Deeper and Richer
Great work necessitates mastering certain fundamentals, yet the result of all that work is something far greater.
July/August 2023
Technique
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Pin, Twist, Sling, and Resist
Techniques that pin, twist, sling, and resist help clients engage with painful movement barriers by introducing novel stimuli that hold the brain's attention.
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The Feldenkrais Method Approach to Movement
By helping clients become more aware of how they move, the Feldenkrais Method provides powerful ways to support easier and better-organized movement and function.
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Ida Rolf's Other Legacy
Rolf Movement Integration practitioners are trained to work with a person's gravity response as the basis to evoke movement that is more effective and authentically expressive, uses less effort, minimizes counterproductive muscular contraction, and more.
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Letting Go Is All We Have to Hold On To
Although there may be no way to completely relieve the existential pathos of aging and physical change, in our role as practitioners, we can be both companions and comforters to our clients who are experiencing physical and emotional loss.
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Capturing Clues: The Power of the History
Expressing a genuine interest in the client's complaint is the first step to building trust between you and them. Knowing what information to delve into is part experience, part strategy.
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Anatomy of a Trigger Point
Describing a trigger point is impossible without attempting to interpret what it feels like. It's a bit like trying to explain laughter.
Critical Thinking and Essentials
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Faces of Bodywork: Kerry Jordan
The work in hospitals focuses on human connection to ease patient suffering, with the emotional highs and lows of working with palliative care patients and supporting other therapists through Healwell.
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The Needy Client
Instead of giving advice to clients about their personal lives, have them actively participate in the session to keep their focus on the work.
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Interview Like a Boss
A shift in perspective as an interviewee could result in a shift in the physical and emotional response you normally have heading into a job interview.
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Emotional Freedom Technique
Researchers in the field suggest the emotional freedom technique has the capacity to bypass the stress response and may even rewire the brain.
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Does Your Massage Business Need a Reboot?
When done thoughtfully, a rebrand can be beneficial to your business and your future potential.
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Critical Thinking Is Change Thinking
What we know about the body and how we affect it with our work is constantly changing. We must do the same.
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The Ankle Retinacula
Many references (including those online) are updating their facts to correctly identify retinacula as a thickening of the fascia of the leg.
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Tinnitus and Massage Therapy
Tinnitus is rarely a life-threatening problem, but it can certainly threaten a person's quality of life.
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Movement and the Client
Whatever your technique, there is a delicate dance to creating space without destabilization, in going deep without feeling invasive.
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Mindful Movement Moments
We can refine our artistry and happiness by creating a lifestyle of mindful movements—like the ones found in this article—before, during, and beyond our sessions.
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Legislators Listen to You
Government relations work depends on a few factors, but specifically evidence, persuasion, and grassroots participation. It's increasingly evident that your voice—the massage therapist's voice—and grassroots advocacy, is what gets it done.
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How Many US Massage Therapists Are There in 2023?
Every few years, ABMP undertakes a process to query state massage therapy boards in order to prepare a massage therapist population estimate.