- Anatomy of The Spine
- Artificial Disc
- Back Pain in Children
- Caring for your Spine
- Emerging Spinecare Trends
- Evaluation of Spinal Disorders
- Exercise and The Spine
- Intervention - Spinal Disorders
- Intervertebral Disc
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Neck Pain
- Non Surgical Options
- Nutrition and Spinecare
- Obesity and the Spine
- Options for Spine Treatments
- Posture and the Spine
- Pregnancy and Back Pain
- Prevalence of Spine Disorders
- Sleep and the Spine
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Imaging
- Spinecare Introduction
- Spinehealth and Disease
- Surgical Interventions
- The Aging Spine
- Treatment with Medications
- Understanding Back Pain
The Spinecare Team
Massage Therapist
The massage therapist is a healthcare provider who treats clients with a hands-on-approach to mobilize and/or manipulate soft tissues and muscles of the body. Massage therapy can be used help relieve pain, reduce adhesions/scar tissue, improve circulation, promote muscular relaxation, and relieve stress subsequently aiding in the general wellness of clients. Massage therapists work in a variety of settings including private, clinical and hospital facilities.
Massage therapists typically complete postsecondary educational requirements consisting of 500 or more hours of study with hands on experience. The standards and requirements for massage therapist may vary by state or between localities. Most states regulate massage therapy and require massage therapists to have a license or certification. The massage therapist can play an important role on the spinecare team under the direction of a spinecare physician
For more information about the role and responsibilities of a Massage Therapist, please refer to the website of the American Massage Therapy Association at http://www.amtamassage.org.
Massage therapists typically complete postsecondary educational requirements consisting of 500 or more hours of study with hands on experience. The standards and requirements for massage therapist may vary by state or between localities. Most states regulate massage therapy and require massage therapists to have a license or certification. The massage therapist can play an important role on the spinecare team under the direction of a spinecare physician
For more information about the role and responsibilities of a Massage Therapist, please refer to the website of the American Massage Therapy Association at http://www.amtamassage.org.
To locate and learn about massage therapist who are members of the American Academy of Spine Physicians go to the International Directory of Spinecare Professionals. The directory also identifies those who have achieved credentialed status (Diplomate or Fellow) with the American Academy of Spine
Physicians.
