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Massage and Spa Services in a Hospital Setting
I recently contracted with Circles Conciegre Services out of Boston. They have a relationship with Meridian Health Care Systems in NJ. The Pampered Spirit brings massage, nail, hair cut and style into the patients rooms. I am so excited about this opportunity and think it is a great offering especially for people recovering or undergoing medical treatment. Now lovedones can send a massage to the room instead of flowers!
Has anyone else worked in a hospital setting? What has been you experience with this?
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Permalink Reply by Emma Torsey on
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Wow, that is wonderful! I really believe that if you combine Eastern and Western modalities you are taking care of the WHOLE person,it's all about BODY,MIND and SPIRIT.
Thanks for sharing this info. Bridget!
Peace,Emma
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Permalink Reply by Bridget Turnbach on
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Thank you for that Emma! I appreciate your comment.
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Permalink Reply by Mike Hinkle on
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Terry, this sounds like a great book. I would buy it! Nobody else, I know, has a book out there like that. And I would promote it too!
Terry Capuano said:Hi Bridget - For 5 years I gave bedside massages for postpartum, antepartum and post surgical patients in a Women's hospital. The massages were included as part of the hospitals services when the doctor wrote the order. 15 minutes utilizing a "comfort massage" style of work. I had discretion to choose the style of work for each patient. You learn a lot about your own body mechanics and even more about contraindications when working bedside. It was really rewarding work and I have some great memories from it. To help someone who was hurting or maybe a little afraid meant a lot to me. I only left because a new company bought the hospital and thought massage can be "automated".
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I love hearing news like this. More and more hospitals are working massage into their programs. Research hospitals could really knock out a lot of the research we need done as well. It would be a win-win situation.
Thanks for starting this thread Bridget!
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Permalink Reply by Darcy Neibaur on
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The New VA Hospital in Pensacola is looking at the idea of Massage Therapists working in their system. Just coming about this year here. Anyone who knows anything about the VA system knows this is a major break through for them as they don't usually believe in anything Eastern.
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See... we need more authors!
Terry Capuano said:Okay Mike - one funny story - It was quiet, the door was shut, the lights were down, the patient was lying in the bed with her eyes closed - I was down on both knees (with my head bowed) at the patients bedside working with one hand underneath her and the other on her lower clavicle doing a thoracic release. Her family burst through the door and started screaming "What's wrong, what's wrong?" The patient opened her eyes and started laughing and I turned and said "why nothing - she is just having a massage". The poor family thought she had passed away and I was praying at her bedside. When the family heard this we all had a good laugh. Not really book worthy...but a funny memory.
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Permalink Reply by noreen zakrajsek on
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I enjoyed reading all your stories.Thank you. I beleive any facility where there is hurt or pain ,there should also be a massage therapist too. its all in our intent. Looking forward to them merging,I would love to be a part of it too.
I have recently applied to volunteer with hospice,I'm just waiting for the next training session. good luck with the opportunity Bridget,love the massage instead of flowers!
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For those of you who are interested in working in the hospital I would give Circles (617-622-6604) a call and see if they contract with a place near you?
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Terry ~ It sounds like you really enjoyed your time working with patients in the hospital. I agree, you really do learn a lot about your own body mechanics when working bedside. I currently have a client in a wheel chair and I lower him on a hoyer lift to a thai mat on the floor and work from there. We are lucky!
Terry Capuano said:Okay Mike - one funny story - It was quiet, the door was shut, the lights were down, the patient was lying in the bed with her eyes closed - I was down on both knees (with my head bowed) at the patients bedside working with one hand underneath her and the other on her lower clavicle doing a thoracic release. Her family burst through the door and started screaming "What's wrong, what's wrong?" The patient opened her eyes and started laughing and I turned and said "why nothing - she is just having a massage". The poor family thought she had passed away and I was praying at her bedside. When the family heard this we all had a good laugh. Not really book worthy...but a funny memory.
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Humm research hospital's, I like that idea Mike. I will have to look into that as a next venture. Thanks for your comments.
Mike Hinkle said:I love hearing news like this. More and more hospitals are working massage into their programs. Research hospitals could really knock out a lot of the research we need done as well. It would be a win-win situation.
Thanks for starting this thread Bridget!
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Now that we are up and running in the two hospitals there have been some glichs. The most recent was this morning a hair dresser arrived 20 minutes early to a women's room to cut, set and style her hai,r the whole sha-bang! The women obviously not in her right mental state yelled at the tech saying, "I don't want my hair done, my family wants my hair done so they can put me in a coffin under ground!" The hair stylist left.
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