and muscle tests and propose treatment plans - 向客户解释程序，风险和利益
Explain procedures, risks and benefits to clients - 通过软组织操纵，放松技巧，水疗，触发点治疗，关节痛和低级动员，补救运动项目和客户端的自救方案，执行按摩技术，治疗身体的软组织和关节。
Administer massage techniques, treating soft tissues and joints of the body through soft tissue manipulation, relaxation techniques, hydrotherapy, trigger point therapy, joint pain and lower grade mobilizations, remedial exercise programs and client self-help programs - 建议家庭护理说明，并提供有关进一步的姿势改进和伸展，加强，放松和康复练习技术
Suggest home care instructions and provide information about techniques for further postural improvement and stretching, strengthening, relaxation and rehabilitative exercises - 维护提供的治疗记录
Maintain records of treatments given - 为客户制定治疗计划时，可咨询其他卫生保健专业人员，如物理治疗师，脊医，医生和心理学家。
May consult with other health care professionals such as physiotherapists, chiropractors, physicians and psychologists when developing treatment plans for clients. - 按摩治疗师可能会接受各专业的按摩技术培训。
Massage therapists may be trained in various specialized massage techniques.
任职要求 Employment Requirements
- 按摩治疗师通常需要完成18 – 24个月或18 – 36个月的认证学校的按摩治疗课程
Massage therapists usually require completion of an 18- to 24-month or 18- to 36-month program in massage therapy from an accredited school - 以及一段时间的监督实践培训。
a period of supervised practical training. - 在纽芬兰和拉布拉多省，安大略省和不列颠哥伦比亚省要求取得监管机构注册。
Registration with a regulatory body is required in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and British Columbia.
所有职称 All Titles
- 按摩治疗师（MT） massage therapist (MT)
- 尤添革运动疗法技师 masso kinesitherapist
- 按摩师 massotherapist
- MT（按摩师） MT (massage therapist)
- 肌肉治疗按摩师 myotherapist
- 正交按摩师 orthotherapist
- 注册按摩师 registered massage practitioner
- 注册按摩师（RMT） registered massage therapist (RMT)
- RMT（注册按摩治疗师） RMT (registered massage therapist)
- 泰国按摩师 Thai massage therapist
- 治疗师，按摩 therapist, massage
不包括职称 Exclusions
- 医疗技师和技术员（除了牙齿健康） Medical technologists and technicians (except dental health) [321](321)
- 医疗保健技术职业 Other technical occupations in health care [323](323)
- 理疗助理（其他技术职业治疗和评估） Physiotherapy assistants (in [3237](3237) Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment )