The more I work, the more important it becomes that I pay attention to how I am working. I’m finding that the more artistry I bring to how I apply pressure and move tissue, the better the outcome for my clients and myself.
Body language is thought to be the earliest form of human communication, used long before spoken or written language developed.
How do we know what hurts? And what do our brains perceive as "normal"?
In the last decade, massage therapy has gained recognition in mainstream health-care settings. The fastest-growing segment of our population is also people aged 65 years and older—and the greatest increase is occurring in those 85 and above.
As a massage therapist, you know all about the benefits of massage and could probably talk about them all day. You also know many people don’t get massage even though they would benefit from it.
It is quite common to see structural conditions in our clients, such as knock-knees, overpronation, forward head posture, and more. However, these do not always cause our clients discomfort...
Although little of race walking injury research has been published, two studies found that race walkers sustained injuries similar to runners. Not surprisingly, lower-leg injuries top the list for both groups.
At the forefront of the medical community is a “new” idea called bioelectric medicine, which involves the use of electrical stimulation to create healing and pain relief.
There is no structure in the body that quite compares to the spine. And it has several important roles when it comes to hands-on work.
I had met June, a client of mine, over a decade before. Now in her 80s, she was a hospice patient. Even as the needs of her physical health dictated a change from massage on a table to massage on her bed, she enjoyed the physical touch—I learned so much from her.
Shapira, a 101-year-old massage client in Louisville, Kentucky, has been receiving massage for decades and believes it has played a large part in maintaining her mobility and general good health.
I write to you from a serious client perspective about a vitally important issue in the therapeutic relationship: ethical standards.
If you’re like many massage professionals, you don’t pay much attention to income taxes until the filing deadline looms.
Following passage of a new state law in Alaska, the Alaska Board of Massage Therapists issued regulations filling in details of the licensing requirements and procedures.
Some people experience an early certainty about their calling, while others grapple with questions before starting down a path. What made you want to become a massage therapist?
One of the cool things about working for ABMP is getting to hear from our members. And we do hear from them—more than 70,000 phone calls a year! Here are some of your most frequently asked questions.
Marijuana for recreational use is legal in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. It is commercially available in food products, as well as topical applications for the skin in a medium of lotion, oil, ointment, gel, or spray. Let's look at these products as they relate to massage therapy.
The popliteal fossa is a shallow depression outlined medially by the semimembranosis and semitendinosis tendons and medial head of the gastrocnemius, and laterally by the biceps femoris and lateral head of the gastrocnemius.
According to the CDC, 51.4 million Americans have inpatient surgery each year, with the majority focusing on heart procedures. A recent study looks at 40 subjects who were randomized to hand massage versus hand-holding for pain after cardiac inpatient surgery.
