Leslie DeMatteo, LMT, MS

Leslie L. DeMatteo, LMT, MS, has been an active massage therapist since 1998, after graduating from the Sarasota School of Massage Therapy in Sarasota, FL. There she completed the massage therapy program along with a certificate program in Nuad-Bo-Rarn: Traditional Massage of Thailand. Since then, she has completed continuing education in cranial-sacral fundamentals, cancer and mastectomy massage, reflexology, trigger point therapy and prenatal massage. She is also certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and is a Professional Level member of Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP). Her work in massage therapy continuing education and teaching in a massage school ignited a passion for adult training and education, which led her to pursue her Bachelor's Degree in Adult Learning: Vocational Instruction, followed by her a Master's Degree in Adult Learning.

Here are my most recent posts:

When Is Massage Appropriate for Shoulder Pain?

July 28th, 2016

Shoulder pain can have many causes, and the appropriateness of massage therapy, and the type of massage used as a treatment depends on the causes.

An Integrative Approach to Back Pain

April 15th, 2016

Discover the many causes of back pain, massage techniques that are best suited to reduce your client’s back pain, as well as which foods and exercise can aid in back pain relief.

Massage’s Multiple Ways to Increase Energy

March 16th, 2016

While massage does not directly increase energy, it does reduce fatigue and often decreases the symptoms that sap our energy, resulting in our feeling better.

Social Media Marketing Tips for Massage Therapists

March 2nd, 2016

Feeling lost when it comes to using social media for marketing your massage practice? It can certainly be overwhelming to think about creating and maintaining an online, social media marketing campaign. What should you post? Where should you post it? Let’s try to answer some of these questions!

Massage Therapy Relieves Hip Pain

February 3rd, 2016

When pain results from spasms or trigger points in the muscles affecting the hips, massage therapy has been shown to offer considerable relief.

Top 10 Massage Tools for 2016

January 13th, 2016

Massage therapy is hard work and, as with any profession, having the right tools makes all the difference in how well we perform.

Mind-Body Connection – Part 3: Stress Reduction Techniques

December 30th, 2015

While there is concern about the fact that negative emotions and perceived stress can have a damaging impact on health, the good news is that positive emotions and purposeful meditation and imagery can repair much of the damage stress does to good health.

Mind-Body Connection – Part 2: Theories of Wellness

December 11th, 2015

Delve into some of the theories behind the mind-body connection – from Louise Hay, Richard Gerber and Wilhelm Reich.

Mind-Body Connections: How the Physical Body Is Affected By Stress

November 13th, 2015

As massage therapists, it is important that we understand how the emotional and physical bodies react to stress – both chronic and long term stress and acute, severe stress – and how stress impacts our clients.