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October 2013 Blog Posts (5)

Calling All Massage Organizations: 911

I’ve seen some ups and downs since joining the massage profession about 15 years ago, but never, in all that time, have I been as disgusted and dismayed with one of our organizations as I am today. I feel as if I have a vested interest in all of them, so I have the right to complain—and to call on them for help.

The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork was the only path to licensing in many regulated states for a lot of years. Their exams are written…

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Added by Laura Allen on October 28, 2013 at 5:19pm — No Comments

NCBTMB Elections: Massaging the Rules?

NCBTMB is holding their Board of Directors elections, and I must say, I think the Election Committee is massaging the bylaws of the organization. One of the open Board positions is for the public member.

According to the bylaws, a public member shall not be a certificant, or a practitioner of massage therapy and/or bodywork within three years of election, and shall have no material financial interest in the field of massage therapy and/or bodywork.

I am curious as to how the…

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Added by Laura Allen on October 20, 2013 at 8:03pm — No Comments

Golfer's Elbow is for Massage Therapists too. Yay!

Share the love tennis players, massage therapists, weight lifters, violinists, bikers, and computer users, because golfer’s elbow is for EVERYONE!

YAY!

Here’s are a few common questions that you may have:

How can I get golfer’s elbow!?

Golfer’s elbow is a pain in the ass. Frustrating too because it will get worst if you keep…

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Added by Heather Karr, LMT on October 15, 2013 at 3:01pm — No Comments

Gobsmacked

Gobsmacked: adjective: shocked, astounded, astonished.

Gobsmacked is my favorite word of late, and unfortunately, myself and many other people in the massage world have been gobsmacked recently, to learn that a colleague who was admired and trusted has let us down. I am addressing this because I have had a very public relationship with this person. I have appeared on a blog she owns for several months, which incidentally she refuses to remove my picture from,…

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Added by Laura Allen on October 7, 2013 at 2:53pm — No Comments

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