September/October 2020
Technique
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Breathing, Positioning & Blood Clots
We need to be prepared for how to work with clients during circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. For those therapists who work with prenatal and postpartum clients, this is especially important.
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Hydrotherapy in Your Practice
Cultures all over the world have used water for eons to soothe aches and pains, relax minds and bodies, and detoxify and rejuvenate. Today, bodyworkers continue to use hydrotherapy in new and creative ways. Let's dive in!
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The Hand in the Brain
By Til LuchauYour hands are truly sense organs. Each hand has about 100,000 nerves, and each of its five fingertips has over 3,000 mechanoreceptive nerve endings, most of which are finely attuned to pressure. Let's look at more details of the nerves of the hands.
Critical Thinking and Essentials
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Activate Your Center
We are living through one of the most significant periods of change in our lifetimes. The adage "the only constant is change" can't mitigate the widespread upheavals to our normal routines. Consider this fresh perspective derived from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
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COVID-19 Related Complications
By Ruth WernerBecause the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus affects so many tissues in so many ways, and because its effects can be long-lasting, massage and bodywork clients who have had this infection may bring with them some health concerns that are relevant to our work with them.
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The Customer is Always Right. . . But are They Really?
As massage therapists, our product may not be sofas or lamps or fancy lingerie, but we are selling a product. Every time a person comes into our clinic or practice or spa or gym, they are buying a product from us. Simply put, they are buying massage therapy. So while it may seem odd to see us arguing that massage therapists are salespeople, we are. Let's unpack why this is important.