All Blog Posts Tagged 'Therapy' (36)

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Todays crisis in healthcare and in particularly affordability and sustainability is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Why is it that in a developed country such as the USA have such a disparity between those who have and those who have not? Clearly over the last 20 years medical premiums have been rising. What has also been increasing is the size of the medical industry. New technologies and research have exploded. In the midst of this reality and in the midst of the necessity to…

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Depending on what you read, the ankle is a combination of two or three joints.  Some say the ankle is the true ankle joint or talocrural joint and the subtalar joint.  Others include the distal tibiofibular joint in the term…

The first draft of the ELAP (Entry-Level Analysis Project) has finally been released. It’s been more than a year since I first blogged about it.

This research project proposal was introduced by ABMP and has come full circle from the first statements put out about it, which…

This past week I was blessed to attend the International Massage Therapy Research Conference for the first time. This event is only held every three years and it was my first time attending. It was held at the Seaport in Boston, a beautiful hotel right on the…

How do you spend your days? Why not find work you love? National Holistic Institute is a nationally accredited massage therapy school that operates 7 massage schools throughout California. NHI massage school offers massage therapy training, clinics and massage career services. NHI offers comprehensive, world-class programs that prepare massage therapy graduates for successful and flexible careers in massage therapy. The massage therapy schools are…

I have never before devoted my blog to a book review, but I’m doing that this time, because (other than my own books, of course) I think this is one of the most important books that has been published for our profession. I’m speaking of…

It’s all about me, so here’s my wishlist for the profession. It’s difficult to place these in order of importance, because some of them depend on each other, and in my little corner of massage, they’re all important. It’s election time–aren’t we all just about sick of hearing about it–candidates mudslinging and making campaign promises? If I was the President of Massage Land, here’s what I’d do:

The Federation of State Massage Therapy…

Champ and I spent the weekend at the Florida State Massage Therapy Association meeting in ChampionsGate, FL. It was our first time attending this event, and we went there to work in the Soothing Touch booth with Gurukirn Khalsa and his family. The event was held at the beautiful Omni Resort…a lush tropical setting and superior accommodations. It was hot as the devil–but it got up to 108 ° back here at home in NC while we were there, so I really can’t complain about it. The FSMTA meeting is…

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From the title, you might think this blog is about The Client List, the trashy new show on the Lifetime Channel that gives massage therapy a black eye. No such luck; the event I am referring to is the upcoming Leadership Summit #2, set to take place next week in Chicago.

The first Leadership Summit (to clarify: there were summits in 2003-04 before AFMTE and FSMTB existed) took place last September in St. Louis, with the executive directors and chairs of…

Most of the time when the media, or Hollywood, casts a light on massage, it seems to be a paraphrase of Rodney Dangerfield’s classic line, “We don’t get no respect.”

The latest hue and cry is over the upcoming new lifetime series, The Client List, in which Jennifer Love Hewitt is a massage therapist/prostitute who is of course just doing it because she needs the money to feed her kids. Last year it was that picture of a race car driver getting a massage from a skimpily dressed massage…

As I look back over 2011, it was a very good year. For the 8th year in a row, since I first opened my business, I am going to finish the year with a growth in sales and in my bottom line. That’s rather miraculous, considering the unemployment rate in my county has been between 14-16% for most of the year. Many businesses have closed. The foreclosure notices in the paper have far outweighed the job listings for the past couple of years. And still, we have thrived, and we had zero staff…

Rick Rosen, MA, LMBT, Founder and Executive Director of the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education, announced last week that he will be stepping down from that position effective November 30.

In his letter to Alliance members, Rosen stated that he is returning to his full-time duties at the Body Therapy Institute in Siler City, NC. He founded the school in 1983 and has co-owned and co-directed it his wife, Carey…

I was just cruising through my social media sites, and it has reinforced for me something that I’ve known for quite some time about massage therapists: they’re a caring bunch. That’s not exactly a big surprise; after all, our job is helping people feel better. I’d say a certain amount of caring and compassion is a prerequisite for becoming a massage therapist. We all care about our clients…even when I see posts from people who may not be working in their ideal situation, that’s…

2 cups of milk

½ cup of Vodka

2 tbsp. Clear Honey

½ cup of corn oil

½ cup Sweet Almond Carrier Oil

1 cup of olive oil

2 eggs

3 drops of essential oil your choice

1 tbsp. mild soap flakes

Beat together the eggs, vegetable oils,  add the milk, vodka, soap flakes, and essential oil, still beating, Pour into bottles, cover, label and store in the refrigerator. Add about one tablespoon under the faycet when running the water…

• Do not take any oils internally without consultation from a qualified medical practitioner.
• Keep all essential oils out of a child’s reach.
• Do not apply undiluted to the skin; recommended dilution 1%- equaling 9 drops per 1 ounce of base.
• If you are pregnant, epileptic, have liver damage, cancer, or any other medical problem use oils only under the proper guidance of a qualified medical practitioner.
• Use extreme caution and consult a qualified…

Arthritic Hips and Knees

6 drops of French Lavender

4 drops Bergamot

4 drops Marjoram Wild Crafted

2 drops Black Pepper

25ml Apricot Carrier Oil

Gently massage into hips and knees twice daily.

Sciatica & Backaches

8 drops Bulgarian Lavender

6 drops Marjoram Wild Crafted

10 drops Roman Chamomile 10%

25ml Jojoba Carrier Oil

Massage the affected area twice…