Registered Massage Therapy (RMT)
Manual soft-tissue treatment for pain, muscle tension, spasm and trigger points: restoring mobility and promoting recovery.
When to book
When massage is the right call
You don't need an injury to book: recovery and preparation are treatments in their own right.
Powder-day recovery
Big days leave the legs heavy. A recovery massage eases the day's tension and fatigue.
Race and event prep
Race week or a big objective: a pre-event massage is part of arriving ready, and a post-event one shortens the road back to training.
Alongside injury rehab
Massage carries the soft-tissue side of a rehab plan, easing tension and spasm between physio visits.
The knots that won't let go
Desk, travel and training can leave tight, painful knots. Focused trigger-point work treats them.
Techniques
What the hands do
Your RMT draws on a mix of these: whatever helps you feel relaxed and rejuvenated, or gets an injury moving again.
Swedish massage
The classic, for good reason: long gliding strokes at light-to-medium pressure that promote circulation and ease muscle tension, while doing quiet work on stress, pain and mood.
Neuromuscular therapy and myofascial release
Soft-tissue work at varying depths, addressing muscle imbalances, easing pain and restoring functional movement while injuries to muscle, tendon and ligament heal.
Trigger point massage
Cycles of isolated pressure and release aimed at tight, painful points. You take part through deep breathing, sometimes adding static or dynamic movement as the point lets go.
Sports massage
Preparation and recovery for sport: promoting flexibility, improving muscle endurance and reducing muscle fatigue. Before an event to arrive ready, after one to shorten the recovery time.
Muscle Energy Technique
You contract the muscle voluntarily, in a precisely controlled direction, to restore proper joint mechanics and range of motion. Often woven into sports massage and neuromuscular work.
The RMTs
Six RMTs, six ways to work
Every massage therapist here is registered with the college, and every one of them is bookable online at Village North.
Meet the whole team
RMTNeuromuscular therapy · Myofascial release · Muscle energy technique and joint playVillage North
RMTMyofascial release · Craniosacral therapy and visceral techniques · Working with the nervous systemVillage North
Works with physio
One injury, worked from both sides
Massage supports the body's natural healing and complements physiotherapy and injury rehabilitation. And RMTs treat more than muscle: nervous-system conditions, discomfort in pregnancy and lymphatic drainage are all within scope.
Billing & claims
Billing
We bill your insurer directly
Many extended health plans cover massage therapy. We bill 27 insurers directly, so you pay only the part your plan does not cover; for any other plan, you pay and claim with our receipt.
- Plans usually cover massage therapy only when a registered massage therapist gives it, and all of ours are RMTs
- Fill in the intake form before your first visit and sign the consent that lets us bill on your behalf
- Coverage depends on the plan, not the insurer: some want a note from a doctor or nurse practitioner first, and most set a yearly limit
Your recovery day is bookable
Choose your RMT and a time online.