May/June 2021
Technique
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Trajectory of Treatment
When clients present with a range of symptoms, we attempt to make sense of all the information they reveal with a model of understanding that makes the pieces fit together.
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The Impact of Breath on the Body
How often do you bring breathwork into your practice? How often do you bring it into your life? Perhaps a reminder of the benefits of this simple practice will encourage you to start.
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Critical Thinking
By Ruth WernerWhat is critical thinking? Learn how to think about thinking, from the perspective of philosophers, researchers, clients...and massage therapists.
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Easing the Stress of Pregnancy
Pregnancy is one of life's most precious—and most stressful—opportunities. So where does pregnancy stress originate? How does it affect pregnancy outcomes?
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Buddha's Six-Pack
Learn about and explore the muscles that keep our abdomen engaged, including the serratus and intercostals, and a technique called proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation.
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Deep Gluteal Syndrome and Tendinopathy
Outlining a few techniques to free up the tissues with symptoms associated with tendinopathies in the buttocks, including piriformis syndrome, gemelli-obturator internus syndrome, ischial tunnel syndrome, and greater trochanteric pain syndrome.
Critical Thinking and Essentials
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How We Work for You
ABMP's Government Relations department advocates on behalf of our members in all 50 states. In this article, we'll answer some of your most frequently asked questions.
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What Do We Owe Our Clients?
Massage and bodywork are heart-based, caregiving professions. In this article we consider the less tangible aspects of practitioner-client relationships.
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Meditation
Do you notice your breath? With thoughtful breathing, you are practicing mindfulness or meditation. Learn a few techniques for disconnecting and resetting your breath.
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The Health-Care Collaborative
Massage therapists can fit perfectly into the emerging paradigm—community-based, collaborative care is the future we will be working in. This is the future of health care, even if massage therapists do nothing.
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The Money Pit
For many therapists, The Money Pit movie is a good analogy for our relationship with money in our massage practice.
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Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pulmonary fibrosis, the accumulation of stiff, intractable scar tissue deposits in the lungs, has been a topic of interest for me for many years.
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Tarsal Tunnel
The tarsal tunnel is an anatomical structure located on the medial side of the ankle where the foot joins the lower leg. Unlike the carpal tunnel of the wrist, the tarsal tunnel is oriented vertically.
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Solving the Biopsychosocial Problem
As manual therapy professions continue to grow, the biopsychosocial (BPS) healthcare model has been embraced particularly by practitioners of a holistic mindset, because of its potential for a more nuanced and compassionate whole-person approach. Yet, 50 years after its emergence, it has not seen the success some may have hoped for.
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Keeping Clients Safe
Every therapist I know sincerely wants to help their clients feel better, whether the treatment is geared toward relaxation or a specific injury or pain. Unfortunately, in my work as an expert witness, I have seen many cases of well-meaning therapists who have injured their clients. Here's how to prevent that.
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Understanding the Role Mindset Plays in Success
By Elicia CrookWe often think if we build our hands-on skills, the business side of things will naturally flow. What I've discovered in my 20 years as a therapist is that mastering your business is a learned skill.
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Not Just Getting By
Massage and bodywork practitioners are getting older, just as the nation as a whole is getting older. Read our conversation with massage and bodywork pioneer Art Riggs on topics like physical activity, massage, and aging.
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Guided Chair Yoga with Nadi Shodhana Breath
Check out this guided alternate nostril breathing technique that helps remove emotional blockages and anxious thoughts in the body, harmonizing the left and right hemispheres of the brain.