Inter-professional Assignment

Ariel (Yue You)

200264558
 Area of Focus Massage Therapy
The Professions Massage Therapy Act,
Specific Legal Act 1991
Legal Title Massage Therapist,
Registered Massage
Therapist,
The Abbreviations MT and
RMT respectively
The Scope of Practice The practice of massage
(brief description not
therapy is the assessment
each part)
of the soft tissue and
joints of the body and
the treatment and
prevention of physical
dysfunction and pain of
the soft tissues and joints
by manipulation to
develop, maintain,
rehabilitate or augment
physical function, or
relieve pain.
(CMTO, n.d)
Traditional Chinese Chiropractic Physiotherapy
Medicine
Traditional Chinese Chiropractic Act, 1991 Physiotherapy Act, 1991
Medicine Act, 2006
Traditional Chinese chiropractor Physiotherapist
Medicine Practitioners: Doctor Chiropractor physical therapist
R. TCMP DC. abbreviation PT
Acupuncturists: R. Ac.
The practice of 1.dysfunctions or The practice of
disorders arising from the
traditional Chinese physiotherapy is the
structures or functions of
medicine is the assessment of
the spine, the joints, and
assessment of body neuromuscular,
the nervous system.
system disorders through 2.Putting a finger beyond musculoskeletal and cardio
traditional Chinese the anal verge for the respiratory systems, the
medicine techniques and purpose of manipulating diagnosis of diseases or
treatment using the tailbone. disorders associated with
traditional Chinese (CCO, 2009) physical dysfunction, injury
medicine therapies to or pain and the treatment,
promote, maintain or rehabilitation and prevention
restore health or relief of physical
(CTCMPAO, 2016) dysfunction, injury or pain to
develop, maintain,
rehabilitate or augment
function and promote
mobility.
(CPO, 2017)
 Area of Focus Massage Therapy Traditional Chinese Chiropractic Physiotherapy
Medicine
Authorized Controlled There are no authorized 1.Performing a procedure 1.Communicating a 1.Communicating a diagnosis
Acts & controlled acts, for on tissue below the diagnosis identifying a identifying a disease, a
Conditions/Restrictions Massage Therapist, dermis and below the disease, a physical physical disorder or
unless the Massage surface of a mucous disorder or dysfunction dysfunction as the cause of a
Therapist study continue membrane for the as the cause of a persons persons symptoms.
education (ex: purpose of performing symptoms, 2.Moving the joints of the
Acupuncture.) which acupuncture. i. a disorder arising spine beyond a persons
allows the Massage 2.Communicating a from the structures or usual physiological range of
Therapist putting needle traditional Chinese functions of the spine and motion using a fast, low
into patients dermis. medicine diagnosis their effects on the amplitude thrust.
(CMTO, n.d) identifying a body nervous system 3.Tracheal suctioning
system disorder as the ii. a disorder arising 4.Treating a wound below
cause of a persons from the structures or the dermis using any of the
symptoms using functions of the joints of following procedures:
traditional Chinese the extremities. cleansing, soaking, irrigating,
medicine techniques. 2.Moving the joints of probing, debriding, packing,
(CTCMPAO, 2016) the spine beyond a and dressing.
persons usual 5. For the purpose of
physiological range of assessing or rehabilitating
motion using a fast, low pelvic musculature relating to
amplitude thrust incontinence or pain
3.Putting a finger beyond disorders, putting an
the anal verge for the instrument, hand or finger,
purpose of manipulating
the tailbone. i. beyond the labia majora,
(CCO, 2009) ii. beyond the anal verge.
6. Ordering the application of
a prescribed form of energy.
7. Administering a substance
by inhalation. (CPO, 2017)
 Area of Focus Massage Therapy
Regulatory College College of Massage
(include website) Therapist of Ontario
www.cmto.com
Mandate/Mission of The College of Massage
Regulatory College Therapists of Ontario
(referred to as the
College or CMTO) is
dedicated to excellence
in protecting the publics
interest, guiding its
registrants and
promoting the highest
possible quality of the
practice of Massage
Therapy.
(CMTO, n.d)
Commitment to the CMTO establishes the
Public legislation and regulations
are in place to protect the
public interest.
1.Professional Conduct
2. Registration
Traditional Chinese
Medicine
College of Traditional
Chinese Medicine
Practitioners and
Acupuncturists of Ontario
www.ctcmpao.on.ca
There is no specific
mission.
improving the health and
CTCMPAO establishes
the legislation and
regulations are in place to
protect the public interest.
1.Registration
2.Discipline
Chiropractic
College of Chiropractors of
Ontario
www.cco.on.ca
The College of
Chiropractors of Ontario
is the self-governing
body of the chiropractic
profession committed to
culture of continuous
well-being of Ontarians
by informing the public
and assuring them of
competent and ethical
chiropractic care.
The College examines,
registers and regulates
the chiropractic
profession, and partners
with other health
professions, licensing
bodies, organizations and
government.
(CCO, 2009)
CCO sets requirements for
entry to the profession,
registers chiropractors, sets
standards of practice and
guidelines for professional
practice, monitors
Physiotherapy
College of Physiotherapists of
Ontario
www.collegept.org
To protect and serve the
public interest by promoting
collaboration and
accountability for self-
regulation and enabling a
improvement to ensure that
physiotherapists provide
competent and ethical
services.
(CPO, 2017)
CPO establishes the legislation
and regulations are in place to
protect the public interest.
1. Self-regulation
2. Consent
3. Privacy and Your Health
 3. Quality Assurance 3.Complaint chiropractic competence Records
4. Client Relations 4.Fitness to practice through a quality assurance 4. Complaints Process
5. Discipline 5.Prevention of sexual program, investigates 5. Mandatory Reporting
6.Abuse prevention abuse complaints and reports 6. Prevention of sexual abuse
7.Zero tolerance 6. Unauthorized against chiropractors and 7. Zero tolerance
8. Fitness to Practice Practitioners disciplines those members (CPO, 2017)
9. Mandatory Reporting (CTCMPAO, 2016) who have committed acts of
(CMTO, n.d) professional misconduct or
who are incompetent or
incapacitated.
(CCO, 2009)

