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[EnjoyingLife]

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[Albertaman]

This is tough one. I truly enjoy excellent therapeutic massages, not just our hobby side. However, have come across several RMTs with their 2200 hr certifications (yes, their own certifications, not someone else's) that give either poor massages or have no clue that a deep massage does not mean that one applies the same pressure on spine and neck areas. Quite often these are Asian therapists with poor communication skills in English. Also, this profession is a vocation or a calling, so the same certification does not result in uniform outcome amongst a line up of candidates. But surely, there has to be requirements in communication and a strong indoctrination on how not to damage spines and necks. For example - walk on back massage - lots of pretenders, very few experts. I'm sure they don't teach that in Canadian schools. They should. I think teaching consumers to shop smarter for massage is a better way to go. In my opinion, the worst RMT's are the ones that have a routine and don't pay any attention to the client's feedback or input. Yet they are certified.


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[Guy2013]

The good news is the article does not mention HE's

 

[Old Fart]

The good news is the article does not mention HE's

Yeah, I think they are trying to separate the legit therapists from the quacks who pretend to be, which is a totally different conversation than throwing the 'body rub' practitioners into the mix.

 

[Love2Massage]

I'm not sure how they would regulate it. I did years of training, and in school have seen many many many girls that should have not passed. Little to no English, poor marks (not even passing grades), no interest in actually learning and dangerous techniques.
There are a few big name schools, I went to one and sadly hate having my name associated with it, they are a huge cash grab and will push through tons of people and certify them. They do teach Ashiatsu (back walking) at some canadian schools, I did my first level of ashiatsu, but finding insurance for it in canada is tough, it's not a modality recognized by some of the popular associations. It's a great massage, but it can be dangerous if you are not properly trained, as with any massage technique.
If the massage therapist belongs to an association like NHPC they are required to upgrade/continuing education at least every two years, good massage therapists will take it upon themselves to continually educate themselves regardless.

 

[Old Fart]

I'm not sure how they would regulate it. I did years of training, and in school have seen many many many girls that should have not passed. Little to no English, poor marks (not even passing grades), no interest in actually learning and dangerous techniques.
There are a few big name schools, I went to one and sadly hate having my name associated with it, they are a huge cash grab and will push through tons of people and certify them.

Maybe they need to have a government exam that needs to be passed in order to complete the course. This would take away from the schools that pass everyone. Over time, if a particular school's students fail a lot, it should force the school to shape up or ship out.

 

[Johny2228]

I'm not sure how they would regulate it. I did years of training, and in school have seen many many many girls that should have not passed. Little to no English, poor marks (not even passing grades), no interest in actually learning and dangerous techniques.
There are a few big name schools, I went to one and sadly hate having my name associated with it, they are a huge cash grab and will push through tons of people and certify them. They do teach Ashiatsu (back walking) at some canadian schools, I did my first level of ashiatsu, but finding insurance for it in canada is tough, it's not a modality recognized by some of the popular associations. It's a great massage, but it can be dangerous if you are not properly trained, as with any massage technique.
If the massage therapist belongs to an association like NHPC they are required to upgrade/continuing education at least every two years, good massage therapists will take it upon themselves to continually educate themselves regardless.

A lot of these girls are in debt to loan sharks cause it is rather expensive to be certified.They need to make money the fastest way possible

 

[michael garrett]

at 15K a pop of course they will put thru as many students as they can...what we should be doing , with all of our experience with therapists, is open our own school and then we will have lots of money to experience as many therapists as we wish !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rubmegood]

I'm not sure how they would regulate it. I did years of training, and in school have seen many many many girls that should have not passed. Little to no English, poor marks (not even passing grades), no interest in actually learning and dangerous techniques.
There are a few big name schools, I went to one and sadly hate having my name associated with it, they are a huge cash grab and will push through tons of people and certify them. They do teach Ashiatsu (back walking) at some canadian schools, I did my first level of ashiatsu, but finding insurance for it in canada is tough, it's not a modality recognized by some of the popular associations. It's a great massage, but it can be dangerous if you are not properly trained, as with any massage technique.
If the massage therapist belongs to an association like NHPC they are required to upgrade/continuing education at least every two years, good massage therapists will take it upon themselves to continually educate themselves regardless.

Thanks for your input, Love2Massage! It's great to get your insights from 'the other side of the coin'- or maybe "the other side of the table"

 

[CU4FUN]

Thanks for your input, Love2Massage! It's great to get your insights from 'the other side of the coin'- or maybe "the other side of the table"

I totally agree more input would be nice - let the other side be heard -