Massage Professionals Update

Four Alternative Therapies for Spinal Stenosis

Neck and back pain seems to be the complaint most often heard from clients wanting to get a massage. Chronic neck pain is often caused by stenosis in the cervical vertebrae, which can, in turn, cause pressure on the spinal cord. In extreme cases surgery may be the answer, but in the early stages, or in the absence of major symptoms, alternative therapies have been shown to provide relief.

How Bodyworkers Can Identify a Pulled Hamstring

Unless you are exclusively restricting a massage therapy practice to relaxation-based work, bodyworkers must know how to detect and evaluate a hamstring injury.

Massage Therapy: Economy Causing a Priority Shift

Whether years of easy credit, a highly inflated real estate market, faulty economic policies or banking institutions devoid of capital are to blame, our current financial crisis affects everyone. Even if you don’t depend on investments, lines of credit or banks for sustenance, the domino effect of what has been likened to the greatest economic recession since the Great Depression will eventually impact all healthcare professionals, including massage therapists. Recognizing how this dramatic change in our economy will affect consumers and businesses will get you thinking about plans for safeguarding your career.

5 Helpful Ways Bodyworkers Can Prevent Spreading the Flu

Coming in contact with people infected with the flu is unavoidable, especially for those in the healthcare industry. Learn how you can play an active role in preventing the spread of influenza.

TCM, Cupping and Massage: Part II

Discover 10 massage cupping tips, and review the clinical support for this ancient healing art. This is the second installment of this invaluable 3-part article.

TCM, Cupping and Massage

Traditionally known as a Traditional Chinese Medicine technique, cupping can be mastered by massage therapists to complement their professional repertoire. Discover several cupping variations, as well as the theory behind this traditional practice.

Drug Review for Bodyworkers: Celebrex

Celebrex is a popular medication prescribed for several types of chronic pain conditions. If your client is among the millions taking this drug, you should be aware of why it is used, what to look out for and how it might influence your massage session.

What You Need To Know About Bruising After A Massage

Although bruising can be common and normal, bodywork professionals should learn more about the associated risks, what increases bruising, and when it might signal danger. A must read.

Our Clients, Domestic Violence, the Healing Process, and You

As many as 9 million women a year, in the United States, suffer violence by her husband or partner. We can figure that is one every 9 seconds – more than all those injured in car accidents, mugging and rape, combined. Domestic violence is the major cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44, and the primary cause of death among pregnant women. At least three out of five women in the U.S. will be battered by a domestic partner in their lifetime. Estimates indicate there are altogether as many as 28 million battered women in the U.S.

Learn how you, as a massage therapist, can become an integral part of the healing process.

A Whiplash Guide for Massage Therapists

Traditional use of cervical collars for whiplash injuries may discourage some from seeking complementary treatments, yet massage therapy can be extremely beneficial for this common neck injury. Discover three specific approaches that are particularly therapeutic for clients with whiplash injuries.