Massage is a “hands-on” therapy in which muscles and other soft tissues of the body are manipulated to improve health and well-being. Varieties of massage range from gentle strokes and kneading of muscles and other soft tissues to deeper manual techniques. Massage has been practiced as a healing therapy for centuries in nearly every culture around the world. It helps relieve muscle tension, nourish joints, reduce stress and evoke feelings of contentment. Treatments are available in 60-minute, 75-minute, or 90-minute sessions. Customized treatment such as sport-specific, on-site and Pregnancy Massage (and soon again Couples Massage) is also available.

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ABOUT RMTs in BC

You’re in good hands with a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT). In BC, RMTs are health professionals regulated by the College of Complimentary Healthcare Practitioners of British Columbia (CCHPBC). RMTs, including our practitioners at Tofino Therapeutics, have undergone rigorous formal training in order to provide you with effective treatment. This training includes post-secondary education in health sciences and in clinical applications of massage therapy, as well as successful completion of a multi-component registration exam administered by CCHPBC.

How Massage therapy works

RMTs’ extensive training allows them to meet a wide range of health care needs, from acute injury rehabilitation to prevention and maintenance of general overall health. Massage therapy is the integration of manual techniques, active exercise programs and patient education working in conjunction with the medical doctors. RMTs are trained to assess the specific rehabilitative requirements of injured persons. This allows RMTs to correctly identify the appropriate treatment program for each person. While individual programs can vary, a program may include specialized hydrotherapy, core stabilization, and strengthening exercises. 

These programs are often progressive in nature, initially addressing the pain, discomfort, and inflammation associated with injuries. As treatment progresses, RMTs will often address the underlying cause and work to rehabilitate the patient. Once rehabilitation is complete and the patient has been restored to optimal function, the RMT can offer preventive education and exercise programs. 

Research shows that massage therapy is effective in reducing fibrosis and contracture, improving circulation, reducing muscular spasm, controlling pain, improving respiratory function and affecting the emotional centres in the limbic system.

commonly treated conditions

  • Asthma

  • Athletic Injuries

  • Arthritic Groups (OA, RA, AS, Bout)

  • Bronchitis

  • Berger’s Disease

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  • Bursitis

  • Cerebral Palsy

  • Chronic Fatigue

  • Chronic Gastritis

  • Chronic Nasal Sinusitis

  • Chronic Pain

  • Constipation

  • Contractures

  • Cramps

  • Degenerative Disc Disease

  • Dislocations

  • Dupuytren’s Contracture

  • Dysfunctions related to stress

  • Dysmennorhea

  • Edema

  • Emphysema

  • Entrapments

  • Compression Syndrome,

  • Fibrositis and Fibrosis

  • Fractures

  • Frozen Shoulder

  • Headaches

  • Hemiplegia

  • Iliotibial Band Contracture

  • Impingement Syndrome

  • Insomnia

  • IVD 

  • Prolapsed Herniation

  • Low Back Pain

  • Multiple Sclerosis

  • Muscle Tension/Spasm

  • Muscular Dystrophy

  • Neuralgia/Neuritis, 

  • Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis

  • Paralysis

  • Parkinson’s Disease

  • Patellar Tracking Dysfunction

  • Pes Planus

  • Plantar Fascitis

  • Poliomyleitis & Post Polio Syndrome

  • Postural Deformities

  • Raynaud's Disease

  • Scars

  • Sciatica

  • Spastic Paralysis

  • Sprains, Strains, Synovitis

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,  

  • Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

  • Tendinitis, Tenosynovitis

  • TMJ Dysfunction

  • Whiplash