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Infants, Massage, and Touch
This blog has been used a lot over the past year and a half of its existence to trumpet the therapeutic benefits of massage. And while this is a good site to find yet another ailment that massage therapy can … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness, Massage
Tagged health, infant massage, Massage, massage therapy, newborn, responsiveness
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Massage therapy eases neck pain and so much more
After lots of posts about the holidays, NFL stars, and ethics in massage therapy, I want to return to a subject that I think this blog does best: the therapeutic benefits of massage therapy. After all, massage therapy’s benefits to … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness, Massage, Pain Management
Tagged health, Massage, massage therapy, muscle pain, neck, neck pain, pain
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Massage Therapy and the Holiday Season
With Christmas only a couple of days away I hope that all of you have finished your holiday shopping, gotten the decorations up, and have generally survived the frantic pace surrounding the holidays. Of course, massage therapy can be a … Continue reading
Aromatherapy and Massage, an Easy Combination
We already wrote about the medicinal benefits of aromatherapy, coupled with massage therapy, over a year ago (see post). As it says in that entry, aromatherapy and massage can be used (and has been clinically proven) to reduce stress levels … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness, Massage, Pain Management, Stress Reduction
Tagged aromatherapy, chair massage, health, immune system, Massage, massage therapy, relaxation, stress, table massage, tension
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NFL Star Looks to Massage Therapy for Next Career Move
I’m sure a lot of you provide massage therapy for athletes, including football players. How would you like the tables (pun intended) flipped on you? I know we’re a bit late reporting this, but I thought this was an interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Massage, Sports Massage
Tagged football, Massage, massage therapy, NFL, Ricky Williams, running back, sports, Sports Massage
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The Ethics of Massage Therapy (Part VI)
I was writing a couple of weeks ago about transference, professional and personal boundaries being crossed in the client-therapist relationship (click here to read the entry) Again, it is very easy for transference to take place, partly because of the … Continue reading
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Tagged ethics, Massage, massage therapy
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Massage: The Perfect Complement (and gift) for the Holidays
DISCLAIMER: I know in my previous blog I said I would offer some solutions for personal and professional boundary transference, but I wanted to squeeze in a quick entry about Thanksgiving and the holidays first. Please look for the blog … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness, Holiday, Massage, Stress Reduction
Tagged Christmas, gift, Holiday, Massage, massage therapy, stress, Stress Reduction, Thanksgiving
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The Ethics of Massage Therapy (Part V)
Any professional massage therapist will tell you that boundaries are important things for a therapist to establish and maintain. My last two entries have focused on why these boundaries (professional, legal, and personal) are important. Today, I want to focus … Continue reading
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Tagged ethics, Massage, massage therapy
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The Ethics of Massage Therapy (Part IV)
Boundaries were the topic of my last entry, specifically professional boundaries that therapists must be clear and open about in order to maintain an honest and professional (and legal) practice. Today I want to continue discussing boundaries, but this time focus … Continue reading
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Tagged ethics, Massage, massage therapy
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The Ethics of Massage Therapy (Part III)
In my last entry I wrote about the important ethic that most professional massage therapists follow, consent. In today’s entry I want to talk about another ethic that is just as important, boundaries. Boundaries:
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