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Factors that Influence Pain Experience

You’ve likely seen two patients come into your practice with similar injuries, but with entirely different concerns and pain experiences. This is because an injury someone experiences or any other … more

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Opioid and Pain Reduction Collaborative - Fillable Forms

In collaboration with the Ontario Chiropractic Association (OCA), the RMTAO is developing a variety of tools that RMTs can use to help their patients manage their chronic back, neck and shoulder pain, … more

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Martha's Story

Martha originally began massage therapy treatment nearly 20 years ago for tension in her lower back. However, she found the most significant benefit from massage therapy after starting treatment for … more

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Gabrielle's Story

Gabrielle tried a lot of different things for her chronic hip pain, which was affecting her back, before she found massage therapy.

Massage therapy has been beneficial for her right away, and after … more

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Sam's Story

As an industrial climber (think rock climbing but in an industrial setting), Sam puts a lot of strain on different parts of his body. At work, the weight of his climbing harness puts a lot of strain … more

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Tammy's Story

After 61-year-old retired Registered Nurse Tammy heard about the potential benefits of massage therapy for her osteoarthritis from a coworker, she never looked back! She has been receiving regular … more

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Colleen's Story

Colleen had hip and lower back pain for almost two years, and the discomfort and worry it was causing began to wreak havoc on her mental health. It also meant that she was not able to be as active … more

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Leanne

LeeAnn's Story

LeeAnn first began receiving massage therapy treatment over 25 years ago. She was a new wheelchair user, and as a result was experiencing pain and overuse injuries.

Although massage therapy offered … more