Ryan McKeen, RMT

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One year ago, I was able to be a part of an incredible project. . You Have So Much Potential: Inspiring Generational Healing and Transformation is an anthology comprised of stories from healers around the world. My favourite part is hearing how traditionally physical modes of healing have exponentially powerful outcomes on our mental well-being. My chapter discusses how Massage Therapy helps those who are grieving. Oh btw, we were an Amazon Best Seller! . A huge thank yo...u to our head compiler @michellefrancissmith for putting this amazing work together, and for giving me an opportunity to be a part of it! . Help us celebrate one year of healing by giving it a read. You can get your softcover or kindle version at Amazon now! . . . #YouHaveSoMuchPotential #Healing #Health #Wellness #Body #Mind #Soul #Spirit #Emotion #Wisdom #Heal #Happy #Love #Live #Learn #Anniversary #Book #Reading #Life See more

March 20, 2021 ‘Massage Makes Me Happy’ Day! I love what this profession has given me. I only hope I can continue to give back for many more years to come!... Massage Makes Me Happy #MassageMakesMeHappy

Take care of your feet!!

I'm not always on the soapbox about the lack of respect for massage as a regulated health care profession, but it almost feels like he's saying "oh the MASSAGE THERAPISTS are getting now? Well let's put a stop to that." I'm just glad that I'm not the one making vaccine priority decisions.

Motivational Music Monday Song: Internal Cannon Artist: August Burns Red Album: Leveler (2011)... Genre: Metaland yet Flamenco? Key Lyric: This song is music to my ears and is a new production of an old stage Breakdown: I hope you gave this song a chance, and looked into the lyrics if you couldn’t quite translate scream into english, because it deserves a full listen - The link posted contains the lyrics to go along with the song. Shakespeare wrote All the world’s a stage and the key lyric ties deeply into that quote. The entire song is about a person dealing with varies stages of grief, depression and anger. Something has brought them to this feeling, but they are refusing to give in to it. By the end realizing that they have found or rediscovered their own joy. Forgiving themselves along the way for the mistakes they have committed, the product of an old stage is being happy once again. A stage does not need to be a performance, but can be a stage in a sense of a state of being; a stage of life. A revival is the term given to a play being put on once again. It’s just such a multifaceted lyric, I love it. Take back your life. Pretty deep for screaming into a microphone. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6NOVHpP10s Lyrics: https://genius.com/August-burns-red-internal-cannon-lyrics

Motivational Music Monday Song: Hall of Fame Artist: The Script ft Will.i.am Album: #3 (2012)... Genre: Pop Rock Key Lyric: Do it for your people. Do it for your pride. How you gonna know if you never even try? Breakdown: Nothing to breakdown here. They nailed it. Link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mk48xRzuNvA Lyrics: https://genius.com/The-script-hall-of-fame-lyrics

On the 12th day of Christmassage my clients bring to me... ...twelve shoulders freezing, ...eleven ankles spraining, ...ten calves a cramping, ...nine jaws a clicking,... ...eight hands a numbing, ...seven shins a splinting, ...six feet a limping, ...FIVE SWOLLEN KNEES ...four cracking necks, ...three strained backs, ...two trigger points, and a receipt for the insurance company! . Adhesive capsulitis - frozen shoulder is a condition in which the joint capsule around the shoulder becomes thick and causes the joint to lose its proper range of motion. Without proper mobility, muscles can get trapped and pinched inside the joint. This is why forcing the joint to stretch is a bad decision. The connective tissue needs to get moving, the head of the humerus needs to rotate and then proper range of motion can return without pinching muscles. Maintaining strength inside the joint is important. It can be a long road to recovery, so don’t take it alone. Get some help from your favourite therapist, whoever they may be! . . . #Massage #Christmas #TwelveDaysofChristmas #Treatment #Therapy #Shoulder #Pain #Frozen #Body #Mind #Soul #Health #Wellness #Rehab #Relax #Relief #Refresh #Goodness #Move #Motion #Injury #Stretch #Strength #MerryChristmas #XmasCarols #Winter #Ice See more

On the 4th day of Christmassage my clients bring to me... ...four cracking necks, ...three strained backs, ...two trigger points, and a receipt for the insurance company!... . Sometimes joints crack. It happens. BUT if you find there’s a cracking or clicking sound EVERY TIME you move, then there may be something else going on. From tendons snapping over bony prominences to facet irritations, a number of things could be occurring. If it’s a concern, then get it checked out! Start with a manual assessment and work towards getting imaging done if it’s necessary. Don’t forget to take care of yourself! . . . #Massage #Treatment #Therapy #Neck #Crack #Pain #Assessment #Christmas #Carols #TwelveDaysofChristmas #Stretch #Strength #Wellness #Health #Body #Mind #Soul #Relax #Refresh #Renew #Restore #Live #Injury #Motion #Rehab #Prehab #Recover See more

Support local restaurants by ordering direct. Many of our favourite spots have modified their system to serve us better; like my friend Robert Chee at Aviv Immigrant Kitchen. Best Pizza around. Fact.

