Why Choose A Rehab Hero Registered Massage Therapist?
Our award winning Massage Therapists are experts in assessing and treating sports and overuse injuries.
Move Pain Free.
What is Massage Therapy?
Massage therapy is a hands-on manual therapy using soft tissue manipulation and gentle joint mobilizations. It is most commonly used to prevent, recover, and relieve pain while enhancing physical function, promoting health, and relieving stress. Research has shown that therapeutic massage is effective for the treatment of acute and overuse injuries, syndromes, and stress. It can be used for spine pain, limb pain, joint pain, pulled muscles, and headaches. At Rehab Hero, RMTs specialize in massages that penetrate into the tissue for lasting relief.
What Should I Expect?
During your first appointment, you will meet your RMT to complete a history assessment so they can understand how you got injured. From there a physical assessment will follow that will be used to determine your treatment plan. They may test your range of motion, muscle tests, or orthopedic tests depending on your injury. Once you have given your consent to treatment, your therapist will give you time to change if needed and treatment will begin.
Top Rated Service
With our massage therapists, you can expect rehab or prehab exercises, ergonomic advice, joint mobilizations in addition to traditional massage. This includes performance optimization, maintenance care and acute pain recovery. Rehab Hero Massage therapists work closely with the rest of the healthcare team, communicating directly with your medical doctor, chiropractor, or physiotherapist on your request. Using personalized treatment techniques our therapists provide options suitable for everyone.
At Rehab Hero all of our RMTs are registered practitioners of CMTO. Our RMTs are fully qualified & registered professionals with completed diplomas at a recognized massage therapy school. Our massage therapists have knowledge beyond the average unregulated masseuse in anatomy, biomechanics, and disorders. Our goal is to give the best massage in Markham.
Why Choose a Rehab Hero Massage Therapist?
At Rehab Hero, we have a culture where everyone has an undying thirst to learn. We continually participate in continued education courses to upgrade techniques and knowledge.
Rehab Hero massage therapists will use a variety of myofascial techniques that are specific to your injury. As the company name suggests, our RMTs are rehabilitation experts, suiting their treatments to optimize your life.
You can be at ease knowing our therapists want you to get better fast. Our RMTs will listen to your specific issues and provide therapy to give you immediate and long term relief.
Conditions Treated by Massage Therapy
- Muscle Tension & Spasm
- Pregnancy Related Pain
- Sports and Overuse Injuries
- Pre- or Post-Surgical Injuries
- Frozen Shoulder
- Golfer’s Elbow, Tennis Elbow
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Back Pain
- Postural Strain
- Sciatica
- Leg Pain
- Hip and Knee Injuries
- Ankle Sprains
- Headaches & Migraines
- Neck Pain
- Rotator Cuff Tears / Shoulder Impingement
How Does Massage Work?
The following are benefits of massage therapy:
- Increased circulation to promote muscle recovery
- Reduction of muscle spasms and tension
- Increased flexibility for better function
- Lower physical stress to improve rehabilitation
- Improves regular breathing through relaxation
- Better posture by correcting tension-length imbalances
- Improves exercise recovery by targeting overused muscles
When Should I See a RMT?
You should see a RMT if you have or want to prevent an injury, or if you want a healthier lifestyle. As part of Rehab Hero, our RMTs are also experts in knowing exercise science.
Massage therapy works alongside with physiotherapy, chiropractic and osteopathy by promoting the recovery process.
You can see a massage therapist for head and neck, back, leg or arm, and/or foot massage.
What Do I Wear?
It is best to wear athletic clothing during your massage therapy treatments. Movement is required during the assessment and exercise prescription component of your Sport Massage or Deep Tissue Massage appointment. You do not disrobe at our clinic at all, everything can be completed in the comfort of your own clothes.
Types of Techniques
Deep Tissue
Deep tissue massage is used to relieve muscle trigger points and adhesions that can decrease circulation, increase pain, and decrease motion. It helps muscle pain by reducing inflammation-related pain caused by conditions like tendinitis. This will decrease muscle tension and improve muscle recovery. Just like your first workout, know that it is typical to feel muscle soreness over 1-3 days following treatment.
Sport Massage
Unlike a spa massage or Thai massage, sport massage aims to improve your movement and performance. Although created to help athletes, a sedentary person can also benefit from a sports massage. It uses massage with movement and stretching techniques to recruit your muscles for a therapeutic effect. Similar to deep tissue massage, it is common to experience muscle soreness over 1-3 days following your first treatment. The relief afterwards make it easy to fall in love with this treatment style.
Cupping
Cupping originates from Ancient Chinese techniques that increases blood flow and relieves muscle tension by pulling on fascia. The suction from the cup causes blood to move to the surface to promote circulation, which causes a dark purple or red circular mark after treatment that lasts from a few days to a week.
Scraping
Scraping is slang for Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM). This technique uses a massage tool to create fascial movement and blood circulation. Like cupping, bruising or redness does occur and may last for a few days after treatment. This technique can also be used for tissues that are tough to massage like tendons or ligaments.
Myofascial Release Therapy
Myofascial Release Therapy (MRT) refers to the treatment of muscles and fascia together. Fascia is the connective tissue surrounding muscle bellies to hold them intact (much like a sheath). When limited, fascia can decrease range of motion and lead to movement compensations and pain.
Trigger Point Therapy
Trigger point therapy is used to treat myofascial referral pain. Trigger Point therapy includes sustained deep pressure to muscles and fascia to help reduce muscular tension. The more accurate the trigger point therapy is, the better the results will be.
Joint Mobilization
Joint mobilization uses passive movement of a joint which provides a therapeutic effect, decreases pain and increases range of motion. This technique can be used for all joints of the body including the hands, knees, hips, back and neck.
Medical Acupuncture
Certified massage therapists can use medical acupuncture and electroacupuncture for improved pain relief and physical function. Fine solid needles are inserted into anatomical structures and may be stimulated with electricity to achieve therapeutic results. This can be done in during regular massage therapy treatments in addition to the aforementioned massage techniques.
Are You Located Near Me?
Our Markham clinic is conveniently located near the 53 Steeles TTC bus stop for commuters, and is found just off of the 404 highway with ample parking spaces for drivers. This massage therapy clinic is found near the Woodbine and Steeles intersection and offers ample amounts of free parking spaces.
Our Toronto clinic is located at the heart of North York at Sheppard and Yonge. With direct access to the TTC subway station, you can find us on the 8th floor of the Hullmark Centre.