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Ep 248 – SIRVA: “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner
06/28/2022
A 75-year-old client has had several vaccines for COVID and other infections over the last 9 months, and now she has pain, weakness, and limited range of motion in both shoulders. Typical massage appears to make it worse. What is happening, and what can we do about it?
Ep 247 – The Knee with Dr. Ben Benjamin
06/28/2022
In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, Darren speaks with Dr. Ben Benjamin about whether there is referred pain in the knee, some of the most common types of knee injuries, if arthritis is common in the knee, and how practitioners know whether they can help with a knee injury or not.
06/21/2022
A client in a student clinic has a chronic, debilitatingly painful condition: trigeminal neuralgia. She gets surprising relief, if only for a short time, from massage—not on the painful area, but close by. Why did this happen? Can we recreate this success? Can we prolong it?
06/21/2022
Self-care may be the key to a long career. But thinking critically about how we self-care offers us an entire career. A closer look at the hamstrings reveals how critical thinking can change how we work, how we think about our work, and how we can help our clients find their own ability to heal.
Ep 244 – New Ways to Practice Pain-Free with Mark Liskey
06/21/2022
Massage therapist and author Mark Liskey talks about how pain-free techniques became a focus of his practice and teaching and shares advice for practitioners on how using massage tools is an effective method in taking pain-free to the next level.
Ep 243 – Goosebumps: “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner
06/16/2022
A person reports sporadic episodes of unexplained goosebumps all down one side of the body. No other symptoms are present: no pain, tingling, numbness, or anything. Is it dysautonomia? Is it a weird kind of seizure? What are goosebumps good for, anyway? It turns out they might be more important than we thought.
Ep 242 – Implementing a Membership Structure in your Practice with Mindy Sheppard
06/14/2022
In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, we have a discussion with Mindy Sheppard about how working in a franchise spa motivated her to create a membership program for her clients in her solo practice and why it’s more beneficial than you might think.
Ep 241 – Thyroid Cancer: “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner
06/10/2022
A weightlifting client who has never had professional massage wants help with back and leg pain. Simple enough, right? But in their first interview they reveal a 4-year-old history of thyroid cancer, thyroidectomy, and lymph node removal.
06/09/2022
Join Allison as she discusses how the choice to wear a pair of rose-colored glasses when taking a closer look at the serratus anterior livens up this hidden gem of a muscle.
Ep 239 – MT Roundtable: Curiosity
06/07/2022
Three wildly successful women in the massage industry speak about their massage journey, how they found inspiration through touch, and why curiosity inspired them all to branch out in deeper, unique directions.
06/03/2022
A client has a knee replacement on his RIGHT knee, but then develops nerve symptoms in his LEFT foot. His massage therapist has some strategies to help him, but what is really going on here?
Ep 237 – ABMP & PocketSuite: Free Scheduling App for Members with Chinwe Onyeagoro
05/31/2022
In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, we speak with Chinwe Onyeagoro, CEO of PocketSuite, about ways PocketSuite can benefit both you and your clients, and how 15 minutes could potentially translate into a 30% increase in your massage business.
The International SPA Association (ISPA) has announced winners of the 2022 ISPA Innovate Awards, celebrating members whose thoughtful and creative innovations advance the spa industry.
The Nevada legislature introduced Senate Bill 270, the Massage Compact, in March 2023. If you believe an interstate license would benefit massage therapists, write a letter to your representatives.
The Minnesota legislature introduced Senate File 967 and House File 973 in late January. If signed into law, the bills would require statewide licensure for massage and Asian bodywork therapists.
The newest Massage & Bodywork magazine CE course “2023, Issue 2: Massage & Bodywork Magazine March-April 2023” is now available in the ABMP Education Center to read and earn 3 CE hours.
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April has long been designated as International CranioSacral Therapy Awareness Month.
Taking inspiration from a recent ABMP Facebook thread on the subject, freelance writer and LMT Cindy Williams put together a list of her top eight things she loves about being a massage therapist.
ABMP members can save 20 percent off Signature Yomassage, Mindful Touch by Yomassage, Barefoot Yomassage, Table Yomassage, and Yomassage Facials.
In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, Kristin and Darren speak with Ben Brown, founder of HND + TMPL Massage Therapy, about how sound affects the body, mind, and spirit.
ABMP is excited to announce we’ve partnered with Dr. Joe Muscolino to add 83 animated illustration videos and 80 muscle-specific cadaver dissection videos to our already stellar ABMP Five-Minute Muscles program, giving massage therapists even more muscle information at their fingertips.
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