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Christine Maskell - Christine's Royal Treatment
License: MT105529	I have 20 years’ experience as a registered nurse in England and worked for 12 years in the Middle East as a nurse. But after moving to America I decided to change direction and found a way to care for others by becoming a Licensed Massage Therapist.   I am a licensed massage instructor, a CE provider, and have taught at Phoenix School of Holistic Health for 4 years. I enjoy everything about the field of massage and believe strongly in preventive therapies, like massage to improve and maintain better health. Specialties: (too many to list here) See Services & Scheduling

Christine Maskell has 20 years experience as a Registered Nurse in England and worked for 12 years in the Middle East as a nurse. But after moving to America she decided to change direction with the way to care for others and became a Licensed Massage Therapist. Over the past 3 years Christine has successfully built her own thriving business and has done so debt free. She has a wide range of clients from teenagers to the elderly and tailors each massage to suit her client’s needs. Christine has also become a Massage Therapy Instructor and teaches at the Phoenix School of Massage on a regular part time basis. Christine enjoys everything about the field of massage and believes strongly in preventive therapies, like massage to improve and maintain better health.

Why do we need licensing for massage therapists?

There are really only three reasons:

	To protect our clients. To protect our profession. To protect ourselves.
It’s as simple as that!

Protecting our Clients

Why would our clients need protecting from a massage? Nobody’s going to get hurt receiving a massage, right?

A quick use of my devastatingly average Google skills proves otherwise. Nerve damage, hematoma, stent displacement, even hearing loss. Not to mention the bruising, transmission of disease, or plain overwork one might be more likely to expect. Certainly, licensed massage therapists can cause accidental physical harm to clients as well, but an education that requires injury and disease prevention as part of an extensive curriculum, plus a sufficient knowledge of the human body to anticipate other possible contraindications can go a long way towards minimizing these incidents.