May/June 2018
Technique
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The Power of Imagery
As a massage and bodywork practitioner, you of course learned anatomy and physiology. But what about healing energy?
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How Pain Changed My Life for the Good
Prior to my own pain, I certainly offered empathy and care to clients who reported pain. However, I had no idea of the extensive struggle that chronic pain imposes on a life. My injury gave me a new level of understanding.
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Reframing Pain: A Conversation with San Diego Pain Summit's Founder
By Leslie YoungThe 2018 San Diego Pain Summit in February drew more than 100 attendees—including chiropractors, massage therapists, and doctors. Let's look at the summit's evolution, and what it means for pain research.
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Someone Gets Me
In my experience, high-performance clients such as athletes and musicians want assurance that their provider understands the specific demands of their field. Here's why we should strive for a deeper understanding of our clients.
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The Energy of Food
By Cyndi DaleA client needs professional help if they're struggling with a life-threatening eating disorder, but most of your bodywork clients can probably benefit from nutritional input. Let's examine food through an energetic lens.
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Is Your Work Valuable?
By Til Luchau"Value" varies from person to person and from situation to situation. So, what makes your work valuable to your clients?
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Watch the Walk
Let's look at a few examples of clients presenting with remnants of homolateral gait, and how to assess and treat.
Critical Thinking and Essentials
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Understanding Indications and Contraindications
By Ruth WernerI recently had an interesting discussion with a massage therapy school administrator about whether a condition, I don't remember which, contraindicates massage therapy.
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Supraspinatus
By Christy CaelThe supraspinatus is one of four muscles of the shoulder that make up the rotator cuff. These four muscles surround and function as a unit to stabilize the humeral head. Without the rotator cuff stabilizing this ball-and-socket joint, chaos would ensue.
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Conscious Moves
Simple movements like walking improve and coordinate all the major systems of our bodies: musculoskeletal, neurological, endocrine, enteric, immune, and beyond. Simply, moving improves our quality of life.
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Spring Into Strategic Saving
It took me many years to notice the pattern of various financial deadlines in the spring. When I did, it took me a few more years to make a change in my habits to prepare for the inevitable. Here's what helped me get on track.
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Turning Belief Into Action
As important as examining and upgrading our beliefs is, there is also a component of action that is just as important. So how do we take action, especially when it comes to our finances?
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Inspired by Adversity
After varying artistic careers in goldsmithing, diamond grading, and master stone setting, Kristen then discovered manual medicine, and then finally, massage therapy.
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5 Steps to Overcoming Barriers
You know when you have things to do or have been meaning to do, but keep putting them off? No good. Use this process for every idea you feel stuck on!
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Massage Therapy for Paracyclists Over Long-Term Training
Learn about a recent study regarding massage for paracyclists, using a mixed-methods research design, meaning they collected both quantitative and qualitative data to Olympic paracyclist athletes.
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Pain Points
As massage therapists, we have control over who we work on. A skilled MT is able to accurately recognize both indications and contraindications and knows when to refer to another health-care provider.
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Pain Science Research
By Whitney LoweIn order to understand how pain science research affects massage therapy practice, it is helpful to first understand what it's all about.
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Michelle Bravo
She developed a unique modality and was subsequently recognized as the best lymphatic drainage massage therapist in the Bay Area: meet Michelle Bravo.
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Massage Therapy & Tipping
By Laura AllenAn issue that always sparks discussion is massage therapy and tipping—but the topic isn't black and white.
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The Definitive Retirement Plan for MTs
When most people think of the phrase retirement planning, they probably don't visualize something glamorous. However, it's incredibly important to help you plan and save for life.