REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPY IN NORTH VANCOUVER

First, release the pain. Then, prevent it from coming back.

Registered massage therapy with Eva Andersson, RMT. Assessment-based treatment for pain, injury and movement problems.

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First visit: 60 min assessment and treatment

Official RMT receipts for extended health and ICBC.

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RMT registered with CCHPBC

Over 30 years in practice

Where Treatment Starts

Every session begins with an examination. What gets treated follows what that examination finds, rather than the diagnosis you arrived with — and it covers the area that hurts along with the regions loading it, because those are often not the same place.

Where it hurts

Three things that shape the treatment

Assessment before treatment. A structured history and physical examination come before any hands-on work — movement tested for range and symmetry, spinal segments tested individually, muscles tested against each other for what is overworking and what is underactive. The findings are then read together, to establish what is producing your symptoms, how, and what the underlying causes are. What the assessment involves →

Manual treatment and movement retraining together. Soft-tissue work, joint mobilisation and stretching to settle the problem; then retraining how the area is loaded, so it holds. The clinic has a private treatment room and access to a rehabilitation floor, which means a movement pattern can be tested under real load rather than assumed.

Swedish-trained orthopaedic manual therapy. Five years of university-level training in Sweden, with a strong emphasis on clinical reasoning and biomechanical assessment. Advanced training in Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilisation at the Prague School of Rehabilitation Medicine. Over 30 years in practice, in BC since 1994. About Eva →

Why does pain keep coming back?

Usually because the treatment addressed where it hurt rather than why it hurt. Easing a tight muscle brings real relief — but if the pattern that overloaded the area is still there, the pain has every reason to return.

In one study following 65,790 adults after a first episode of low back pain, about half recovered and stayed recovered. Just under a third appeared to recover and kept needing care.

Why pain keeps coming back →

How recovery works

The explanations behind the treatment, for anyone who wants to understand what is actually being addressed.

• Core stability and breathing — why strength isn't stability, and what the diaphragm has to do with your back.
• Posture — why"sit up straight" stops working the moment you stop thinking about it.
• What DNS is — movement retraining based on how stability develops in the first year of life.

The Scandinavian Clinic

• Comprehensive assessment: Finding where the load originates across the whole movement system.
• Swedish-trained orthopaedic manual therapy. Five years of university-level training in Sweden, with a strong emphasis on clinical reasoning and biomechanical assessment.
• Czech-trained in Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization: Trained in the Prague School tradition. [Learn more]
• Covered by most extended health plans: As a Registered Massage Therapist, Eva's treatments are eligible for extended health benefits.

Your first visit

Book 60 minutes… 45 minutes is also workable. There is time for the full history, the examination and treatment in the same session.

Bring shorts and a tank top — the examination depends on being able to see your spine and joints move. Arrive 10 minutes early for the intake form. Bring any previous imaging if you have it.

What to expect → · Fees and insurance →

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For ICBC, WorkSafeBC, RCMP or MSP-exempt programs, call (604) 926-4883 rather than booking online.