massage therapist
Massage therapists provide therapeutic massage treatments to improve the well-being of their clients. They perform a variety of massage types such as shiatsu and swedish massage, according to their client's needs and preferences.
Also called: medical massage therapist, shiatsu massage therapist, professional masseur, medical masseur, acupressure treatment specialist, masseuse, professional massage therapist, Thai massage therapist
- 21
- essential skills
- 45
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 3255
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8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- masseur/masseuseWhat changes?13 skills in common
- aromatherapist8 skills in common
- shiatsu practitioner8 skills in common
- acupuncturist7 skills in common
- pharmacist6 skills in common
- pharmacy assistant5 skills in common
- speech and language therapist5 skills in common
- traditional chinese medicine therapist5 skills in common
Essential skills
21- accept own accountability
- apply massage therapy
- communicate with customers
- contraindications
- develop personalised massage plan
- discuss the medical history of the healthcare user
- empathise with the healthcare user
- give massages
- human anatomy
- identify customer's needs
- maintain customer service
- maintain personal hygiene standards
- maintain privacy of service users
- maintain work area cleanliness
- manage healthcare users' data
- massage theory
- massage types
- musculoskeletal anatomy
- provide health education
- skin types
- work ergonomically
Optional skills
45- administer appointments
- administer hydrotherapy
- administrative tasks in a medical environment
- apply acupuncture
- apply aromatherapy
- apply deep tissue massage
- apply sports massage
- apply thermotherapy
- balneotherapy
- carry out preventative internal medicine interventions
- comply with legislation related to health care
- conduct pregnancy massages
- cosmetic manicure
- cosmetic pedicure
- cosmetics
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- electrotherapy
- energy therapy
- etiopathy
- fasciatherapy
- health care legislation
- health care system
- human physiology
- hydrotherapy
- kinetics
- liaise with industry experts
- maintain equipment
- maintain professional administration
- manage a small-to-medium business
- manual lymphatic drainage massage
- order supplies
- pathology
- perform facial treatment
- phytotherapy
- pluck hair
- process medical insurance claims
- process payments
- provide individual exercise programmes
- reflexology
- rehabilitation
- reiki
- shiatsu
- sport and exercise medicine
- tai chi
- use hair removal lasers
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