Massage Professionals Update

How Massage Therapy Reduces Stress

February 11th, 2015

By reducing cortisol and bringing about a state of relaxation and reducing anxiety, depression, and tension from acute and chronic life events – massage therapy can be a heart healthy addition to our self-care regimens.

The Top 5 Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Massage Clients

January 29th, 2015

Do you want to offer your massage clients a special Valentine’s Day experience in 2015?

Leg Length Discrepancy Caused by the Quadratus Lumborum

January 13th, 2015

There can be many reasons for having one leg shorter than the other. Experienced as low back pain, one cause can be a tightened quadratus lumborum muscle. Luckily, this common pattern can be corrected with the appropriate application of neuromuscular therapy.

Guiding Clients to Edit Their Stories

December 29th, 2014

Gently encouraging certain clients to change how they tell their story of suffering can be the single most important step they take in their quest for improved health.

Transdermal Magnesium Has Potential to Aid Massage Therapy

December 2nd, 2014

Few people have heard of magnesium oil, but it could be an effective medium for massage therapists interested in helping reduce clients’ muscle, tendon and ligament pains.

To Gift or Not to Gift: That Is the Massage Question

November 14th, 2014

Find out if gift giving and receiving between us as massage therapists and our clients is appropriate. What’s your stance?

Trigger Point Therapy and the Weekend Warrior

October 14th, 2014

We all know someone, a co-worker or a friend, who is a weekend warrior. They are tied to a desk all week and then spend all weekend engaged in extreme sports, getting hurt and injured for their efforts. A common result of this weekend warrior strategy to fitness is acute trigger point activation. Let’s look how trigger point therapy can be used to treat the wounded weekend warrior.

Massage Therapy Aids Fertility Treatment

October 1st, 2014

Fertility clinics are starting to include massage therapy in their practices, because its inclusion increases the likelihood of conception.

Unusual Massages Around the World: Fire and Water

September 16th, 2014

Developed in different parts of the globe, huǒ liáo and Watsu® utilize the power of fire and water to deliver another dimension of healing to massage therapy.

Why Get Involved in Research?

August 27th, 2014

Massage therapy research will continue to have significant impact on the practice of massage in the United States and beyond. Massage therapists will quickly find themselves left behind if they do not make an effort to become involved in the research that will define our success, our best treatment practices – and increase our body of knowledge within the field.