https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umPhBPyXjE0
Jackie's Sports Massage Therapy MOVIE
Lomi Lomi - An Unique Healing Massage Of Hawaii
Massage therapists may work in one or more of the following areas:
Therapeutic or relaxation massage: to promote wellbeing, improve sleep, treat anxiety and tension, and enhance a range of systemic body functions such as circulation.
Remedial massage: to assist in rehabilitation, pain and injury management. A range of manual therapy techniques may be employed in treatment, such as deep connective tissue massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Muscle Energy Techniques, Direct and Indirect Myofascial Techniques, and Neuromuscular Facilitation.
Sports massage: to treat and prevent injuries, improve recovery, flexibility and endurance, and enhance the performance of athletes.
Structural bodywork: to address postural and biomechanical patterns of strain.
Lymphatic drainage and lymphoedema management: to support and enhance the primary care of patients whose lymphatic system has been compromised by a variety of chronic or acute illnesses.
Myotherapy: to assess and treat myofascial pain and dysfunction.
Oncology, palliative care and geriatric massage: to support the primary care of patients with chronic illness and a broad range of quality-of-life issues.
Pregnancy and pediatric massage: to support the primary care of pregnant women and infants.
Oriental massage: to enhance mental and physical wellbeing through the stimulation of specific pressure points. It includes Shiatsu, acupressure and Tui Na.
***
Massage therapists must engage in reflection on their clinical practice to ensure that boundaries are not being compromised by themselves or challenged by their clients. Signs that the professional boundary may have eroded include:
• developing strong feelings for a client • consistently spending more time with a particular client
• having very personal conversations with a client
• receiving private calls from a client on a nonbusiness number
• receiving gifts of a personal, intimate or inappropriate nature
• believing only you can offer the right treatment to a client.
POLICY Massage therapists are required to:
• be aware of the power relationship that exists between the client and the therapist
• work within the massage therapy scope of practice and refer clients to other health practitioners when relevant
• disclose information to clients regarding your qualifications, treatment procedures and goals
• establish a clinic policies and procedures manual that includes details of operating hours, fee schedule and third party provider rebates
• maintain high standards of client history compilation, note taking and storage of client files
• obtain informed consent at the start of and throughout the treatment
• wear a uniform or suitable professional attire
• be aware of the client’s emotional state, look for signs of clients becoming dependent and make appropriate referrals when necessary
• refuse or terminate a treatment if the client’s behaviour is sexually inappropriate or abusive
• terminate the therapeutic relationship immediately if there is a risk of becoming romantically or intimately involved with a client
• refuse treatment if a client is under the influence of alcohol or unlawful drugs
• refrain from treating clients if a prescribed medication may impair professional judgement and interfere with ability to practise.
POLICY Massage therapists are required to:
• ensure that clients wear underpants during the massage treatment. Clients may also wear a bra. If the bra is to be undone, consent must be sought.
• explain draping procedures prior to the commencement of the session and seek appropriate consent • only expose the part of the body being massaged
• ensure that the client is comfortable with their draping at all times
• adjust the draping if a client indicates discomfort. This includes non-verbal signs of discomfort such as pulling up the towel
• have a therapeutic rationale for any change of draping
• give the client clear verbal instructions concerning draping procedures
• obtain consent when tucking linen into the client’s underpants and when moving underpants
• adapt the treatment plan if a client wants to remain fully or partially clothed during the treatment
• allow the client to dress and undress in private. Do not re-enter the room without ascertaining that the client is ready. If a client requires assistance with dressing or undressing, modesty should be maintained at all times.
• provide the client with sufficient draping to cover their body before leaving the room for them to undress. Give clear verbal instructions on how the client should position themselves on the table and how to arrange the draping and supports. page 24 Draping ©
ensure that the client remains covered if they require assistance on and off the massage table
• use fresh draping and linen for each client
• maintain draping close to the client’s body when changing their position on the table
• ask the client to hold the draping in position for some areas, such as near breast tissue and the groin • obtain consent to place hand(s) underneath the draping
• check that the client is warm enough with the draping used
• use lightweight draping if the client is too warm
• use draping at all times, even if the client asks for it to be removed.
http://www.amt.org.au/downloads/practice-resources/AMT-code-of-practice-final.pdf
POLICY Informal/verbal complaint Massage therapists are required to:
• make a time to meet with the client or telephone them to discuss the complaint
• listen carefully to the client’s concerns and treat them with due respect and deference
• try to understand the situation from the client’s point of view
• be aware of differing views of what happened and what was said
• summarise the client’s concerns to reassure them that they have been understood
• give the client a calm and clear explanation of what happened from their own point of view
• keep a record of the conversation and the client’s concerns, and all necessary details (date of incident, nature of incident, date of conversation) and provide a copy of this to the client to ensure it is factually correct • offer an apology if warranted
• ask the client what would resolve their concerns
• try to negotiate a solution with the client
• identify any issues or gaps in the quality of care that have been highlighted by the complaint, and institute policies and procedures to address them.
Massage therapists should not:
• flirt or use sexually suggestive language or touch
• tolerate sexually suggestive behaviour from clients
• touch the clients genitals, perineum or breasts. The specific circumstances under which massage of breast tissue may be undertaken are outlined in the Breast Massage Standard of Practice.
• engage in gossip or irrelevant chatter with clients
• use the therapeutic relationship to initiate or foster friendships with clients
• interact with clients via personal social media accounts or pages. This includes accepting friendship requests from clients on Facebook. Social media interactions with clients should be restricted to pages that exclusively promote business/clinical activities.
• become romantically involved or enter into a sexual relationship with a client
• engage in counselling or psychoanalysis of clients
• practise under the influence of alcohol or unlawful drugs.
Massage therapists do not:
• undrape or touch the perineum or genitals
• undrape or touch the breasts unless there is a clear therapeutic rationale for doing so. The specific circumstances under which massage of breast tissue may be undertaken are outlined in the AMT Breast Massage Standard of Practice.
• carry used linen against the body.
• slide hand(s) underneath the draping or work underneath draping without informed consent.
• Guide to Complaint Handling in Health Care Services http://www.health.vic.gov.au/hsc/downloads/ complaints_handling.pdf
• Complaints Management Handbook for the Health Care Services http://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/wpcontent/uploads/2012/01/complntmgmthbk. pdf
No comments:
Post a Comment