Comments on: Physical Therapist and Massage Therapist? http://www.findmassagetherapy.info/physical-therapy-massage/physical-therapist-and-massage-therapist Benefit From Massage Therapy Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:54:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: mistify http://www.findmassagetherapy.info/physical-therapy-massage/physical-therapist-and-massage-therapist/comment-page-1#comment-1640 mistify Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:08:59 +0000 http://www.findmassagetherapy.info/physical-therapy-massage/physical-therapist-and-massage-therapist#comment-1640 "non..offered" is correct. You will learn some basic massage techniques as a physical therapist but will only use them occasionally. If you want to truely do massage therapy, you will get a lot more comprehensive education in massage by going to massage therapy school which can be completed in as little as ten months. Massage can really only be used as part of a comprehensive rehabilitation program (when done by a PT) and truth be told, most PTs are getting away from performing massage because it doesn't teach the patient how to self manage their condition. We still use manual therapy techniques on a much more ferquent basis which is part of a physical therapists education, but not an MT. If massage is really your passion, you might be disappointed as a PT. However, if you really want to be a comprehensive therapist, complete your PT degree and then do some continuing education in other massage techniques. good luck<br><b>References : </b><br>I am a PT "non..offered" is correct. You will learn some basic massage techniques as a physical therapist but will only use them occasionally. If you want to truely do massage therapy, you will get a lot more comprehensive education in massage by going to massage therapy school which can be completed in as little as ten months.

Massage can really only be used as part of a comprehensive rehabilitation program (when done by a PT) and truth be told, most PTs are getting away from performing massage because it doesn't teach the patient how to self manage their condition. We still use manual therapy techniques on a much more ferquent basis which is part of a physical therapists education, but not an MT.

If massage is really your passion, you might be disappointed as a PT. However, if you really want to be a comprehensive therapist, complete your PT degree and then do some continuing education in other massage techniques.

good luck
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]]> By: non_offensive_nickname http://www.findmassagetherapy.info/physical-therapy-massage/physical-therapist-and-massage-therapist/comment-page-1#comment-1639 non_offensive_nickname Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:22:59 +0000 http://www.findmassagetherapy.info/physical-therapy-massage/physical-therapist-and-massage-therapist#comment-1639 Physical Therapy is in the process of transitioning from a Master's Degree program to a Doctorate program for licensure. Massage therapy is a 500 hour program that can be completed in about half a year if you take it on a full time basis, and depending on where you take it. Physical Therapy is a much more comprehensive program, which does teach you to do massage, but the massage therapists are the true experts at massage as it's our primary profession. So in a nutshell, if you're a licensed Physical Therapist, the umbrella of your licensure does cover giving therapeutic massage. Physical Therapists have some diagnosing and prescribing capabilities, which is FAR beyond the scope of a Massage Therapist's legal capabilities.<br><b>References : </b><br>MT student who worked in a PT clinic. If I could go back 20 years, I'd have gone to school for PT. Physical Therapy is in the process of transitioning from a Master's Degree program to a Doctorate program for licensure. Massage therapy is a 500 hour program that can be completed in about half a year if you take it on a full time basis, and depending on where you take it.

Physical Therapy is a much more comprehensive program, which does teach you to do massage, but the massage therapists are the true experts at massage as it's our primary profession.

So in a nutshell, if you're a licensed Physical Therapist, the umbrella of your licensure does cover giving therapeutic massage. Physical Therapists have some diagnosing and prescribing capabilities, which is FAR beyond the scope of a Massage Therapist's legal capabilities.
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MT student who worked in a PT clinic. If I could go back 20 years, I'd have gone to school for PT.

]]> By: Eydaz http://www.findmassagetherapy.info/physical-therapy-massage/physical-therapist-and-massage-therapist/comment-page-1#comment-1638 Eydaz Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:56:59 +0000 http://www.findmassagetherapy.info/physical-therapy-massage/physical-therapist-and-massage-therapist#comment-1638 actually the two of it were almost the same..but more interesting if you join Dental Therapist like me..<br><b>References : </b><br>my own life... actually the two of it were almost the same..but more interesting if you join Dental Therapist like me..
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