Registered Massage Therapist (manual therapy / acupuncture / cupping)


Registered Massage Therapist (manual therapy / acupuncture / cupping)

Registered Massage Therapist (manual therapy / acupuncture / cupping)

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(1).Charity for those who temporarily lost financial capacity of making a payment, the 45 minutes acupuncture treatment is free, if can provide reliable referrals. -2024
(2).Reduced price for retired from Canada job or current registered Canadian professionals.
(3).Policy of the treatment costs reflects the all things considered in 2024
(4).All Google Links on this webpage are secured safe Google files which can be open by copy - paste / drag into your web browser. Text to me at 416-540-0870 if have any questions.

Hello, I'm Jerry Nie, a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) with over a decade of clinic experience in medical therapy of Ontario. I began my journey in 2011 after graduated from the eminent Sutherland-Chan School of Massage Therapy, Toronto, Canada.

Over the years, my practice has evolved, with a growing focus on assisting individuals recovering from sports and work-related injuries. My mission is to provide effective pain management solutions and help my clients regain their active and professional lives.

My success is owed to the incredible patients who have supported me on this journey. They have inspired me to continually seek more effective pain treatments and recovery methods. I'm immensely grateful for their feedback, trust, and contributions to my growth.

Now, I am excited to share my expertise with a community of like-minded individuals. My intention is to not only provide exceptional manual therapy but also to share my knowledge in medical and other meaningful areas that intellectual involved.

My clients are mature, responsible, and well-educated professionals. I draw inspiration from them, collaborating to alleviate their pain and promote overall well-being. Reflecting on my career, I attribute my medical skills to two core qualities: academic curiosity and a commitment to finding the good in people.

In today's world, mental well-being plays a significant role in physical health. I hope that sharing my personal insights can support my current and future clients on their path to pain relief.

However, I must acknowledge that my expertise may not be suitable for individuals whose minds are clouded by greed, anger, privilege, or dishonesty. If you resonate with my client base, I invite you to reach out. If not, I encourage you to explore other options better suited to your needs.

Thank you for considering my services and taking the time to learn more about me. I look forward to the opportunity to work together in the summer of 2023.
Warm regards,
Jerry Nie, 2024

At the first, selfceare is not only free of the cost, also important: “The greatest medicine of all is teaching people how not to need it.”－Hippocrates. Google Link file leads to "Self-Care" resources and suggestions as follows:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tinuEH5XxbHArByCcLQawLACVhK6lZgLnITbYWG3I6o/edit?usp=sharing
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Google Link file leads to Service of Manual Therapy or Real Estate Service:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XvXTmnoAPW06afyCw8fL4veSUBOMbTj5UUCIVFm1vjw/
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*Only offer the government regulated medical treatment under the regulation and professional standards ( contact your HR manager, your insurance company or my health law representative ).
*Massage therapy is within public safety policies and is enforced by the law in Ontario.

I am using gloves and using Personal Protection Equipment, such as the musk; All facilities and equipments are sanitized by standards of Public Health Ontario.
Patients are not requested to be on the mask in general, but always required to follow public health rules and showing their respects to the regulations and other people's safety.

Please do not come if have any symptoms of Sneeze, Coughing, Open wounds, or Disease that in the stage of Public Transferable and Contagious to healthcare workers.

To start with Google link file for Manual Therapy/ Massage Therapist treatment:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oV7hi-MvXc11PKppht1wcRm7M3_KcPUW1fnH-wDKYsE

My medical treatment specialties:
1. Injuries.
2. Pain.
3. Stress.
In Ontario, Extended Personal Health Insurance may include Massage Therapy, you need to call your HR or your Insurance company for verification if your policy covers:
- Manual therapy by Massage Therapist ( Insurer usually call it "Massage Therapy").
- Acupuncture by Massage Therapist ( insured by Massage Therapist quota - Not covered by Acupuncturist insurance quota.)
- Cupping by Massage Therapist.
- Prenatal / Postnatal pregnancy massage by Massage Therapist.
- Massage Therapist Massage (anything insured under Massage Therapist policy quota).

