May/June 2015

You must be comfortable with the concept of being part of the health-care system. If that doesn’t feel right for you, your answer is clear—you will not bill insurance for your services.

Fascia provides structural and functional continuity between the body’s hard and soft tissues. One way of viewing fascia-related dysfunction that occurs gradually over time, happening suddenly following trauma or inflammation, is as physiological or biomechanical adaptation or as compensation.

Massage therapists know word of mouth is their best form of advertising. But it’s not just friends who can sing your praises. Getting these referrals can build your business, too.

On February 25, 2015, the US Supreme Court issued its opinion in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission. The court’s opinion impacts how state professional licensing boards must operate.

Since opening his doors over two years ago, Jason Olague has grown his massage practice to 35 clients a week. This successful therapist and owner of Legendary Massage in Arizona, does all the right things—but most importantly, he loves what he does.

Are you a man in the bodywork profession? Or a woman in the profession? Perfect—this column’s for you! Les and Kristin explore the unique challenges facing both male and female therapists today.

In this column, I want to delve more deeply into personal self-care practices—because these are the rituals that give shape to our days.

Disorders that involve the digestive tract can be especially challenging because, unlike some pathology-inducing behaviors like smoking or alcohol use, eating is not optional. Take for example, Crohn's disease.

The supinator muscle is located deep in the proximal posterior forearm. It's a relatively flat muscle that's divided into superficial and deep layers.

In the United States, 80 percent of adults will experience back pain at some point in their lives. Even still, we do not fully understand the etiology of back pain and, therefore, can mis-diagnose most back pain cases as “nonspecific.”