This week, from October 23-29, help celebrate the diverse ways that massage therapy can help people get back to doing what they love!

Share your story about the positive impact that massage therapy has had on your life using the hashtags #MyRMTGotMeBack and #MTAW to help spread the word about the important role RMTs play in healthcare.

80% of people will experience back pain in their lifetime, and back pain is a common reason for work absence. Massage therapy can help people with back pain relieve their pain and improve their function, ultimately helping them return to work to the job they love.

This week, share how your RMT got you back to doing the job you love. #MyRMTGotMeBack #MTAW

Chronic pain can prevent people from participating in their activities of daily living which can include personal hygiene, dressing, or just walking around at home. Massage therapy can help reduce chronic pain and improve physical function.

This week, share how your RMT got you back to your regular daily activities. #MyRMTGotMeBack #MTAW

Whether you’re a professional athlete just like to enjoy your favourite sport on weekends, or everything in between, sports can lead to musculoskeletal pain or injury that can take you out of the game you love. Massage therapy can help treat sports-related pain and injury and get you back in the game.

This week, share how your RMT got you back to enjoying your favourite sport. #MyRMTGotMeBack #MTAW

If you have kids, grandkids, or other important children in your life, you’ll want to be able to keep up with them! However, active play can often put a strain on your body. Massage therapy can help relieve that pain and help you keep up with the active kids in your life.

This week, share how your RMT got you back to keeping up with the active kids in your life. #MyRMTGotMeBack #MTAW

Whether it’s raking, dusting or organizing, many chores involve repetitive motions and can leave you feeling sore for days afterwards. Massage therapy can help relieve the back pain and other types of musculoskeletal pain that can come from overdoing it with chores, and help you do what you need to do around the house pain free.

This week, share how your RMT got you back to taking care of chores around the house pain-free. #MyRMTGotMeBack #MTAW

Muscle and joint pain, especially persistent pain, is common in seniors. It can be caused by osteoarthritis or other chronic conditions, but also can be caused by injury or overuse, or may have no known cause.  If you’re experiencing aches and pains as you age, your RMT can help you find relief and get you back to activities you enjoyed when you were younger.

This week, share how your RMT got you back to the activities you enjoyed when you were younger. #MyRMYGotMeBack #MTAW

Stress can have a variety of physical symptoms including musculoskeletal pain. This can include but is not limited to low back pain, shoulder pain, neck pain, as well as chronic pain in general.  Massage therapy can relieve the physical pain associated with stress as well as help get you back to living a life less impacted by stress.

This week, share how your RMT got you back to living a life with less symptoms of stress. #MyRMTGotMeBack #MTAW