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Tennessee School of Therapeutic Massage

Tennessee School of Therapeutic Massage is located at 4716 Western Avenue in a safe, well-lighted shopping center right off of Interstate 640. The school has a 6000 square foot state-of-the-art facility designed specifically for education in Massage Therapy. In addition to large, clean, spacious classrooms, TSTM offers…

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Added by Lorie A Warren, LMT, RCR on January 23, 2012 at 9:50am — No Comments

CHANGING THE STORY

Over the past few years I have been living a story. It’s one that I tell myself daily. It is a simple story, filled with the excuses of why “I can’t.” In this story I continually place my family and work responsibilities at the top of the priority list while my health, fitness and emotional well-being fall to the bottom. I know this story very well because it is not just my own, I hear it each day from most of my clients as well. It is the story of “I don’t have time.”

I’m a massage…

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Added by Jesse James Retherford on October 31, 2011 at 10:27am — No Comments

Not Just Any Movement, You Need Functional Movement

The Human Body is a mechanical work of art. By design it is capable of a ridiculous amount of movement patterns, all at different degrees of intensity, from slow and steady to explosive and short. The ability to crawl, walk, run, jump, and climb each require an amazingly sophisticated movement system. This system sets us apart from all other species on the planet. But there is one catch… If you don’t use it you literally lose it.

Why you lose it

One of…

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Added by Jesse James Retherford on October 10, 2011 at 3:06pm — No Comments

MY PERSONAL STORY OF PAIN

I started this blog four months ago. My goal was to share knowledge and self-care tips on the treatment of chronic pain and injury. Until now I have focused my discussions on deep tissue massage therapy, self-massage using foam roller therapy, …

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Added by Jesse James Retherford on October 3, 2011 at 11:38am — No Comments

THE SCAPULA: THE MAST AND SAILS OF THE BODY

This is the final installment of my series on Posture. A few weeks ago, I describedposture as the absolute need for stability.

“It is from stability that all healthy movement is derived.”

I keyed in on the feet as the foundation and the hips as the ballast of the body.…

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Added by Jesse James Retherford on September 26, 2011 at 5:23pm — No Comments

THE HIPS – THE BODY’S BALLAST

Last week I demonstrated that the foot is the foundation of your posture (see: Injury Prevention Begins at your Foot). In the article I discussed the role of the feet in providing stability and mobility for the body and gave examples of corrective exercises to build strength, stabilization, and mobility in the…

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Added by Jesse James Retherford on September 20, 2011 at 1:01pm — No Comments

THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR POSTURE | INJURY PREVENTION BEGINS AT YOUR FOOT

Last week I defined posture, not as an ideal position, but as the necessary stabilty from which all healthy movement is derived. Today I am talking about the first step in re-engaging postural control.

How did we get here?

The human body is awe-inspiring. It is capable of moving…

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Added by Jesse James Retherford on September 16, 2011 at 11:13am — No Comments

YOU CANNOT CONTROL YOUR POSTURE

How did we get here?

The human body is awe-inspiring. It is capable of moving…

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Added by Jesse James Retherford on September 9, 2011 at 9:48am — No Comments

Your Work Matters

Blog post for CranioSacral Therapists stressing how much our work is needed these days. I welcome your comments!

Click here to read the post on my Anatomy Conversations blog.

Added by Lisa Gillispie on September 1, 2011 at 6:14am — No Comments

SELF TREATMENT FOR PLANTAR FASCIITIS BY JESSE JAMES RETHERFORD

Over the past week, I have seen a “mini-epidemic” — two new clients and email correspondence with a third — of a common but painful foot injury, plantal fasciitis. Living in Austin, with such an active outdoors culture, plantar fasciitis is one of the more common issues I treat. It is also one of the most common foot injuries in the United States. As reported by Pubmed, two million Americans suffer from plantar fasciitis each year…

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Added by Jesse James Retherford on July 28, 2011 at 3:55pm — No Comments

FOAM ROLLER THERAPY FOR BEGINNERS

It is estimated that over 116 million Americans suffer from debilitating chronic pain each year, of which low back pain is the most common. According to The American Academy of Pain Medicine, “Back pain is the leading cause of disability in Americans under 45 years old. More than 26 million Americans between the ages of 20-64 experience frequent back pain.” There is a proven and effective way to treat most forms of chronic…

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Added by Jesse James Retherford on July 22, 2011 at 2:20pm — No Comments

A COMMON CAUSE OF LOW BACK AND SCIATIC PAIN – THE PIRIFORMIS

As a licensed massage therapist, I specialize in chronic pain and injury management using deep tissue massage therapy. Most of my clients come in with a common complaint: pain in the low back, hips (primarily on one side), and/or shooting pain or numbness down the back of the leg.

