Under Pressure
Whether it's pressure-filled moments during our first years as practicing bodyworkers or the question of how much pressure a client wants during a session, gaining perspective is a handy tool.
January/February 2024
Technique
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Ankle Sprains
By Whitney LoweMassage therapy is a core component for treating ankle sprains and is used with other treatments used by other providers, such as laser therapy, ultrasound, microcurrent, and electrical stimulation.
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The Brain in Bodywork
A client's sensations and experience in a session likely have more to do with their brain's sensory predictions than about what we actually do with our hands. We can use this principle to help shift our clients' habitual tension, pain, or movement challenges by working with them to help their brains discover new experiences and update its predictions.
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The Suboccipitals: Small Muscles, Big Impact
Releasing tension in tight suboccipitals and creating the opportunity for proper atlas and axis alignment becomes an important goal when clients report head and neck pain.
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Dancing Through Life
Rather than enforce physical symmetry, Aston Kinetics (which trains people in movement, bodywork, fitness, and ergonomics) seeks to recognize the asymmetries natural to a person's body.
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Palliative Care
By Cal CatesPalliative care is an added layer of support for people living with chronic or serious illness. It enhances people's care by offering quality of life for them and their family. And your touch can make a difference in all their lives.
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Palpating the Anterior Hip
The beauty of applying the hill and valley approach to palpation of the hip flexor musculature is that the hip flexor muscles form an alternating contour of hill, valley, hill, valley, etc.
Critical Thinking and Essentials
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Human Trafficking
Legislatures across the country are returning to work in January—here's updated info about legislature focus to stop human trafficking as it's related to massage.
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Massage School Programs at Risk After Amendment of "150%" Rule
Despite efforts by ABMP to advocate for changes to the US Department of Education's Gainful Employment rules in June 2023, final rules were released on October 31, 2023, that could greatly impact clock-hour programs in states with minimum clock-hour requirements for licensure or certification.
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Earn up to 3 Free CE Hours with Each Issue
Massage & Bodywork magazine is a long-trusted resource in the profession. But did you know it's also a pathway to earn up to three free CE hours?
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Inaugural Black Massage Therapist Conference
The first Black Massage Therapist Conference was held October 14 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event was rich with support, learning, and encouragement, and ABMP was proud to be a sponsor in attendance.
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Faces of Bodywork: Heather Topoly
Heather Topoly has worked in a wide range of massage businesses, including chiropractic, PT clinics, corporate, and hospice.
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Renal Failure, Dialysis, and Kidney Transplants
By Ruth WernerThe benefits massage therapy has to offer this population are substantial: Our work may help with pain, fatigue, muscle cramping, sleep quality, and much more.
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The First Millimeters of Every Massage
While our work often revolves around deeper tissues, special attention should be paid to the skin, the first responder to our touch.
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Finding That Sweet Spot
Consider employing new techniques and strategies with clients in order to remain fresh and mentally invigorated.
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Using AI in Your Massage Business
Artificial intelligence can be used by massage therapists to aid in business communications and marketing, but it should be used wisely and with a sharp eye for editing.
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The Careless Therapist
By Laura AllenCarelessness can negatively impact your business and your reputation.
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The Physiological Sigh
The benefits of adaptogens are nothing short of a wonder drug: diminishing stress, enhancing hormonal and immunological efficiency, reducing inflammation, and even preventing age-related diseases.
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Guiding Your Client's Wellness Path Through Treatment Planning
While treatment planning still involves asking your client about their needs, it calls for establishing long-term goals that can potentially create a dramatic change in their quality of life.