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    Advocacy Update - Meetings at Queen's Park

    On March 6, 7 and 8, 2018, Andrew Lewarne, Executive Director and CEO of the RMTAO, met with various MPPs, Ministers, Critics, and staffers at Queen's Park to discuss the inclusion of massage therapy … more

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    Advocacy Update - Meeting with John Fraser, MPP

    On February 22, 2018, RMTAO Executive Director Andrew Lewarne met with John Fraser, the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and the Member of Provincial Parliament … more

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    Advocacy Update - Home Care Ontario

    On February 7th, 2018 Andrew Lewarne, Executive Director and CEO of the RMTAO, met with Sue VanderBent, CEO of Home Care Ontario, to discuss challenges and opportunities in providing home care in … more

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    National Environmental Scan of Massage Therapy

    In 2016, the Canadian Massage Therapist Alliance (CMTA), in the role of a nationwide alliance of Canadian massage therapy associations contracted Monkeytree Creative to conduct an environmental scan … more

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    CMTO Clarification Regarding New Standards

    The CMTO drafted new Standards of Practice relating to Maintaining Professional Boundaries and Preventing Sexual Abuse, which were released by the College on June 6, 2017 for feedback. The Board of … more

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    Massage Therapy for Work-Related Pain

    We spend a lot of time at work, and sometimes work can lead to injuries that negatively impact every element of our lives. It can be our work tasks, or the way we do them, that have a lasting … more

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    Massage Therapy for Weekend Warriors

    TGIF! The weekend arrives and you get out and shake off the work week with your favourite activity such as cycling, running, or mountain biking. You figure exercise can only be good for you and you … more

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    Massage Therapy for Fashion Victims

    “Beauty is pain”, right? Many of us are familiar enough with the feeling of hobbling around after a night in high heels or the dull ache that comes from carrying around a heavy yet stylish purse, but … more