Are certified Personal Trainers allowed to massage or perform hands on soft tissue work on clients? ADVERTISEMENT 2.96K viewsSeptember 6, 2012 0 Sean September 6, 2012 0 Comments Unlicensed certified trainers are not allowed to massage clients or do muscle manipulation, correct? 15 Answers ActiveVotedNewestOldest 0 Joe0 Posted 0 Comments Hi Sean, Personal trainers cannot perform massage or soft tissue work-this goes outside their ‘scope of practice’. A trainer with a license for massage or hands on therapy can only perform procedures they have a license for. You are viewing 1 out of 15 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login