March/April 2018

There are many humans that don't think much at all about being sick or about dying or mortality...even though it's a part of who we all are. Here's what I've learned.

Due to the current demand for complementary therapies in mainstream health care, the field of hospice massage has come into its own...but this growth comes with growing pains.

Beginning in 2018, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provides several tax-saving opportunities for businesses of all shapes and sizes—most notably, a new tax deduction for small business owners.

Clients are often our most fruitful referral partners, so it's important to have a routine for recognizing and thanking those loyal referrers.

As massage therapists and bodyworkers, we are generally quite good at working on the body.

In this column, we share some easy ways to juice up your presence and create more impactful connections and therapeutic results. Join us!

From a money standpoint, it's unethical to use the privilege of the therapeutic relationship to profit from a client beyond the usual fee. Why? It could present as an advantage.

The happiest and most successful people set goals. How successful are you at reaching your goals? Think about the types of goals you are setting for yourself, and ways to achieve them.

Let's examine the structures that distribute forces and absorb impact in the human body: Intervertebral discs, or the connective tissue that lie between each vertebra.

While I'm not an expert in the subject of massage for cancer, I am happy to share the results of the recent collaborative research efforts between one university's School of Medicine and a massage school. Here's what the research means for cancer survivors.

Nerve entrapment within the tunnel constitutes the most common upper extremity nerve entrapment, which we all know as carpal tunnel syndrome. Let's examine another type of nerve entrapment!

Although damage from hurricanes and forest fires tend to make headlines, most claims for ABMP members involve miscellaneous theft and damages. Read about a claim from a member and learn how you can protect yourself and your business in a similar situation!

Jill Tschetter represents the sixth generation of bodyworkers in her family. You might say the work runs in her blood.

ABMP and Massage & Bodywork magazine respond to news reports in November 2017 about sexual assaults in massage sessions.

When I told my father I wanted to go to massage school, his response was disheartening, to say the least. It was then I knew I would encounter many people who misunderstood massage therapy.

Last week, I made the mistake of reading a text right before going into a session. Here's what I learned from that situation.

We can all agree with the idea that it's more efficient to keep the clients we already have coming back than it is to be constantly working to gain new clients. But do you know your client retention rate?

A muscle's joint action is based on its line of pull relative to the joint it crosses, and this relative line of pull can change if the position of the bones of the joint changes.