a community of practitioners

Wendy Smith,LMT,MTI,'s Blog (3)

Aromatherapy Massage

When you smell a fragrant orange what memories does it recall?

Or the smell of chocolate chip cookies baking?

The limbic system in linked to our emotional brain, that is why a simple sniff of something can create a strong emotional reaction.

I have been using aromatherapy oils I created on babies for about 6 months now in a children's hospital. I was amazed how quick these little ones anchor into a positive touch experience with the use of aromatherapy.

By the…

Continue

Added by Wendy Smith,LMT,MTI, on February 1, 2013 at 10:49am — No Comments

Massage Therapy Research Study wins FIRST place in Research Day Poster Presentation

Wow! I just finished my first research study: Does Massage Reduce Pain in Hospitalized Children

It was a 3 month study evaluating pain scores before and after a massage therapy session. 108 massage sessions were provided, how-ever only the first massage score was used in order to reduce patient/therapist bias. The study was presented this week at research day, and the poster presentation was judged by the attending clinical staff and the research board. The massage poster…

Continue

Added by Wendy Smith,LMT,MTI, on May 2, 2010 at 10:00am — 7 Comments