ISCO Occupation Group 3255.3 Massage Therapist
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Massage Therapist: 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
- Maintain Privacy Of Service Users
- Maintain Customer Service
- Musculoskeletal Anatomy
- Human Anatomy
- Identify Customer'S Needs
- Massage Types
- Apply Massage Therapy
- Discuss The Medical History Of The Healthcare User
- Maintain Personal Hygiene Standards
- Manage Healthcare Users' Data
- Give Massages
- Communicate With Customers
- Maintain Work Area Cleanliness
- Develop Personalised Massage Plan
- Skin Types
- Accept Own Accountability
- Work Ergonomically
- Provide Health Education
- Empathise With The Healthcare User
- Contraindications
- Massage Theory
Optional Skills
- Apply Acupuncture
- Administer Hydrotherapy
- Etiopathy
- Provide Individual Exercise Programmes
- Process Medical Insurance Claims
- Reiki
- Cosmetic Pedicure
- Administrative Tasks In A Medical Environment
- Pluck Hair
- Develop A Collaborative Therapeutic Relationship
- Administer Appointments
- Fasciatherapy
- Show Entrepreneurial Spirit
- Maintain Equipment
- Kinetics
- Maintain Professional Administration
- Electrotherapy
- Apply Sports Massage
- Hydrotherapy
- Rehabilitation
- Human Physiology
- Cosmetic Manicure
- Process Payments
- Balneotherapy
- Liaise With Industry Experts
- Pathology
- Sport And Exercise Medicine
- Comply With Legislation Related To Health Care
- Phytotherapy
- Conduct Pregnancy Massages
- Manage A Small-To-Medium Business
- Order Supplies
- Perform Facial Treatment
- Shiatsu
- Cosmetics
- Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage
- Health Care Legislation
- Use Hair Removal Lasers
- Energy Therapy
- Tai Chi
- Apply Aromatherapy
- Health Care System
- Ensure Proper Appointment Administration
- Apply Thermotherapy
- Apply Deep Tissue Massage
- Reflexology
Alternative Names
- Medical Massage Therapist
- Shiatsu Massage Therapist
- Professional Masseur
- Medical Masseur
- Acupressure Treatment Specialist
- Masseuse
- Professional Massage Therapist
- Thai Massage Therapist
- Swedish Massage Therapist
- Reflexology Massage Therapist
- Masseur
- Clinical Masseur
- Deep Tissue Massage Therapist
- Body Massage Therapist