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Finding Fascia Through Human Dissection

A hand wearing a blue surgical glove holding up a section of human fascia during a dissection.

For centuries dissection has been considered the gold standard for studying human anatomy and has been restricted to a privileged few. Dissection alone allows a student to take their anatomical understandings from two dimensions into the reality of three dimensions.

Introducing RespectMassage.com from ABMP

Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) is proud to bring RespectMassage.com into its family of educational resources for the profession, and to introduce a revamped RespectMassage.com website and mission produced in partnership with founder and massage therapist Joyce Gauthier.

Celebrating Delilah Beasley, A Pioneer in Massage Therapy

Delilah Beasley, massage therapy and civil rights pioneer.

Delilah Beasley has been called the first African American massage therapist. While this may or may not be accurate, it’s fair to say Delilah Beasley is among the earliest and most prominent examples of African American massage practitioners.

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