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Massage for a Sore Jaw

How Massage Therapy Can Help Relieve TMJD Your jaw hurts. It clicks and pops. You might not be able to open your mouth all the way. It might even temporarily lock up out of the blue. That’s TMJD. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction is a…

Massage therapist Sheena Taggart is based in Bragg Creek Alberta, outside of Calgary

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Vaccine Requirements at MH Vicars School

All MH Vicars School of Massage Therapy students and clients are required to show proof that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. If you have not been vaccinated, you will need to provide a recent negative test result every time you…

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Massage For Tension Headaches

How Massage Therapy Can Help Solve Tension Headaches For many people, a tension headache acts something like a “check engine” light: it’s your body telling you that something is off balance, and you should stop and pay attention. Anything…

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What You Need to Know Before Your First Massage

Your Most “Pressing” Massage Therapy Questions, Answered! Making an appointment for a therapeutic massage treatment from a professional RMT is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. Massage therapy has proven benefits for your…

Alumni, Career Information, News

Graduate Spotlight: Claudia Wattel

For our latest entry in our graduate spotlight series, we’re switching things up a bit. Instead of interviewing a grad and writing about our conversation, we handed over the whole blog to her! In this post, Claudia Wattel tells…

COVID-19, News

MH Vicars Will Maintain COVID-19 Protocols for September 2021

As of the end of August, most of Alberta’s public health measures targeting COVID-19 will end. This includes most mask mandates, contact tracing, and isolation requirements. With this controversial decision it appears that schools will…

Alumni, Career Information

Communicating, Collaborating and What You Learn When You Open a Business

Q & A with Jocelyn Stewart: RMT and owner of Sunrae Massage and Wellness A career in massage therapy called to Jocelyn Stewart. She enrolled in the 2-year program at MH Vicars School of Massage Therapy in Edmonton and graduated…

Preliminary Accreditation Granted Seal of the CMTCA

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MH Vicars School Earns Preliminary Accreditation from CMTCA

MH Vicars School of Massage Therapy is proud to announce that we have been granted Preliminary Accreditation status from the Canadian Massage Therapy Council for Accreditation. This status is an important milestone for our school,…

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The Anatomy of a Great RMT: The Top 5 Qualities All Amazing Massage Therapists Share

Looking for a Career Where You Can Help Others and Stay Active? Massage Therapy May Be the Right Fit for You! What is a Registered Massage Therapist? A Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) is a licensed healthcare professional who is trained…

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Massage Therapy Training: 6 Tips to Help You Choose The Best School for You

Ready to Begin Your New Career? This Essential Info Will Help You Get Started Massage therapy is a thriving, in-demand career, ideal for people from all walks of life who put “helping others” at the top of their career bucket list. It’s…

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Massage Therapist Dress Code

What Do Massage Therapists Wear? There are lots of wonderful things about being a massage therapist. Some of them are big and obvious: helping people heal, being your own boss, building strong therapeutic relationships with regular clients…the…

Education

How Geriatric Massage Therapy Can Help Improve the Quality of Life for Seniors

From Reducing Pain to Improving Balance, Massage Has Big Benefits for Older Adults To get older is a privilege. But it’s not always comfortable—years of adventure take their toll on the body and on the mind. As the decades add up,are so…

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Benefits of Massage for Mental Health

From Depression to PTSD, Massage Therapists Can Play a Key Role in Mental Health Care When your neck is stiff after too many hours working at the computer, or a long run left your hamstrings screaming, you pick up the phone and call your favourite…

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Find Your Work-Life Balance as a Registered Massage Therapist

Create a Balanced, Healthy Lifestyle as an RMT Work-life balance is high on the list of career must-haves for almost everyone. Looking to break free of the 9-5 and the culture of being constantly connected to the office by text, phone, or…

COVID-19, News

Massage Therapy in 2021: Despite the Pandemic, the Profession Continues to Grow

How COVID-19 has changed things for RMTs and massage therapy schools When COVID-19 arrived in Canada, none of us knew how it would affect our lives. And as massage therapists, we were also worried about our livelihoods. What would happen to…

Career Information, Business, Education

Massage Therapy Education Opens Doors to Unique Employment Opportunities

A Career in Massage Therapy Can Provide Many Ideal Job Options Have you ever said to yourself “one day, I’ll have more time for myself?” If you’re a shift worker or you’ve been stuck in the 9-5 rat race for too many years, it may…

Education

12 Benefits of Prenatal and Postpartum Massage for Mothers

Massage is Highly Beneficial for Expectant and New Moms Becoming a mother is a beautiful thing. Any parent can tell you that welcoming a child into your family will change your entire life. But if you’re the one giving birth to that…

Career Information, Business

A Career in Massage Therapy – 9 Ways it Can Change Your Life

Train for a Career in Massage Therapy and Begin a Successful, Rewarding Career A career in massage therapy can change your entire life. If you’ve ever felt trapped in a dead-end job, wishing you could work in a real career where you could…

Alumni, Business

How this rural RMT turned thoughtful client education into an award-winning marketing strategy

Please join us in congratulating MH Vicars School graduate Sheena Taggart, winner of the 2020 Peter Martin Award of Excellence from the Massage Therapists Association of Alberta. The Peter Martin Award is an annual prize that honours recent…