Part A: Complete the following chart 28 marks

Part A: /28
Student name: Ariel You Total marks /40

Part B
Traditional Chinese Medicine
benefits to you as a professional:
Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners have a deeper understanding and more experience about specific acts such, acupuncture,
tuina, and cupping therapy, which massage therapists are allowed to learn and practice. However, Massage Therapists will not be as
knowledgeable as TCM Practitioners. Massage Therapists can talk to TCM Practitioners to discuss the needs of the patient with learning more
about the Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques and gain more experience for the future treatment. Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment
can deal with inner body problems, which the Massage Therapy treatment may not reach, like balancing the body system or maintaining organ
health. Once the techniques exceed Massage Therapists scope, they can directly refer the client to the Traditional Medicine Practitioners. If the
client feel he/she is properly treated by the professionals that the Massage Therapist recommend, he/she would trust the therapist more and be
willing to come back again. However, some clients may not use to the Traditional Chinese Techniques and like the hands on work more,
therefore, the Massage Therapists can get a referral from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners.
benefits to clients:
Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners are using traditional Chinese methods to treat clients, for example, the herbs which are
natural ingredients having almost zero side-effects to the body; and using needles on extraordinary meridians to treat body. In addition, TCM
practitioners are not like the other health care professional having a specific scope about the treatment area, they are holistic body healers.
Massage Therapists cannot prescribe drugs to clients and also cannot diagnose diseases. But Massage Therapists know the muscular system
more comprehensively than TCM Practitioners. Clients can be treated well if they have basic body problems from Medicine practitioners.
Otherwise, it is amazing that the practitioners can predict imminent diseases by using Chi and through looking at tongue. It can save some
money for the clients if the practitioner finds the disease earlier. The TCM Practitioners know a great deal about the nervous system, they can
reduce clients nerve pain very quick by using acupuncture, which massage therapy treatment may not reach.
Chiropractic
benefits to you as a professional:
Massage Therapist can work together with Chiropractor when the clients have bone and nerve problem which the massage therapist
cannot solve. It is a win-win situation that works with Chiropractor, the therapist will have a chance to have more clients. If a client has the
skeletal issue, which must combine with some muscular problem, and the client who has muscular problem must have bone issue. It is the
benefit to Massage Therapists for getting more clients and also the benefit to clients for getting treated on both muscles and bone. The Massage
Therapist does the hand work which uses the power from the shoulder, and bend the knee and back all the way. Even a therapist who really
cares about their posture, still will have some bone and muscle problems. Especially on the vertebrae spine, the Chiropractor can help Massage
Therapists to correct the spine problems.

