Massage therapist
Code 3255.1
Massage therapists provide therapeutic massage treatments to improve the well-being of their clients. They perform a variety of massage types such as shiatsu and swedish massage, according to their client's needs and preferences.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- human anatomy
- musculoskeletal anatomy
- contraindications
- massage theory
- massage types
- skin types
Skills and competences
- accept own accountability
- communicate with customers
- give massages
- develop personalised massage plan
- empathise with the healthcare user
- apply massage therapy
- manage healthcare users' data
- identify customer's needs
- maintain customer service
- maintain work area cleanliness
- discuss the medical history of the healthcare user
- work ergonomically
Transversal competences
- maintain privacy of service users
- provide health education
- maintain personal hygiene standards
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences