This position is responsible for providing therapeutic massage services to clients. The Massage Therapist will assess clients' needs and provide a customized massage treatment plan to meet those needs. The Massage Therapist will also provide education to clients on the benefits of massage therapy and how it can help improve their
Massage is the rubbing or kneading of the body's soft tissues. Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet, or a device. The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pain. In English-speaking European countries, traditionally a person professionally trained to give massages is known by the gendered French loanwords masseur (male) or masseuse (female). In the United States, these individuals are often referred to as "massage therapists." In some provinces of Canada, they are called "registered massage therapists."