benefits to clients:
Nowadays, people need to work with computers and phones a lot. Most people have spine problems which causes lots pain.
Chiropractor is one of the health care professional that deals with the bone issues. Spine is one of the important structures in the human body.
All nerves come through the spine and stay all over the body for remaining pain and carrying information. Therefore, the nerve pain may cause
by dysfunctional spine or muscle. Massage Therapists can fix nerve pain cause by muscles and Chiropractors can fix nerve pain cause by spine.
Massage Therapists and Chiropractors are complement each other and giving better treatment to patients. As Massage Therapy standard, the
therapist cannot touch gluteal cleft, which means the Massage Therapist cannot touch and treat the muscle around that portion, however,
Chiropractors can treat anal verge and put finger on the tailbone. Clients will be able to receive the whole body treatment around muscles and
bones.
Physiotherapy
benefits to you as a professional:
Physiotherapists as the health care professional can diagnose disease, a physical disorder or dysfunctional muscles, joints and
bones. Massage Therapists cannot diagnose, but they can suspect the symptom of dysfunctional muscles and joints. It will be easier
for Massage Therapists if they can cooperate with physiotherapists. Physiotherapists are able to point out the damage area on the body
and then refer to Massage Therapists to form the treatment directly. It will save some times for Massage Therapists to do the
assessment. Actually many Massage Therapists work in Physiotherapists clinics. Physiotherapists have greater knowledge level than
Massage Therapists, so Massage Therapists can be promoted and earn more experience or refer clients to the physiotherapist.

benefits to clients:
Massage Therapist fixes the dysfunctional soft tissues and joints, and relieve pain. Physiotherapy has a similar scope, but
physiotherapists can do more work on clients, like making the diagnosis; treating the wounds; moving the joints of spine beyond the
usual range; and treating the pelvic muscles, which Massage Therapist has to avoid. Massage Therapists and Physiotherapists are the
health care professionals who know the muscle structure really well. Clients can be treated better on muscles and the other disorder
symptoms of body by Massage Therapists and Physiotherapists. Most of the medical insurance and benefits are covering the treatment
fee for Massage therapy treatment and Physiotherapy treatment from 100% to 80% every year. Therefore, clients can go get treatment
from Physiotherapists and Massage Therapists without worry the payment problem.
 Reference
College of Physiotherapists of Ontario. (2017). College of Physiotherapists of Ontario. Retrieved from http://collegept.org/Home

College of Chiropractors of Ontario. (2009). College of Chiropractors of Ontario. Retrieved from

http://www.cco.on.ca/English/Home-Page/

College of Massage Therapists of Ontario. (n.d). College of Massage Therapists of Ontario. Retrieved from http://www.cmto.com/

College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario. (2016). College of Traditional Chinese

Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario. Retrieved from http://www.ctcmpao.on.ca/