# Registered Massage Therapy (RMT)

Manual soft-tissue treatment for pain, muscle tension, spasm and trigger points: restoring mobility and promoting recovery.

## 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.

## 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.

1. **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.
2. **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.
3. **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.
4. **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.
5. **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.

## 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.

- [Nicole Connell, RMT](https://backinactionphysiotherapy.com/team/nicole-connell)
- [Shira Flann, RMT](https://backinactionphysiotherapy.com/team/shira-flann)
- [Ainslie Conway, RMT](https://backinactionphysiotherapy.com/team/ainslie-conway)
- [Lucas Peterson, RMT](https://backinactionphysiotherapy.com/team/lucas-peterson)
- [Rick Renaud, RMT](https://backinactionphysiotherapy.com/team/rick-renaud)
- [Tracy Higgs, RMT](https://backinactionphysiotherapy.com/team/tracy-higgs)

## 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.

[Physiotherapy](https://backinactionphysiotherapy.com/services/physiotherapy): Assessment, diagnosis and a rehab plan. When an injury needs both disciplines, your RMT and physio can work it from both sides.

## 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

[Insurance and WorkSafeBC](https://backinactionphysiotherapy.com/insurance)