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Massage Therapy What is Massage Therapy? Is an effective approach to pain management and rehabilitation with a wide variety of applications. Registered Massage Therapists are educated and trained to accurately assess soft tissue and musculo-skeletal conditions. They can provide treatment with techniques including massage and manual therapy, joint mobilization, hydrotherapy, and rehabilitative exercises and patient education. Some Conditions Treated With Massage Therapy: Asthma Arthritis Bursitis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Contusions Dislocations Fibromyalgia Frozen Shoulder Headaches Low Back Pain Muscle Tension Sprains and Strains Tendinitis Whiplash How Massage Therapy Works Soft Tissue can be a source of a great deal of pain and dysfunction. This pain can be general, localized or can refer to other areas of the body. Dysfunctions can be the result of trauma, such as sport or motor vehicle injuries, illness, emotional stress and mechanical stress. RMT's use specialized techniques that are shown to improve muscle tone, strength, and endurance and produce relaxation of the muscle. These techniques also increases circulation of the blood and lymph, influencing effective delivery of oxygen and nutrients to cells.