Autumn 2026
Technique
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Breathing: Our Most Dysfunctional Movement Pattern
By Nathan FayWhen clients breathe incorrectly, they can exacerbate the exact reason that brought them in.
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Challenging Tissue Tension
To understand tissue-tension barriers, MTs must be constantly present and mindful. Too light and we will not become efficient at creating the healing change that is needed.
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Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
By Whitney LoweNew research into hip pain can provide you with more options for supporting clients in that region.
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What Is Life Force Energy?
“Energy” or “life force” can have many definitions. As we treat clients, we should consider how its various meanings can be interpreted and applied to our work.
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Bringing Relief for a Broken Back
Painful injuries can cause soft-tissue pain and dysfunction that we can help ease . . . if we ask the right questions.
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Grasping the Upper Traps
Being tied to so many parts, understanding the upper traps can bring a strong sense of relief, and not just for the client.
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The Therapeutic Power of the Pause
By Til LuchauPausing can be an active intervention, not a gap in treatment. Tissue responds, the nervous system settles, and perception sharpens in the moments when we stop.
Critical Thinking and Essentials
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Three Lessons Learned from My First Clinical Trial
Three things Paige Mullins learned from developing the massage intervention for the Integrative Medicine for Pain in Patients with Advanced Cancer Trial.
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How Therapists Can Protect Themselves from Sexual Assault
Predatory sexual behavior by any potential or current clients is a serious issue. Let’s review ways in which therapists can advocate for their own safety and for safe working environments.
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Oncology Massage: From Contraindications to Clinical Reasoning
The evolution of oncology massage started with patients, not researchers or practitioners.
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Strengthen Your Vagal Tone
Use this self-care technique to generate a state of calm alertness.
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Oncology Massage, Cancer Pain, and the Research Journey
Developing a massage protocol for the IMPACT study underscored that practitioners’ clinical reasoning and patient-centered understanding developed in clinical practice is critical to the research conversation.
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Informed Isn’t the Same as Correct
When the opportunity presents itself, educate your clients about fascia in a way that’s relatable. Learn how to explain it so they can understand.
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ABMP's Massage Is for EveryBody
Meet the winners of the 2026 Massage Is for EveryBody essay contest.
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The Murkiness of Massage Therapy Research
By Corey RiveraSometimes massage therapy research takes an unexpected turn. And that’s the reason to embrace it.
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The Session Surrounding the Session
By Cal CatesA new theoretical framework for massage considers how intention before, during, and after a session can profoundly impact the efficacy of your work.
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Long COVID: What’s Changed, and Why It Matters
By Ruth WernerBetween 5 and 10 percent of those who are infected with COVID-19 may develop long COVID, a poorly understood, persistent, and sometimes serious syndrome that can lead to organ damage, chronic pain, and a much diminished quality of life.
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Fascia: The Pericardium-Diaphragm Connection
Understanding how the pericardium relates to breathing can in turn help clients relax into their massage session.
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Pricing Is an Identity Issue, Not a Math Issue
By Elicia CrookGive yourself the credit you deserve when considering a price increase.
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Managing Relationships with Colleagues
By Laura AllenWe may not like everyone in the workplace equally, but we should treat all of them as professional colleagues.
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Knead to Know: The Productivity Struggle
By Mary MurphyListen to "The Productivity Struggle" podcast, read about "The Evidence Massage Therapy Needs," and watch "Massage Therapy for the Back" with the Rebel MT.
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Speak Your Mind: How much break time do you give yourself between sessions?
By Mary MurphyWe polled massage therapists via social media about the length of break time they get between sessions.
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Why You Should Report Your Tips
Reporting your tips is an investment in your future and the profession's.
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Remember When . . .?
As ABMP celebrates 40 years serving the massage and bodywork community, we look back at some “interesting” historical tidbits in our journey.
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Thank You for All Your Work
Massage Is for EveryBody goes beyond the yearly award winners.
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Faces of Bodywork: Joanne Buck
By Mary MurphyAfter growing up in ballet and working in construction, Rachel McGill has been a massage therapist for nearly a decade.