More than two million Americans suffer either from back pain or a form of sciatica that is often misdiagnosed…

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Added by Jesse James Retherford on July 22, 2011 at 2:19pm — No Comments

A Sermon on the Science of Massage

This isn’t one of my rants about massage research–although that’s definitely a sermon I plan to keep on preaching. It’s about the basic things that we all ought to know, if we’re calling ourselves massage therapists.

I love anatomy and physiology, and the study of pathology is fascinating to me. The human body is an amazing thing, and the more I know about the way it works, the more competent and empowered I feel to do a good job as a massage therapist. Sadly, that sentiment isn’t…

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Added by Laura Allen on June 24, 2011 at 4:59am — No Comments

The Importance of Networking for Massage Therapists

Networking is important in any professional field, and massage therapists should be prepared to begin 'massage networking' almost immediately after graduating from massage school in order to get leads for jobs, professional advancement, and new clients. Massage networking is similar to 'standard' networking in that you should always try to connect with other professionals in your field for advancement, but specific to massage therapy in that networking opportunities not only help you find…

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Added by Laurie Craig on June 16, 2011 at 12:55pm — 2 Comments

The Importance of Individualized Health Care by Andrew Wolfe, LMP

Health care these days is a system of managed care. Due to the volume of patients needs, health care is inundated with symptoms and complaints that exceed the limited time capacity of health care professionals. It has been my experience, that mainstream health care is…

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Added by Andrew Wolfe,LMP,Mms. on June 8, 2011 at 12:21pm — No Comments

Are You Using Cupping Therapy Massage In Your Business?

Medical practitioners realised thousand of years ago that stagnation of toxins in the body were the root cause of ailments such as headaches, muscular pain, premature ageing, depression and high blood pressure. Our modern day ailments like stress, tension, anxiety and others can be caused by blockages and toxins that we are generally not aware of...

To treat and get to the source of these ailments; practitioners used revolutionary treatments like acupuncture and cupping therapy.…

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Added by Derrick Z. Venter on May 26, 2011 at 4:30am — No Comments

MC's announced for 2011 World Massage Festival

What a wonderful way to honor those who have contributed so much to our profession! Join Jenny Ray along with Judy Calvert and Cliff Korn for this important ceremony.

Shanna

Added by Jenny Ray on April 29, 2011 at 4:20pm — No Comments

Local massage therapist,Andrew Wolfe,LMP to speak on the radio.

Andrew Wolfe, LMP is the owner and massage therapist of Harmony Licensed Massage Therapy located in Arlington's health care district at Smokey Point, Washington. He has a private practice in the Cumulus Park Health Care Center serving patients in the north Snohomish County region since 1987. In his profession as a licensed massage practitioner, he has focused on the rehabilitation…

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Added by Andrew Wolfe,LMP,Mms. on April 15, 2011 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Local Legislation Often a Disgrace to Massage Therapy

I usually report on state legislation, but the fact of the matter is, educating legislators about massage therapy has to begin in your own backyard. In many places, whether there is state regulation of massage or not, local laws are so archaic and penalizing to massage therapists, it is just disgusting.

The latest thing to hit my radar is from the city of Indianapolis. The…

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Added by Laura Allen on March 28, 2011 at 5:43pm — 2 Comments

The World Massage Festival is coming!

Shana (Jenny's web mouse here) with some news:

Jenny is going to be offering an AWESOME class at this years World Message Festival, so if you are planning on attending, you should definetely sign up for Jenny's class (and if you're not attending, you should seriously consider it. CEU's, lodging, food, and a chance to network with other great massage…

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Added by Jenny Ray on March 24, 2011 at 12:36pm — No Comments