Massage Professionals Update

Do you perform infant massage in your practice?

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.

Swimmers and Sports Massage Is a Winning Combination

Just like in any other sport, swimmers are prone to injury. Sports massage helps swimmers be healthy and strong, both mentally and physically, throughout the swimming season and beyond.

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 However, modern day research shows us that this is an outdated belief.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.