Free Thought Corner

List your top choices of sneakers and clothing for working as an RMT?

How does your clinic handle no-shows? Full fee Partial fee First one is forgiven Case-by-case basis Have your policies changed over the years?

What’s one thing that helps your body hold up week to week? Could be: pacing your schedule specific techniques Tools such as GuaSha, Cupping, Hot Rocks etc? exercise or recovery habits something you learned the hard way Always interesting to hear what actually works in real practice.

Treatment times What’s your preferred treatment length—and why? 45 min 60 min 75/90 min Do you feel like one works better for your body or your clients?

Post 2 : New Grad Insight What surprised you most in your first year as an RMT? Something you didn’t expect—good or challenging. It could be: workload clients clinic environment building a schedule If you’ve been practicing longer, what would you warn or prepare new grads for?

This website is an independent platform and is not affiliated with any regulatory or professional organization, including the College of Massage Therapists of Nova Scotia. Post 1 : Workload Reality Check How many treatments is your “ideal” day? Not your busiest day—your ideal, sustainable day. 3–4? 5–6? More? And what makes that number work for you—physical energy, client type, schedule, something else? Curious how different this looks across RMTs in Nova Scotia.