Massage Professionals Update

Music Is Medicine With No Side Effects

You may think that the music played during a massage is nothing more than a relaxing distraction from ambient noises such as sirens, loud conversations, or a grumbling belly. But music, whether in association with a massage or not, has the potential to help promote healing.

Do you use a salt lamp in your massage sessions?

How to Stop a Thumb Injury Before it Starts

Learning to use techniques other than applying pressure to everything with your thumbs is critical for a long and healthy massage therapy career.

Massage Therapy Brings Relief from Whiplash Pain

Discover the 15 physical symptoms and 6 emotional symptoms of whiplash, as well as massage therapy’s role in successfully helping whiplash victims heal and recover.

Massage for People Living with Cancer

There is often the misconception that massage therapy is not appropriate for people living with cancer. However, modern day research shows us that this is an outdated belief. Massage can help clients who are living with cancer at various stages of their treatment and beyond. Across many situations, massage is not only safe, but beneficial at reducing the general discomforts of cancer, and combating the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

Massage Therapy & Pediatric Asthma: Family Centered Care

Pediatric massage is a successful treatment for building health and resilience in children and families living with asthma.

A Non-Pharmaceutical Approach for Helping an Aging Heart

Simple, short, compassionate massage sessions, both given and received by the aging population, can make a significant difference in their heart health.

6 Precautions to Take with HIV-Infected Clients

If you are following standard universal precautions, you have nothing to fear from working with clients who may be infected with HIV. The fact is, we practice universal precautions because we can never know who does, or does not, have HIV, hepatitis, or other infectious viruses. By ensuring we practice universal precautions equally with all clients, we avoid the risks of becoming infected ourselves and of creating a situation where cross-infection between clients is possible.

Aromatherapy Massage Is Safe and Natural for Managing Pain

Aromatherapy massage is a safe, natural approach for effectively managing pain. Discover which painful conditions it can offer relief for, the best essential oils you should use, as well as four safety considerations to keep in mind.