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Getting massage covered by health insurance is always a hot topic. Many MT want to stay out of the healthcare business and not get into working with insurance and the medical profession claiming that it takes the 'art' out of doing massage. The medical profession and insurance companies are seen as places that will eat massage therapists for breakfast!
On the other hand, getting massage covered by health insurance in every state can help the profession become more of a profession. …
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As exciting as it may seem, having a newborn is certainly not a walk in the park. Dealing with erratic feeding schedules, disturbances in the sleeping pattern, and constant dealings with unexplained crying may sometimes just too much to be deal with. All of these spell stress for the parents, especially for the new ones. However, before you fuss and lose control, be…
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The Holistic Happenings Healing Center is a tranquil, almost holy place situated inside to the southern suburb involving waxing.
Tinley Car park. With several organic along with dynamic modalities from which to choose, this is the place where you can head to understand, take it easy, and support yourself in the therapeutic regarding mind, body, feeling and also the spirit.…
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How do you loosen the painfully tight muscles of your ultra flexible clients? I often find releasing them a challenge in adaptability.
Added by Daniel Cohen on May 22, 2012 at 8:05am — 1 Comment
Massage Insurance Billing is a controversial topic. Many MT want to avoid it because of the challenges of extra paperwork and low returns. They also are concerned that by getting involved in the medical process, they will lose their ability to help clients in the way they do now and will get mixed up in the 'fixing' mentality of insurance companies.
Being able to bill for massage is one of the big factors that has allowed me to stay in practice for so long (23 years). I…
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I just completed posting another dozen or so new therapists listings to the Myofascial Release and Bodyworker Practitioner Directory. (sidebar: If you have not signed up for this free directory, what are you waiting for?) As I enter information for therapists and practices literally from around the world I am struck with the wide variety of training these therapists possess. I was trained in myofascial release in a sheltered world of thought. I had heard of other trainings but was told that…
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Florida SB 1860, introduced on January 17 by Senator Negron, will remove the right of massage therapists and acupuncturists to bill PIP (Personal Injury Protection) insurance for those who have been injured in auto accidents. I don’t have any statistics regarding how many FL therapists currently file these types of claims, but based on my interactions on social networks, I would estimate that it’s quite a few. I suggest a mass protest is in order. You can find your legislators here. Contact…
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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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As usual, the opinions on my blog are my opinions and not to be construed as the opinions of anyone else.
I haven’t had much to say on the legislative front for a few months…when the legislators go home for the summer, not much is happening; then there tend to be shorter sessions in the fall before they take a break for the holidays and not much happens then, either. Well, the break is over, and how.
I received a press release from the NCBTMB yesterday announcing what amounts…
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Did you know that your skin is the largest organ in your body and it absorbs everything that you place on it? Did you know that mainstream beauty products are filled with industrial chemicals, like parabens and petroleum? According to the Environmental Working Group (ewg.org), common beauty and body care items contain many chemicals, both natural and synthetic. The manufacturers, by and large, do not test their products for health and safety, so we do not know how much of their chemicals…
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Hello, I am new here. I am from Thailand and I do medical massage almost four years.
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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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Why you lose it
One of…
Added by Jesse James Retherford on October 10, 2011 at 3:06pm — No Comments
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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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.…
Added by Jesse James Retherford on September 26, 2011 at 5:23pm — No Comments
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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How did we get here?
The human body is awe-inspiring. It is capable of moving…
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Added by Heather Karr, LMT on September 16, 2011 at 9:54am — 4 Comments
How did we get here?
The human body is awe-inspiring. It is capable of moving…
Added by Jesse James Retherford on September 9, 2011 at 9:48am — No Comments
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