REGULATIONS MADE IN TERMS OF Allied Health Professions Act 7 of 2004 section 55 Regulations relating to the Scope of Practice of a Therapeutic Masseur Government Notice 290 of 2013 (GG 5331) came into force on date of publication: 4 November 2013 The Government Notice which publishes these regulations notes that they were made on the recommendation of the Allied Health Professions Council of Namibia. ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1. Definitions 2. Scope of practice of a therapeutic masseur Definitions 1. In these regulations a word or an expression defined in the Allied Health Professions Act, 2004 (Act No. 7 of 2004) has that meaning. Scope of practice of a therapeutic masseur 2. (1) Therapeutic massage therapy is the manipulation of the soft tissues of the human body by rubbing, kneading or tapping, with the use of touch, aimed at a specific therapeutic outcome. (2) The acts especially pertaining to therapeutic masseurs are - (a) the verbal and physical assessment and evaluation of a patient’s condition for the purpose of determining the state of health and the delivery of a treatment regime to meet the needs of the patient, including - (i) the assessment of the health history; (ii) the observing of the posture and movement; (iii) the assessment and palpation of the integumentary and myofascial structures;
REGULATIONS MADE IN TERMS OF Allied Health Professions Act 7 of 2004 section 55 Regulations relating to the Scope of Practice of a Therapeutic Masseur Government Notice 290 of 2013 (GG 5331) came into force on date of publication: 4 November 2013 The Government Notice which publishes these regulations notes that they were made on the recommendation of the Allied Health Professions Council of Namibia. ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1. Definitions 2. Scope of practice of a therapeutic masseur Definitions 1. In these regulations a word or an expression defined in the Allied Health Professions Act, 2004 (Act No. 7 of 2004) has that meaning. Scope of practice of a therapeutic masseur 2. (1) Therapeutic massage therapy is the manipulation of the soft tissues of the human body by rubbing, kneading or tapping, with the use of touch, aimed at a specific therapeutic outcome. (2) The acts especially pertaining to therapeutic masseurs are - (a) the verbal and physical assessment and evaluation of a patient’s condition for the purpose of determining the state of health and the delivery of a treatment regime to meet the needs of the patient, including - (i) the assessment of the health history; (ii) the observing of the posture and movement; (iii) the assessment and palpation of the integumentary and myofascial structures;
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