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Massage Therapy and the Skin (Part II)
Last week we wrote a post about an article in the AMTA’s Massage Therapy Journal about massage therapy and the skin, describing how the article does a good job of listing what therapists should look for when massaging and doing … Continue reading
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Tagged AMTA, infections, Massage, massage therapist, massage therapy, Massage Therapy Journal, skin, skin conditions
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Massage Therapy and the Skin (Part I)
Often a massage therapy career can be a bit of a grind, especially when a full schedule of regular clients keeps you seeing the same people and performing the same intake/massage. Fortunately, most licensing bodies require massage therapists to take … Continue reading
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Tagged AMTA, Massage, massage therapist, massage therapy, Massage Therapy Journal, skin
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Massage Can Help Those Suffering From PTSD
Over the past two weeks we’ve been looking at the increasing popularity of attending massage therapy school, and earlier this year we wrote an entry about massage therapy being named one of the top careers out there. The U.S. News … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness, Massage, Stress Reduction
Tagged altruism, health, high blood pressure, Intensive Care Unit, Massage, massage therapist, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, stress, veterans
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ABMP Massage Profession Metrics: The Growth, and Decline, of Massage School Enrollment (Part II)
Last week we wrote about the ABMP Massage Profession Metrics, and their impressive set of data that document the incredible rise, and recent decline, of massage school enrollees and graduates. Interestingly, and as we ended last week’s posting on, while … Continue reading
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Tagged ABMP fact sheet, ABMP Massage Profession Metrics, ABMP Profession Metrics, Massage, massage industry, massage school trends, massage schools, massage therapists, massage therapy
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ABMP Massage Profession Metrics: The Growth, and Decline, of Massage School Enrollment (Part I)
Regular readers of this Blog know that we love the AMTA’s annual fact sheet and the statistics and data provided each year that help shed light on the multi-billion-dollar massage therapy industry. We’re now happy to announce that the ABMP … Continue reading
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Tagged ABMP fact sheet, ABMP Profession Metrics, Massage, massage industry, massage school trends, massage schools, massage therapists, massage therapy
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Equine Massage: Not Just for Elite Horses
We’ve written before about horses and animal massage therapy, mainly that animal massage is a growing industry among pet owners and that even some famous owners (Kentucky Derby winners and the Queen of England) spring for massage therapy for their … Continue reading
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Tagged animal, animal massage, equine massage, health, horse massage, Massage, massage industry, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, pet
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Exploring Massage Therapy: Rolfing (Part II)
Last week we looked at Rolfing, explaining that it focuses on fascia manipulation that can be somewhat painful, and that some claim it can relieve pain and improve wellness. Indeed, the creator of Rolfing, Ida Rolf, was a biochemist who … Continue reading
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Tagged deep tissue, health, history, Massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, pain, Rolfing, structural integration
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Exploring Massage Therapy: Rolfing (Part I)
National Public Radio recently reported on Rolfing as a type of massage therapy that was becoming more popular among the “yoga-Pilates-acupuncture crowd.” While we’re big fans of NPR any way, we’ve linked the story to this post because it does … Continue reading
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Tagged deep tissue, health, Massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, pain, Rolfing, structural integration
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Massage Therapy One of the Best Careers Going
The publication U.S. News & World Report recently came out with a list of the 50 best careers of 2011, and massage therapy was one of the careers it selected. While I’ve linked the article above, I wanted to summarize … Continue reading
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Tagged career, Massage, massage industry, massage therapist, massage therapy, U.S. News
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Sports Massage Therapy and Baseball
As we’ve written in past entries, sports massage can be extremely beneficial to all athletes as massage therapy targeted to key areas of the body can help improve an athlete’s range of motion and flexibility, helping to reduce the chance … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness, Massage, Pain Management, Sports Massage
Tagged baseball, health, Massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, pain, sports, Sports Massage
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