Two in five people are now being diagnosed with cancer.

April 25, Edmonton, AB – The Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC) remind RMTs that it’s not too late to register for its 23rd annual national conference and trade show in Banff, Alberta.

I would like to offer my review of a book that I think would be very useful for RMTs.

Sept. 15, Edmonton, AB – The CBC has reported that the city of Edmonton wishes to regulate its massage industry by establishing separate licensing categories for RMTs and workers in adult body rub shops.

NEWS HIGHLIGHT City of Edmonton to change massage regulations The CBC has reported that the city of Edmonton wishes to regulate its massage industry by establishing separate licensing categories for RMTs and workers in adult body rub shops.

Feb. 1, Edmonton, AB – The Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NPHC) invite RMTs to attend Working with the Spine, NHPCs only conference in 2011.

NEWS HIGHLIGHT NHPC's annual national conference The Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC) invite RMTs to attend Working with the Spine, NHPC's only conference in 2011.

Oct. 15, 2010 – A new study in the Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (JCAM) shows that massage therapy might have a physiological effect that benefits immune function.

Jan. 20, 2010 – There's a new breed of massage business offering a cheaper service. But here's the rub: Investigators have found that some may be violating laws that keep spa experiences safe and relaxing.

Jan. 4, 2010 – Many people are pledging to be more physically fit in 2010.

The benefits of massage therapy allow dancers of all ages and levels to reduce the chance of injury and minimize recovery time. This gives the dancers the opportunity to continue dancing as a hobby or to purse it as a professional career. These young tap dancers are from STAR-LITE DANCE STUDIO in Hamilton, Ontario.

Just like you can’t teach an old dog a new trick, you can’t always teach the client to roll over. As a client, I find the moment of ‘rolling over’ to be the worst moment of the massage.

Toddlers and children are referred for therapeutic massage and cranial sacral therapy to treat a wide variety of medical and developmental conditions. A competent massage therapist must keep several things in mind when working with this age group.  These clients deserve to be treated as “people” who contribute and have a solid place in society.