Rashad La Touche, RMT

Rashad La Touche is a practicing registered massage therapist (RMT) at Chiropractic Wellness & Rehabilitation, since 2016; he has strong roots in the community. Rashad attended Donald A. Wilson SS in Whitby. While playing football there, he was able to earn a scholarship to Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, ON. There is where he first experienced the benefits of an RMT.

Rashad played five seasons for the Laurier Golden Hawks. During that time, he suffered a variety of injuries, ranging from a strained right hip flexor to a torn medial collateral ligament (MCL). He received treatments from a variety of health care professionals, including physiotherapists (PT), athletic therapists (AT), and registered massage therapists (RMT).

His first experience with an RMT is one that sticks with him to this day. When he hurt his hip, his team AT suggested that he see an RMT for a deep tissue massage. He went into the hour-long treatment session with preconceived ideas of what was going to happen and came out with a new respect for the profession. The RMT’s knowledge of his injury, his ability to assess, and his ability to provide exercises to improve not only the injury but also overall function were things Rashad greatly appreciated.

After completing his fifth and final football season, he graduated from Laurier with an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Kinesiology. Next, he enrolled at the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy (CCMH) in Toronto, to train to become a Registered Massage Therapist.

Being an RMT allows Rashad to work with athletes, treating and managing injuries that they may experience both in-season and during the offseason. It has also allowed him to work with the working and aging population, helping to increase relaxation and treat daily neck, shoulder, back, and extremity pain.

Rashad hopes to create the same positive experience with his clients that he received back in university. Ready to start his career, Rashad is excited to bring his past athletic experiences, knowledge, enthusiasm, and love for helping people to our clinic.