Massage & Bodywork Magazine 2018 Highlights

Check out what you might have missed this year from Massage & Bodywork magazine! From the latest advancements in pain research and anatomy to reflexology, Watsu, and massage for elderly clients, you'll find something new to learn wherever you dive in. Plus, you can now earn FREE CE from reading the best magazine in the profession! Visit the links below to view all of Massage & Bodywork's 2018 issues and see which ones are ready to earn free CE from. 


January/February 2018
Issue Theme: Millennials

Featuring:

  • "Millennial Minds" by Lynn Parentini
  • "A Milliennial Client's Perspective" by Tara Doyle
  • "The Posture Window, Part 2" by Yoni Whitten, DC

Earn FREE CE for this issue here!


March/April 2018
Issue Theme: Frail & Elderly Clients

Featuring:

  • "Growing Pains" by Irene Smith
  • "Salve for the Soul" by Mary Kathleen Rose
  • "Death, Dying, and the Breakability of Us All" by Lauren Cates
  • "De-Rotators" by Joseph E. Muscolino, DC

Earn FREE CE for this issue here!


May/June 2018
Issue Theme: Pain Management

Featuring:

  • "Pain Points" by Ben E. Benjamin, PhD
  • "Pain Science Research" by Whitney Lowe
  • "The Definitive Retirement Plan for MTs" by Allissa Haines

Earn FREE CE for this issue here!


July/August 2018
Issue Theme: Water Wisdom

Featuring:

  • "Watsu Way" by Harold Dull
  • "Flotation Tanks" by Brandon Twyford
  • "Addressing Scoliosis" by Joseph E. Muscolino, DC
  • "Are You a Placebo" by Til Luchau

Earn FREE CE for this issue here!


September/October 2018
Issue Theme: Research

Featuring:

  • "In-Depth Learning" by Joseph E. Muscolino, DC
  • "The Human Fascial Net Plastination Project" by Rachelle L. Clauson
  • "Touch Therapy Researcher Tiffany Field" by Karrie Osborn

Earn FREE CE for this issue here!


November/December 2018
Issue Theme: Foot Reflexology

Featuring:

  • "Reflexology for the Feet" by Marc Zollicoffer
  • "Belonging: An MT's Search for Connection in a (Sometimes) Lonely Profession" by Kristin Coverly
  • "The World of Elite Sports Massage" by Brandon Twyford

 

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News

Tennessee Increases Minimum Education Hours

On April 16, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law House Bill 1610 and Senate Bill 1588, increasing the minimum massage curriculum hours that an applicant for massage licensure must complete at an approved school for massage, bodywork, or somatic therapy to be eligible for licensure under the Massage Licensure Act. Find out the new state minimum requirement.

Alaska Massage Board Remains Independent and Autonomous

Executive Order No. 129 sought to dissolve the Alaska Board of Massage Therapists and transfer its functions to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED). The executive order was successfully overturned.

Gainful Employment Rules Compliance Updates

Over the past two weeks, the US Department of Education issued updates to the new “Gainful Employment” (GE) regulations for vocational programs published last fall. This web post addresses the updates to prepare school owners and educators ahead of the July 1, 2024, new GE rule effective date.

Blog

Avoid Pulling Clients' Hair

Massage therapy students practicing in a classroom.

It’s the finer details that matter in a massage therapy session, and unintentional hair pulling is a detail that carries more weight than you might think.

Faces of Bodywork: Adriane Maxwell

Massage therapist Adriane Maxwell stands in front of a palm tree.

Adriane Maxwell is the owner of One Healing Touch Reiki & Massage for Women in Charleston, South Carolina. Maxwell was featured in the May/June 2024 issue of Massage & Bodywork magazine in “Faces of Bodywork.”

Benefits

Podcast: Cancer, Clots, and COVID—A Complicated Client

A client was recently treated for colon cancer—and it didn’t go well. She had surgical complications, a bout of sepsis, and more. Is massage therapy safe? We discuss on this episode of “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner.

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