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The primary goal of Massage Therapy is to provide the highest quality of

health care and achieve the best outcomes for the clients in a

cost-effective manner. The care process involves assessment, massage

therapy diagnosis, identification of client-centered goals (outcomes),

selection of effective therapeutic interventions and evaluation of

progress. In order to make sound decisions throughout this process,

massage therapists require valid… Continue

(originally published in: Massage Therapy Today September 2009)



Introduction

We often hear that our health care system is in crises. We don’t have enough doctors or nurses and costs are skyrocketing.

Effective chronic disease management is a major challenge for today’s health care systems. A well-known and respected health policy expert Steven Lewis, has described the current Canadian health care system, as “acute care-obsessed, high-tech-envy”, and being “not so good, that… Continue

By Bodhi Haraldsson, RMT

Originally published in Massage Matters Winter 2007

(http://www.massagetherapy.bc.ca/general/links/magazine_subscription)





Anatomy



The plantar fascia is comprised primarily of a substantial central longitudinal

component, the plantar aponeurosis, as well as medial and lateral components.[1]

The central aponeurotic band is considered the most significant, both structurally and functionally.[2]



The thick central… Continue

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Professionalisation - the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood (wordwebonline)

Some authors have defined the gaining of statutory self-regulation or state-sanctioned professionalisation as being equivalent to the professionalisation process (Boon)

Most agree that there are specific activities that need to be present. Those are:



* A body of specialized knowledge

* Education in institutes of higher… Continue