On the 3rd day of Christmassage my clients bring to me... ...three strained backs, ...two trigger points, and a receipt for the insurance company! .... Back pain is no fun, and here’s the inside secret - your back is probably the symptom and not the source! Very often the back is over compensating for weaker or shortened muscles somewhere else in the body. When this is the case, strengthening your back is the key to long term pain free living! Maybe it’s time for a good old fashioned RMT assessment! . . . #Massage #Christmas #Christmassage #Therapy #Treatment #Health #Wellness #Body #Mind #Soul #Pain #Stretch #Strength #Train #TwelveDaysofChristmas #Carols #Xmas #BackPain #Heal #Assessment #RMTLife #MassageTherapy #Hips #Back #Strain See more

On the second day of Christmassage my clients bring to me... ...two trigger points, and a receipt for the insurance company! . Those knots in your upper back may be there to stay without a little clinical intervention! Make sure you’re opening up your thoracic posture by stretching your pectoral muscles and strengthening your scapular retractors... and if you don’t know what I’m talking about, then it may be time for a visit to your favourite massage therapist! ... . . . #Massage #Christmas #Carols #Treatment #TriggerPoint #TriggerPointRelease #TriggerPointTherapy #Posture #Health #Wellness #Stretch #Strength #TwelveDaysOfChristmas #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas #Body #Mind #Soul #Relax #Refresh #Renew See more

So, I had this sponsored ad for @klnkfnd pop up on my Facebook. As an RMT, I want to give props to theIr marketing team. . This is one of the few massage advertisements I’ve ever seen that actually depict the intake or health history component of the treatment. (It would be nice if the client/patient was not on the table, but I’ll pick my battles.) Massage Therapy is more than just a pampered feel good experience. It is a health care practice and as such will always require ...assessment, treatment plan and consent. It’s nice to see depicted some of the massage aspects we sometimes don’t give enough credit to. . The biggest disappointment I’ve heard from people in regards to the massages they’ve experienced in their lives is that the RMT doesn’t listen. If you want to experience an effective massage, give the RMT a moment to discuss your short and long term goals for the treatment. Develop a plan together, and then enjoy the benefits of massage therapy. . Anyways, shout out to KLNKfnd for cracking my Facebook massage algorithm and hitting me with those catered ads. This was a good one. . . . #Massage #MobileMassage #Marketing #Ad #Wellness #Therapy #Treatment #RMTLife #Mobile #Intake #Assessment #Plan #Goals #Health #Body #Mind #Soul #Relax #Refresh #Renew #Positive #Benefit See more

It’s flu season, and it’s hard to know what’s what. The differences can be very subtle so keep an eye out on those symptoms! Stay safe out there friends! . . #Covid_19 #Health #Wellness #StaySafe #Body #Covid #Symptoms #TakeCare #ChickenSoup #Flu #Season #Cold #Virus #BundleUp #WearAMask #SixFeetApart #SocialDistancing #Lockdown @globalnewsto

We had a great Hot Stone Massage training session last night at Hand and Stone Mississauga Dixie & Dundas location. It was my third time training out to this location, and I’m more impressed by their outstanding team each time I visit! Thank you @handandstonemississaugadixie for hosting me!! . . #HandandStone @handandstonecanada #Massage #Training #Education #HotStoneMassage #ColdStone #RMT #RMTLife #Therapy #Relax #Refresh #Renew #Mind #Body #Soul #Wellness #Stretch #Strength #Train #Learn #HotStone

Decompressing the world, one RMT at a time . . #DecompressionCupping #HandandStone @HandandStoneCanada #Massage #Training #Therapy #RMTLife #Education #Growth #SmallClassesBecauseofCovid #Relax #Restore #Renew #Rejuvenate #Body #Mind #Soul #Wellness #Health

Thank you for your service. #LestWeForget #RemembranceDay

Surreal. One of my favourite pastimes to play along while watching. He drove me ABSOLUTELY crazy as a host, and the game won’t be the same without him. RiP Alex Trebek.