Subscribed to the national association of massage therapists A.N.A.M. the Title the specialisation in providing treatment with or without prescription in the following targeted types of massage:
Connective tissue massage
Myofascial massage
Sports Massage
Manual Lymphatic Drainage DLM
Foot Reflexology
Massage therapy is a rehabilitative and preventative technique which prescribes a therapeutic massage to the connective tissue and muscles, and is generally performed manually.
The position of massage therapist is often complemented by an array of health professions, working for the medical prescriptions of therapeutic massages in full autonomy, along with aesthetic massages, for wellbeing and sports.
In the context of sports, the preparation and knowledge of the musculoskeletal system and the ability to build a synergy of work with Athletic Trainers, Physiotherapists and Sports Doctors insert the Massage Therapist as a fundamental figure to ensure correct prevention of injuries and performance optimisation.
With regard to health skills, on medical prescription, the Massage Therapist performs Massage therapy services by applying numerous techniques of Therapeutic and Hydrotherapeutic Massage against many Pathologies that have as their object the Muscles, Blood Vessels, Lymphatic Vessels and Nervous Endings of a motor type. . The treatments are indicated against muscle pain, for the relaxation of muscles and tendons, to improve lymphatic drainage, mobility and functional elasticity.
The position of massage therapist is therefore a position based upon a solid scientific base, and is thus necessary in satisfying the growing request for therapeutic massage as a preventative method, rehabilitative, as well as for the wellbeing of the person.
The fundamental point of the Massage Therapist is to become aware of their own uniqueness, not comparable to other figures in the health area, with whom, however, they constantly collaborate, with ethics and professionalism, in order to guarantee people a better quality of life.
The figure of the massage therapist works in the health sector, under medical prescription, in order to prevent and treat injuries of a traumatic nature or resulting from muscle-joint diseases.