Allied Health Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 63 of 1982)

In this Schedule any expression defined in the Act bears that meaning and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"manual and subtle soft tissue manipulation"

means the treatment of soft tissue in a living human body using passive or active, superficial or deep massage techniques including but not limited to touch, stroking, friction, vibration, percussion, kneading, stretching, compression and joint movement within the normal physiological range of motion, and as an adjunct thereto the external application of water, heat, cold, topical preparations and mechanical devices, in order to directly or indirectly influence soft tissue, body fluids and biochemical states;

"massage therapy"

means the manual and subtle soft tissue manipulation in a living human body;

"the Act"

means the Allied Health Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 63 of 1982);

"therapeutic massage therapist"

means a person registered as a therapeutic massage therapist under the Act, who may treat or provide treatment for pre-diagnosed physical disease, illness or deficiencies in humans; or prevent such physical disease , illness or deficiencies in humans for the purpose of a therapeutic outcome;

"therapeutic massage therapy"

means a multifaceted system of health care and treatment using manual and subtle soft tissue manipulation for therapeutic purposes including for the relief of pain, the treatment of health disorders or physical dysfunction, and for the maintenance, restoration or rehabilitation of health; and

"therapeutic massage therapy philosophy"

means those principles, techniques, philosophies, theories or ideologies pertaining to techniques or principles of case-taking and physical, mental and bio-mechanical evaluation or assessment which are recorded in recognised academic texts and other publications on massage therapy.