Ways of the treatment - " Style " (copy paste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU3r4fQsCEo):
1. Usually lotion/oil free( as an option to be fully clothed), Medical manual body manipulation.
2. Cupping over the muscles ( usually only applicable to the neck and back areas)
3. Acupuncture over the exposed muscles.
4. Could be on Massage Chair/ Massage Table, Office chair, or on the floor as options.
5. Treatment could be a mixture of all those medical techniques, commodities ( no extra cost ) with ongoing discussion and consent.

* The treatment prices listed are one for all - No Hidden Cost, No Extra Cost.
HST /GST is applicable, as dental office payment does.
* Patient must pay upfront, using issued receipt to claim to insurance company by self.

Payment:
Not Offering Direct Billing: Patient has to pay in exchange of Massage Therapy Receipt; Later, email this receipt to your Insurance company for reimbursement.
Payable: Electronic transfer. Credit Card. Cash.

Contact:
Jerry Nie, Registered Massage Therapist of Ontario.
[email protected] Text: 416-540-0870
Member of College of Massage Therapists of Ontario, 2011
Member of Registered Massage Therapist Association of Ontario, 2009
BA of Art/Science, Queens University, Kingston, Canada. 2000

" We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know. " - W. H. Auden

* There is no female massage therapist
** We are Protected by one the best attorney office of Canada - Jordan Glick of GlickLaw, Toronto, Canada. https://glicklaw.ca/
Legal representative: Jordan Glick, Glicklaw, Toronto. 416-596-2960

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How to start?
Please download and fill-in Intake and Consent Forms before come-in , email to us:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eFW90K1FKTSgnP3L6nqh4uxWHG5I9c4AR87m40wFmls/edit?usp=sharing

Patient must authorize the Consent Form before the treatment, to follow the regulation of the College of the registered massage therapist Ontario, the regulated health authority, the law authority.

Official regulations of written consent must be filed before RMT intake and treatment:
College of Registered Massage Therapist Ontario. February 9, 2021
Standard of Practice: Consent
Client Outcome
The client receives the information they need to make an informed decision about their care and is given the opportunity to ask questions of their RMT. Assessment and/or treatment only begins after the client has given the RMT consent. The client is aware they can withdraw their consent at any time.
Registered Massage Therapist Outcome
The Registered Massage Therapist (RMT/MT) obtains informed consent (consent) from clients or their substitute decision-makers prior to and throughout assessment and treatment. Requirements
1. Prior to conducting an assessment, providing treatment, or modifying a treatment plan the RMT must obtain the client’s consent. Consent must include a discussion with the client about the following six elements:
The nature of the treatment; The expected benefits; Risks and side effects; Alternative courses of action; Likely consequences of not having treatment; and The client’s right to ask questions about the information provided and that assessment or treatment will be stopped or modified at any time at their request.
2. If the RMT does not have sufficient information about the risks, benefits and
contraindications of a modality or product, including topical products and lubricants, then consent cannot be obtained, and the modality or product must not be used or applied during the treatment.
3. The RMT obtains the client’s written informed consent prior to every assessment and/or treatment of sensitive areas including the upper inner thighs, chest wall muscles, and the breasts. Breasts must not be touched except when assessment and/ or treatment of the breast is requested by the client for a clinically indicated reason (for example, surgical intervention or perinatal care). Written informed consent must also be obtained prior to assessing and/or treating the buttocks (gluteal muscles), but can be obtained once per treatment plan (then verbally prior to every treatment).
4. Consent must relate to the assessment and/or treatment being proposed, be voluntary and not obtained through misrepresentation or fraud.
5. The client who is providing consent must be capable. If the client is incapable, then a substitute decision-maker can provide consent on behalf of the client. If a client is incapable and no substitute decision-maker is available, RMTs must refuse to provide assessment and/or treatment.
6. The RMT must monitor the client throughout assessment and treatment and, when appropriate, reverify consent.
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Recent clinic review of my treatment cases:
An acupuncture technique to relieve chronic back pain and tension - horizontal needle insertion
Jerry Nie, registered massage therapist of Ontario, Canada. August 26, 2023
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Case 1.
Patient is a professional athlete.

For last ten years, patient feels tightness and aching started from the upper back and shoulder, extended towards the back of the right side head, and pulling the right side of the back head and causing his headache, mainly on right side.

