Health care massage therapist is a person who specializes in massage, massage, acupuncture and other health care services. His main job is to stimulate the meridians and acupoints of the human body through massage, kneading and pressing, so as to achieve the functions of conditioning the body, promoting blood circulation, eliminating fatigue, relieving pain and enhancing immunity. Health care massage therapist mainly provides health care services for white-collar workers, the elderly, athletes and other healthy people, helping them to prevent and alleviate diseases and enhance their physique.
Rehabilitation physiotherapists are specialized in rehabilitation treatment, and their main job is to help patients recover their motor ability and neurological function through acupuncture, drugs, physical therapy and other means. Rehabilitation physiotherapists usually work in hospitals, rehabilitation centers and other institutions to provide rehabilitation services for patients, such as stroke, cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, fracture and so on.
Therefore, the main difference between health care massage therapist and rehabilitation physiotherapists lies in the clients and work contents. Health care massage therapist mainly serves healthy people and provides health care services through massage; Rehabilitation physiotherapists mainly serve patients and help them recover through rehabilitation treatment. In addition, rehabilitation therapists need medical knowledge and clinical experience, which involves a high threshold of medical technology; Health care massage therapist needs strong skills and communication skills.
Generally speaking, health care massage therapist and rehabilitation physiotherapists are both professions that serve human health, but their clients and work contents are quite different. For those who want to engage in these two occupations, they need to choose their own career direction according to their own interests and abilities.