Episode 047 : Rafael Bucater on Language, Learning, and Longevity in Massage Therapy

Have you heard of Sunspot? Marvel comics only Brazilian superhero. Rafael Bucater is a musculoskeletal therapist and massage tutor in Adelaide at the Australian Institute of Fitness.  He arrived in Australia in 2009 from Brazil, studying multiple diplomas and falling in love with massage. Portuguese is Rafa’s first language, one of the Latin languages which means he has an advantage over someone whose only language is English.  Because the language of anatomy is nearly all Latin. This means that Rafa has a knack for applying his language skills towards teaching anatomy - that is teaching anatomy as a second language. Rafa gives a shout out to all of the therapists in our industry who might be migrants: “If someone is speaking to you with a foreign accent, they are smart enough to know two languages and brave enough to do their job in the second.” It’s not just language, Rafa loves learning, and believes that for therapists to be even better therapists, they need to know their anatomy.  He uses augmented reality and virtual reality to geek out for his own learning.  But he adopts multiple teaching techniques in the class. Rafa is a Fellow of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society and a 2022 finalist Massage Therapist of the Year.   ATMS Webinars with Rafael Bucater: Advanced Anatomy Revision Functional Anatomy of the Pelvic Girdle Functional Anatomy of the Shoulder Girdle Treat Frozen Shoulder   Live Workshop in 2024 Side-Lying Techniques   Natural Medicine Week 2024 Quiz-Night:-what-do-you-know-about-massage-therapy/   Resources mentioned: Getbodysmart.com Kenhub.com Real Body Work Complete anatomy Visible Body EPISODE SPONSOR HY.GIENE Australia has worked with the spa and hotel industry and also washing machine manufactures to develop specific washing products and a procedure to guarantee that your towels come out 100% free of oil, your washing machine lasts longer and that your fire risk is pretty much zero. Order through ⁠⁠https://www.hygieneaustralia.com.au/⁠⁠ Discount code: 15OFFFOLDINGTOWELS Connect with Jackie and David Do you want to reach out to us? ⁠⁠⁠Head to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠and fill in the contact form. Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme Music: Simon Pettersson "All Alone" (2020), Licensed use through Audio Hero Inc