{"id":4637,"date":"2017-08-01T13:43:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T17:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fqm.qc.ca\/etudiants\/perspective-demploi-massotherapie\/"},"modified":"2023-11-20T14:04:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T19:04:46","slug":"perspectives-of-employment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fqm.qc.ca\/en\/students\/perspectives-of-employment\/","title":{"rendered":"Perspectives of employment in massage therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-75064 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fqm.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sans-titre-1024-x-384-px-26.png\" alt=\"Perspectives d\u2019emploi en massoth\u00e9rapie\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fqm.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sans-titre-1024-x-384-px-26.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fqm.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sans-titre-1024-x-384-px-26-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fqm.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sans-titre-1024-x-384-px-26-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fqm.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sans-titre-1024-x-384-px-26-730x274.png 730w, https:\/\/www.fqm.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sans-titre-1024-x-384-px-26-275x103.png 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the ever-increasing need for complementary care, massage therapy has a field of expertise that allows it to intervene at both the preventive (wellness) and therapeutic levels, in order to relieve pain and improve health conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that today, nearly one in four Quebecers are limited in their daily activities because of functional health problems?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some key facts about the health of Quebecers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 in 2 people suffer from at least one chronic health problem <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdso.gouv.qc.ca\/docs-ken\/multimedia\/PB01670_zoom_sante_55_2016H00F00.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1 in 2 people will be affected by cancer in their lifetime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msss.gouv.qc.ca\/professionnels\/cancer\/detection-du-cancer-par-le-medecin-de-famille\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The World Health Organization has shown that depression and back pain are the leading causes of disability <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/30-03-2017--depression-let-s-talk-says-who-as-depression-tops-list-of-causes-of-ill-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>26,814 workplace injuries per year in Quebec, directly attributable to musculoskeletal disorders (tendonitis, bursitis, low back pain, etc.) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/statistiques-lesions-tms_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The aging of the population: by 2041, a quarter of the population will be over 65 <a href=\"https:\/\/statistique.quebec.ca\/en\/communique\/portrait-of-seniors-in-quebec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The therapeutic applications of massage therapy are vast and the studies proving its benefits are increasingly numerous. So, whether you wish to intervene in prevention or offer therapeutic follow-up, the job prospects are numerous.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>According to our surveys, massage therapists and kinesitherapists who are members of the FQM work <em>mainly<\/em> :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>at home, 35.5%<\/li>\n<li>integrative health centres (multidisciplinary), 12.7%<\/li>\n<li>spas, 12.3%<\/li>\n<li>massage therapy centres, 9.4%<\/li>\n<li>their clients&#8217; homes, 7.2%<\/li>\n<li>beauty or hairdressing centres, 2.8%<\/li>\n<li>medical clinics, 2.3%<\/li>\n<li>organisation linked to a CI(U)SSS (e.g. hospital, CLSC, CHSLD), 1.8%<\/li>\n<li>various businesses (e.g. chair massages by appointment), 1.8%<\/li>\n<li>NPO\/foundation working in the health sector, 1%<\/li>\n<li>hotel (excluding spa), 0.6%<\/li>\n<li>rehabilitation centre, 0.4%<\/li>\n<li>retirement home, 0.3%<\/li>\n<li>sports organisation, 0.1%<\/li>\n<li>other, 12.1%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FQM: l&#039;\u00e9tat de sant\u00e9 des Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois et massoth\u00e9rapie au Qu\u00e9bec\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_nOuRt3im44?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>REFERENCES<\/p>\n<p>1 Institut de la statistique du Qu\u00e9bec. (2016). Zoom sant\u00e9 \u2013 L\u2019autogestion des\u00a0 maladies chroniques, l\u2019\u00e9tat de sant\u00e9 et l\u2019utilisation des services hospitaliers : exploration de donn\u00e9es d\u2019enqu\u00eates populationnelles. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdso.gouv.qc.ca\/docs-ken\/multimedia\/PB01670_zoom_sante_55_2016H00F00.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.bdso.gouv.qc.ca\/docs-ken\/multimedia\/PB01670_zoom_sante_55_2016H00F00.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"ref219\"><\/a>2 Minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 et des Services sociaux (2023). D\u00e9tection du cancer par le m\u00e9decin de famille. Rep\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00e0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msss.gouv.qc.ca\/professionnels\/cancer\/detection-du-cancer-par-le-medecin-de-famille\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0https:\/\/www.msss.gouv.qc.ca\/professionnels\/cancer\/detection-du-cancer-par-le-medecin-de-famille<\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"ref319\"><\/a>3 World Heath Organization. (2017). &#8220;Depression: let\u2019s talk&#8221; says WHO, as depression tops list of causes of ill health. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/30-03-2017--depression-let-s-talk-says-who-as-depression-tops-list-of-causes-of-ill-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/30-03-2017&#8211;depression-let-s-talk-says-who-as-depression-tops-list-of-causes-of-ill-health<\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"ref419\"><\/a>4 Statistiques sur les l\u00e9sions attribuables aux troubles musculosquelettiques (TMS) en milieu de travail 2019-2022 (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/statistiques-lesions-tms_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/statistiques-lesions-tms_1.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"ref519\"><\/a>5 Institut de la statistique du Qu\u00e9bec. (2023). Portrait of seniors in Quebec. <a href=\"https:\/\/statistique.quebec.ca\/en\/communique\/portrait-of-seniors-in-quebec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/statistique.quebec.ca\/en\/communique\/portrait-of-seniors-in-quebec<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; With the ever-increasing need for complementary care, massage therapy has a field of expertise that allows it to intervene at both the preventive (wellness) and therapeutic levels, in order to relieve pain and improve health conditions. 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