Change Your Perspective
When the symptoms span a greater area, step back and consider what larger principle could explain it.
November/December 2023
Technique
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Carpometacarpal Joint Arthritis
Multiple exercises and techniques can help improve thumb pain. Using various products designed to protect the thumbs can help limit or prevent injuries.
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Massage for Elderly Clients with Diabetes
When clients with diabetes are older, they will, more than likely, present with common conditions like thinning skin, fragile bones, atrophied muscles, and brittle tendons.
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The ABZs of Low-Back Pain
Researchers found that pain arising from the lumbar Z joints accounts for 10-15 percent of mechanical back pain in young adults and up to 40 percent in older people. Leveling the head and tail is one biomechanical approach to restoring balance.
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Put Your Shoulder Into It, Part 2
Rotator cuff issues can vary from mild strains to severe tears, posing treatment dilemmas. Massage can play a key role in conservative treatments if the therapy is well-designed and targeted to the client's individual presentation.
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Five of a Kind
The knowledge that a fifth quad muscle exists gives us a greater ability to be even more nuanced and detailed with our techniques.
Critical Thinking and Essentials
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Deconstructing Diabetes
By Ruth WernerThe most important thing about diabetes signs and symptoms is that this disease can present very differently from one person to another.
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Faces of Bodywork: Kei Yumoto
Deep tissue massage changed the course of massage therapist Kei Yumoto's career.
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Working with Clients with Mental Health Conditions
Seeking supervision with a professional clinician is wise when working with clients living with mental health conditions.
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Gut, Grit, and Guidelines
No matter where you are in your career, it's of utmost importance to go through the process of identifying what your values are and how those will translate to your business.
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Metta Meditation
A multitude of sacred writings demonstrate that kindness is not exclusive to any one religion or region; rather, practicing kindness is a way to heal and connect to our fundamental humanity.
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Annual Reflection Can Improve Your Business
Make an effort to notice the days and weeks that feel good to you and when your schedule doesn't feel so great so you can make adjustments to suit your needs
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Reduce Fat Bias in the Treatment Room
When we can see the clients as whole people, it makes room for us to bring compassion to the impact of the multiple traumatic experiences they have likely had with other health-care providers.
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The Art and Science of Connection
I often pose this question: "If you could have one thing different when you walk out that door, what do you want it to be?"
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The Anatomy of Scar Tissue
Though bodyworkers can't prevent or eliminate scar tissue, our skillful touch can aim to influence its development, remodeling process, and long-term integration into the surrounding tissue.
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Diabetes Complications
By Ruth WernerMost people with diabetes deal with some complications, and this situation must influence decisions about massage therapy.
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Policy Issues Facing Massage Therapy in 2024
Next year, ABMP will advocate for reasonable legacy clauses in states that introduce legislation to enact massage licensure and those that place new requirements in existing laws.
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ABMP's Massage Is for EveryBody 2023
Massage is not meant to be a luxury for just a lucky few - massage is for EveryBody. For 25-plus years, Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) has focused on diversity and inclusion during our annual Massage Is for EveryBody Week, and throughout the year.
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War, Wounds, and Wellness
Shawn Shimkets was one of the winners of the 2022 Massage is for EveryBody awards.