The patient also felt a 'locked like' thoracic spin vertebra between shoulders, and related pain restricted the upper thoracic rotation, and made the breath shallow.

The patient has been in the regular physiotherapy and chiropractor treatment every two weeks for last ten years, including acupuncture, short wave, muscle strength therapy etc..

In the clinic assessment, the patient's cervical spin normal in active range of motion, and the thoracic spin normal in extension, flexion.

The patient's aching located at erectors of thoracic vertebra number 8 when doing active range of motion of the thoracic rotation around 10 degree, on both side.

The patient agree our treatment plan of acupuncture treatment on the upper and mid-back to improve his thoracic range of the motion and release the symptoms of the headache and the tension of the mid-back and the scalp.

Treatment techniques:

Horizontal needle insertion by lifting the skin, needles were about 5-10 millimetres deep parallel to the skin.

Needle locations:

Bilateral suboccipital ( Gallblader meridian GB 20, Vertical insertion, 2 milimeter )

Bilateral 1.5” to Thoracic vertebra 2, (Blader meridian BL 12)

Bilateral 1.5” to Thoracic vertebra 3, (Blader meridian BL 13)

Bilateral 1.5” to Thoracic vertebra 5, (Blader meridian BL 15)

Bilateral 1.5” to Thoracic vertebra 7, (Blader meridian BL 17)

R lateral 3” to Thoracic vertebra 3, (Blader meridian BL 42)

R lateral 3” to Thoracic vertebra 5, (Blader meridian BL 44)

R lateral 3” to Thoracic vertebra 7, (Blader meridian BL 46)

Thoracic vertebra 9, ( Du meridian Du 8)

Needles are 30 millimetre long x 0.2 millimetre in diameter.

Needles was left for 15 minutes, removed after.

After the acupuncture, patient’s symptoms of the headache, tight neck, aching were reported none and the patient's breathing were very easy and deep.

The symptom didn’t come back for about two weeks, until the patient got next injuries in weight training and thus causing symptoms reoccurrence.


Case 2.
A late 30’ labor worker, had mid-back aching up and down for over 6 years; The patient had been in physiotherapy and chiropractor treatments for couple of years, and claimed no progress in the symptom.

In my clinic assessment, the patient's right side “hand behind back ( HBB )” test positive on the right side thoracic region of T 4 to T 7.

Palpation followed proved the symptoms could be triggered by compression of the right side thoracic number 7 pedicle, close to the spine.

The patient agreed our treatment plan of acupuncture on the mid-back soft tissues of the thoracic region.

In the treatment, needles were horizontally inserted by lifting the skin; Needles are about 2-10 millimetres deep parallel to the skin; Needles are 50 millimetre long x 0.3 millimetre in diameter.

Acupuncture location:

Thoracic vertebra 9, ( Du meridian Du 8)

Right 1.5” to Thoracic vertebra 5, (Bladder meridian BL 15)

Right 1.5” to Thoracic vertebra 7, (Bladder meridian BL 17)

Treatment last about 10 minutes.

After removing the needles, the patient did not feel aching or pain on the back when doing 5 times face down push-ups; And the “hand behind back ( HBB )” test was not causing the symptom anymore.

In the clinic following up after 7 days, the patient reported no symptom.

Discussion and conclusion

1. How acupuncture works?

As time of this report written, understanding the acupuncture’s mechanism is incomplete. So the simple direct answer to the question is - “uncertain”.

Meanwhile, concurrent literatures agree on that the acupuncture can changing behave of the nerve systems by releasing neurotransmitters, cytokines, and growth factors. Acupuncture mechanism has been proved able to involve into action of the peripheral nervous system, spinal cord and brain; And improving release of endogenous opioid like body secretion substances in the brain.

Current medical research also proved that acupuncture can stimulate releasing a list of Hormones and neuropeptides: betta-endophin, serotonin, oxytocin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, corticotropin-release hormone, cholecystokinin, acetylcholine, insulin. Acupuncture can improve the body immune modulation, benefit the inflammation heal process, as important part of helping human immunological heal process.

2. What is the difference between horizontal direction needling and ‘normal’ vertical needling?

My needling in the two cases above is not vertical insertion, but parallel to the surface of the skin.

