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All Blog Posts Tagged 'practice' (24)

Problem Solving in Your Practice

Every day, I get emails and calls from therapists who want some advice on problems in their practice. I usually can’t give an answer off the top of my head without questioning the therapist for further details, and visiting their website if they have one (and by the way, not having one is a problem in itself.) Even though two therapists may be having the same problem, there are a lot of factors that are different from one practice to another, that potentially have a bearing on my…

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Added by Laura Allen on December 11, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments

Colorado Roomate Needed!

I have been in practice in this spot for 6 years and would love a roomate. Please have some clientelle established : ) We are located in Greenwood Village Colorado in the DTC. Email if interested. MassageElements@yahoo.com. Thanks!

Added by Karissa Spears on March 24, 2011 at 12:41pm — No Comments

Building a Massage Practice by Connecting through Consultations.

One of the most important pieces of building a successful massage practice is to connect with your clients in a way that builds trust, comfort, and healing. Creating an atmosphere of trust and healing requires that we be good listeners both in the literal sense, as well as with our hands. This starts with the first encounter and is crucial to develop during the first session.

Rather then rushing into the first massage, I suggest taking between 30-45 minutes to do a consultation with… Continue

Added by Jim Spears on March 4, 2010 at 7:35am — 2 Comments

Evidence-Based Practice

I have been observing and participating in discussions about the Evidence-Based Practice of Massage Therapy on several different Internet groups lately. It’s interesting to see the interactions between those who think the scientific approach is the only way to go, and those who think the fact that massage makes people feel good is the only evidence that’s needed. And of course there are some who take the middle ground. I probably belong to the latter group.

I think research is… Continue

Added by Laura Allen on July 23, 2009 at 9:09am — 2 Comments