This week, from October 22-28, help celebrate all the ways massage therapy can help people relieve their pain, improve their function, and improve their overall quality of life!

Share your story about how massage therapy has helped you using the hashtags #MyRMTHelpsMe and #MTAW to help raise awareness about the diverse benefits of massage therapy.

Over 20% of Canadian adults suffer from some form of arthritis, which can cause significant pain and negatively impact quality of life. If you have arthritis, your RMT can help you reduce your pain and improve your function.

This week, share the ways your RMT has helped you with the hashtags #MyRMTHelpsMe and #MTAW

Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most prevalent peripheral nerve entrapment disease, affecting around 5% of the population. People who perform repetitive motions of the hand and wrist are at greater risk, which may be associated with certain jobs. Your RMT can help you relieve your pain, tingling and numbness from carpal tunnel syndrome as well as improve hand function.

Has your RMT helped you with carpal tunnel syndrome? Share how using the hashtags #MyRMTHelpsMe and #MTAW

Most people will experience a headache at some point in their lives, and many people experience chronic headaches. Chronic headaches can limit the ability to work, make it difficult to get a good night’s sleep, and make it harder to enjoy everyday activities. Massage therapy can help you decrease your headache frequency and intensity.

If massage therapy has helped you relieve headaches, share how you benefited using the hashtags #MyRMTHelpsMe and #MTAW

Low-back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal concerns globally and is a top reason the people miss work or are limited from enjoying their regular activity. Massage therapy can help you find relief from your back pain and be able to comfortably get back to the activities you love.

This week, share how massage therapy has helped you recover from low-back pain with the hashtags #MyRMTHelpsMe

Working from a desk all day, especially working from home with a less than ideal set up, can lead to back pain, neck pain, and other types of musculoskeletal pain. Massage therapy, especially when combined with regular movement throughout your day, can help relieve the back, neck and shoulder pain common among office workers.

Has massage therapy helped you with your pain related to working from a desk all day? Let us know how massage therapy has made your office job less of a pain using the hashtags #MyRMTHelpsMe and #MTAW

Many people experience chronic pain after surgery that can last weeks, months or even years. Massage therapy can help reduce the intensity and duration of post-surgical pain, and help improve mobility after many different types of surgery.

Let us know how massage therapy has helped you recover from surgery using the hashtags #MyRMTHelpsMe and #MTAW

Back pain, and other types of musculoskeletal pain, are common complaints during pregnancy, but that doesn’t mean pregnant people need to suffer. Massage therapy can help relieve some of the common aches and pains associated with pregnancy.

Share the ways massage therapy has helped you through your pregnancy using the hashtags #MyRMTHelpsMe and #MTAW

This week, from October 23-29, help celebrate the diverse ways that massage therapy can help people get back to doing what they love!

Share your story about the positive impact that massage therapy has had on your life using the hashtags #MyRMTGotMeBack and #MTAW to help spread the word about the important role RMTs play in healthcare.

80% of people will experience back pain in their lifetime, and back pain is a common reason for work absence. Massage therapy can help people with back pain relieve their pain and improve their function, ultimately helping them return to work to the job they love.

This week, share how your RMT got you back to doing the job you love. #MyRMTGotMeBack #MTAW

Chronic pain can prevent people from participating in their activities of daily living which can include personal hygiene, dressing, or just walking around at home. Massage therapy can help reduce chronic pain and improve physical function.

This week, share how your RMT got you back to your regular daily activities. #MyRMTGotMeBack #MTAW

Whether you’re a professional athlete just like to enjoy your favourite sport on weekends, or everything in between, sports can lead to musculoskeletal pain or injury that can take you out of the game you love. Massage therapy can help treat sports-related pain and injury and get you back in the game.

This week, share how your RMT got you back to enjoying your favourite sport. #MyRMTGotMeBack #MTAW

If you have kids, grandkids, or other important children in your life, you’ll want to be able to keep up with them! However, active play can often put a strain on your body. Massage therapy can help relieve that pain and help you keep up with the active kids in your life.

This week, share how your RMT got you back to keeping up with the active kids in your life. #MyRMTGotMeBack #MTAW

Whether it’s raking, dusting or organizing, many chores involve repetitive motions and can leave you feeling sore for days afterwards. Massage therapy can help relieve the back pain and other types of musculoskeletal pain that can come from overdoing it with chores, and help you do what you need to do around the house pain free.

This week, share how your RMT got you back to taking care of chores around the house pain-free. #MyRMTGotMeBack #MTAW

Muscle and joint pain, especially persistent pain, is common in seniors. It can be caused by osteoarthritis or other chronic conditions, but also can be caused by injury or overuse, or may have no known cause.  If you’re experiencing aches and pains as you age, your RMT can help you find relief and get you back to activities you enjoyed when you were younger.

This week, share how your RMT got you back to the activities you enjoyed when you were younger. #MyRMYGotMeBack #MTAW

Stress can have a variety of physical symptoms including musculoskeletal pain. This can include but is not limited to low back pain, shoulder pain, neck pain, as well as chronic pain in general.  Massage therapy can relieve the physical pain associated with stress as well as help get you back to living a life less impacted by stress.

This week, share how your RMT got you back to living a life with less symptoms of stress. #MyRMTGotMeBack #MTAW