It took two steps: vertical insertion of about 2 millimetres, then the body of the needle went to the direction parallel to the surface of the skin.

3. What is the difference between the ‘cosmetic’ acupuncture and the horizontal direction needling?

A. The cosmetic acupuncture is purposed to improve the cosmetic effect of the patient; The horizontal direction acupuncture is to reduce the pain and aching.

B. The cosmetic acupuncture is a vertical insertion; the horizontal direction acupuncture is mainly a horizontal insertion.

C. They are applied to different locations also, one mainly on patient's face and the other is mainly on the neck, shoulder, and back.

Reference:

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538534/

2. Ceccherelli F, Rigoni MT, Gagliardi G, Ruzzante L. Comparison of superficial and deep acupuncture in the treatment of lumbar myofascial pain: a double-blind randomized controlled study. Clin J Pain. 2002 May-Jun;18(3):149-53. doi: 10.1097/00002508-200205000-00003. PMID: 12048416.

Published by
Jerry Nie


What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture, an ancient healing practice rooted in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has a rich history dating back over 2,500 years. The origins of acupuncture are intertwined with the philosophical and medical foundations of TCM, which views the body as a system of interconnected energy pathways or meridians.

The earliest recorded reference to acupuncture is found in the ancient Chinese text "Huangdi Neijing" or the "Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon," dating from around 200 BCE. This foundational text outlines the principles of Yin and Yang, Qi (vital energy), and the balance needed for optimal health. Acupuncture, as described in the Huangdi Neijing, involves inserting thin needles into specific points along the meridians to restore the flow of Qi and maintain harmony within the body.

Over centuries, acupuncture evolved alongside developments in Chinese medicine. The practice spread across Asia, incorporating influences from different cultures and regions. It became an integral component of TCM, addressing a wide range of physical, emotional, and spiritual imbalances.

Acupuncture reached the Western world in the 17th century through Jesuit missionaries and travelers who documented its practice in China. However, it gained broader recognition in the 20th century when Chinese physicians introduced it to Western audiences.

The modern history of acupuncture took a significant turn in the early 1970s when journalist James Reston wrote about his personal experience with acupuncture during a trip to China. His articles sparked widespread interest, and acupuncture gained legitimacy in the eyes of the global medical community.

Today, acupuncture is widely practiced and accepted worldwide. In the late 20th century, various acupuncture styles emerged, including Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, Japanese Acupuncture, and Korean Hand Acupuncture. It has integrated with conventional medicine in many countries, with growing research supporting its efficacy for various conditions.

As a massage therapist who is also legit to practise acupuncture, my acupuncture is part of this evolving history. The combination of acupuncture and massage therapy reflects a holistic approach to wellness, addressing both the energetic and physical aspects of health. In the context of today's diverse healthcare landscape, acupuncture continues to thrive, offering a time-tested and patient-centered approach to healing.

- Important Information About Acupuncture Treatment:

After your acupuncture session, it is possible to experience some mild and temporary side effects. These may include:
Dizziness or lightheadedness
Nausea
Cold sweating
Headaches
Increased or deeper aching in treated areas
These effects are typically short-lived and should subside within a few hours to a day or so. If any discomfort persists or worsens, please contact our clinic for advice. We recommend resting after your treatment, staying hydrated, and avoiding strenuous activities for the remainder of the day.

Thank you for trusting us with your care. Please feel free to reach out if you have any concerns.

Jerry Nie
RMT with Acupuncture









Registered Massage Therapist (manual therapy / acupuncture / cupping)

Jerry Nie , RMT

Massage Therapist - Realtor of Ontario
- Listed on every Extended Health Insurance, such as Canada Life, Blue Cross, etc. - Extended clinic training and internship: *Neurological Injuries: Toronto Rehabilitation Lyndhurst Centre - Sutherland-Chan Massage Clinic. *High risk Pregnancy Massage: High Risk Obstetrics Clinic, Sunnybrook Hospital. *Contemporary Medical Acupuncture (408 hrs, Cadaver labs), McMaster University, Canada. 2012. *World Health Organization (WHO) TCM acupuncture clinic, 1200 hrs. - Practising since 2011

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