Marsha Clarke

Marsha was born, raised, and professionally trained on Canada’s east coast. Originating from Newfoundland, and studied in Halifax, NS where she attended ICT Northumberland College for her Diploma in Massage Therapy. She received her Bachelor of Health Science degree through Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC. Marsha currently practices as an RMT in Vancouver, British Columbia, with more than 15 years of experience in the industry.

Marsha is a former instructor for VCMT, supervising a clinical outreach in Vancouver’s DTES.

Marsha is a registered massage therapist in good standing with the College of Massage Therapy, BC (CMTBC).

Marsha practices Neuromuscular Manual Therapy for injury prevention and rehabilitation, acute and chronic pain, professional athletes, and motor vehicle accident injuries.

Her philosophy on connective tissue health is to treat the whole rather than the affected and the cause rather than the symptom. Her passion is b. l. i. s. s.: Body, life, integrity, somatic, and science.

Marsha believes the body can heal itself, with the guidance of an experienced practitioner.

Marsha believes in treating people for quality of life, which means different things to different people depending on their priorities and value systems.

Marsha values integrity and believes it’s represented in the human body. The human body is a “tensegrity structure”, where the compression components (bones/skeleton) are connected through a network of tense cables, creating the tension components (fascia, tendon, ligament, and muscle). Marsha treats somatic pain- pain originating in the skin, ligament, muscle, bone, and joint.

Marsha firmly believes ‘science is knowledge’, attained through study and practice. She is currently studying medical research to maintain an evidence-based practice.