July/August 2024
Technique
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Acknowledging the Ankles
Ankles often get overlooked during a bodywork session in favor of the feet or calves, but giving attention to this complex area can provide more balance to the greater whole.
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Validation and Affirmation Are Part of the Therapeutic Experience
Encouraging the client to be part of the discovery process can help build the connection with the practitioner.
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Bent Out of Shape
Massage therapy alone can't fix bony misalignments, but it can help manage soft-tissue disorders and symptoms associated with valgus and varus alignments.
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Forearm Function
With about 30 muscles supporting the hand's ability to grip and grab, treating forearm issues can be a challenge.
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Mastering the Sacroiliac Puzzle
Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) mechanics indicate that therapists should take a holistic, movement-focused approach to SIJ pain.
Critical Thinking and Essentials
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Robotic Massage
Capsix Robotics and Aescape are introducing AI robotic massage experiences catered to the public
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Communication Challenges in the Treatment Room
Seek out one of many available solutions when language or communication barriers are an issue.
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Overcoming the Unexpected
Take the time to get organized and be proactive so you don't get caught without your supplies, your session preparation, or, worse, a book of clients.
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Medication Patches and Implications for Massage Therapy
While massage therapy in this instance is safe, following the guidelines outlined in this article can reduce and/or prevent complications to the client and practitioner.
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Walking the Fine Line of Friendship and Therapist, Part 2
The skills of listening, noticing, and wondering help build the foundation of real, flexible, and ethical boundaries that allow us to connect meaningfully with our clients.
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Peritoneum: Your Core, Inside Out
Learning about the core beyond the muscles can promote new ways of thinking about your hands-on work.
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Paying Attention Pays Dividends
Practicing mindfulness encourages intention and connection between practitioner and client—and prevents boredom.
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Four Things I Don't Like About My Work
Recognizing what we dislike about our work can help us be more efficient with those tasks and keep our business on track.
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Faces of Bodywork: Jonathan Twidwell
Johnathan Twidell, aka, Shiatsu Guy, doesn't see shiatsu or what I do as work. It's such a part of me that it's just what I do, and I love doing it.
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Government Relations Begins with Education
I am often the first line of defense to make sure nothing gets in the way of you doing the work you so rigorously trained for.
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Practice Earthing
There's is an exchange of energy between you and the earth when you touch flowers and soil.
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Pathogen Modes of Transmission
Thorough cleaning habits can prevent pathogens from being passed between clients and massage therapists by various modes of transmission.
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Fat 101: Must-Know Anatomy for MTs
Long ignored or thought of as packing material filling the space between skin and muscles, fat is finally getting its recognition as essential to human health and a part of the fascial system massage therapists tend to every day.