Profession masseur / masseuse

Masseurs/masseuses perform massages to help their clients relax and de-stress according to their preferences. They use appropriate massages, equipment and oils and also instruct their clients on techniques to improve relaxation.

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Personality Type

Knowledge

  • Massage types

    Techniques used and types of massage therapies such as shiatsu, deep tissue massage, Swedish, hot stone and Thai massage.

  • Massage theory

    Principles of holistic therapeutic body massage, the application of massage techniques and the appropriate body posture, massage sequences and different mediums, massage benefits and contraindications.

  • Contraindications

    The condition under which a normally beneficial treatment can be harmful and have a counterproductive effect on a person's health.

Skills

  • Maintain customer service

    Keep the highest possible customer service and make sure that the customer service is at all times performed in a professional way. Help customers or participants feel at ease and support special requirements.

  • Apply massage therapy

    Apply massage therapy to relieve patient's pain by using various specialised techniques.

  • Identify customer's needs

    Use appropriate questions and active listening in order to identify customer expectations, desires and requirements according to product and services.

  • Manage personal professional development

    Take responsibility for lifelong learning and continuous professional development. Engage in learning to support and update professional competence. Identify priority areas for professional development based on reflection about own practice and through contact with peers and stakeholders.

  • Give massages

    Provide clients with head, hand, neck, facial or full body massages.

  • Maintain personal hygiene standards

    Preserve impeccable personal hygiene standards and have a tidy appearance.

  • Work ergonomically

    Apply ergonomy principles in the organisation of the workplace while manually handling equipment and materials.

  • Maintain privacy of service users

    Respect and maintain the dignity and privacy of the client, protecting his or her confidential information and clearly explaining policies about confidentiality to the client and other parties involved.

  • Accept own accountability

    Accept accountability for one`s own professional activities and recognise the limits of one`s own scope of practice and competencies.

  • Communicate with customers

    Respond to and communicate with customers in the most efficient and appropriate manner to enable them to access the desired products or services, or any other help they may require.

  • Develop personalised massage plan

    Determine the massage treatment to be applied based on the medical diagnosis, the prescription plan, and according to the condition of the patient.

Optional knowledge and skills

balneotherapy ensure proper appointment administration perform facial treatment pluck hair musculoskeletal anatomy kinetics cosmetics apply thermotherapy administer hydrotherapy apply acupuncture develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship maintain professional administration maintain equipment show entrepreneurial spirit administer appointments apply deep tissue massage process payments fasciatherapy provide individual exercise programmes hydrotherapy manage a small-to-medium business energy therapy etiopathy electrotherapy cosmetic pedicure order supplies reflexology conduct pregnancy massages cosmetic manicure apply sports massage use hair removal lasers shiatsu liaise with industry experts perform shiatsu massages apply aromatherapy skin types

Source: Sisyphus ODB