Maintaining a massage practice with contact dermatitis can be difficult, but by taking preventative measures and protecting your hands and the client while working, it is possible to minimize the impact of this condition on your practice.
What causes stress – especially around the holidays – and what are symptoms of it? Discover how massage therapy, plus two other relaxation techniques, can help you keep holiday stress at bay.
Cranial sacral therapy is a gentle but powerful modality that has proven beneficial for a variety of conditions – including headaches, chronic pain, sinus conditions, IBS, anxiety and more.
Massage therapy can help reduce sciatic pain, especially when it is the result of piriformis syndrome. Plus, find out which stretches and exercises you can demonstrate and suggest to your clients who are suffering from this debilitating condition.
Anxiety disorders create a downward spiral by causing, and being made worse by, sleep disturbances, muscle tension and pain. Massage therapy has been proven to improve sleep quality and quantity as well as reduce muscle tension and pain and, therefore, has been shown to significantly reduce symptoms of anxiety.
By now, everyone has seen pictures of Olympic athletes with dark circles on their backs and shoulders from cupping. But what exactly is it – and is it safe?
Are your client sessions already starting to heat up to an uncomfortable level this summer? Here’s how to support the body’s cooling mechanisms without losing the assistance heat lends to therapeutic massage.
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