In episode 20 of The ABMP Podcast, Undiagnosed Rash: What Do You Think It Is? “I Have a Client Who …” with Ruth Werner, Ruth Werner shares a client story and also tells listeners how to send in their stories for a chance to be featured on the podcast!

ABMP connected with epidemiologist Tessa Crume, PhD, to get her expert advice on this question: As schools and businesses reopen, what would you tell people about letting down their guard relative to COVID-19?

Frozen shoulder is a common complaint for clients seeking massage. The Coaching the Body Institute introduces a new way of thinking about and dealing with this condition. 

This month, anyone in the massage and bodywork profession can watch a featured course at a discounted rate of $5 (normally $30) and earn CE! Now through August 31, anyone can buy the course “Stretching the Neck” with Joe Muscolino and earn 1 CE hour for the discounted price of $5 (normally $30).

ABMP connected with epidemiologist Tessa Crume, an associate professor in the Epidemiology Department at the Colorado School of Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, to get her expert advice on this question: Should I open my school’s student clinic or only allow students to work on each other?

As massage therapists, we never want to come from a place of fear, but a little healthy fear can really help us when it comes to considering risk. MTs are thinking a lot about risk these days. Risk of working or not, and, of course, the risks within a range of client presentations.

As a member of ABMP you are entitled to join master business-acceleration coach Irene Diamond at no cost, on her monthly "Client Creation & Marketing" group coaching calls just for therapists and clinics. The next call is scheduled for Monday, August 3.

ABMP is proud to partner with author and educator Ruth Werner on the launch of the new podcast I Have a Client Who … With decades of experience and dedication to the research of pathologies, Werner tackles listeners’ real life stories about clients with conditions that are perplexing or confusing once a week.

Organization, communication, and trust are the three pillars Nancy Saunders’s bodywork practice, and important skills she establishes when educating new professionals at the Boulder Massage Therapy Institute in Colorado. Nancy reminds us of the importance of setting and holding yourself to high standards and meeting clients where they are—after all, it’s their session.

More than $100 billion in funds remain available to qualified borrowers who apply by August 8. Even if you practice by yourself and have no other employees, you likely are eligible, but you should not delay in contacting a local bank to start the application process.