Essay On Massage Therapy

As a sports therapist, along with most professions, there are some legal obligations to follow in order to comply with the law when practicing. Some of these relate to us as the professionals, some relate to the clients themselves and some to the environment in which the treatment will take place. However, Massage therapy in the UK for the most part is governed by common law and there is little legislation.
Health and safety today is very complex but should be taken seriously not only for a therapist to protect their clients, but themselves. Different regions of the UK have different regulatory/registration requirements, and some have no requirements at all, as massage is essentially still a self/voluntary-regulated industry in the UK.
Firstly, once qualified a therapist will need to ensure that they are able to obtain liability insurance before they carry out a treatment on a client. This is to protect them against any liability claims made against them and will be used to cover and …show more content…
This is not only to keep the client at ease, but also to protect the therapist. With both types of clients, a chaperone is necessary for providing emotional comfort and reassurance to client, to assist with undressing patients, they can act as an interpreter and in very rare circumstances to protect the therapist against an attack. An experienced chaperone will identify unusual or unacceptable behaviour on the part of the health care professional. Another role of a chaperone is to provide protection to the professional against any unfounded allegations of any inappropriate behaviour. If a client makes a complaint to the police about alleged ‘inappropriate touching’ or examination during treatment, this is dealt with under the criminal law and can be especially serious when dealing with children and vulnerable