Living with Stress, and WOW…Looking good!
March’s installment of my “Living with…” series discusses Stress, signs and symptoms of Stress and how Massage can help alleviate stress in your life.
Living with Headaches
February’s installment of my “Living with…” series introduces you to the cause of several different types of headaches. I also recommend some treatments, as well as some reading material which may help you in reducing the pain associated with headaches. Living with Headaches
Injury Season
It’s Marathon training season, which for Massage Therapists means Injury season. This year, I’m signed up to run a half marathon in April, and I’ve already managed to get myself an Injury hampering my training. I can’t quite pin point the reason for my new pain, all I know is that it’s around my Peroneals [...]
How important is Organization Membership?
How important do you feel being a Member of the numerous Massage Therapy Organizations actually is? I recently become a member of the ABMP, I chose this one as my first membership over the AMTA mainly because I felt for a fresh face like myself it was more accessible. There are a plethora of other [...]
Why I do this!
It’s easy to say that we are inspired to pursue a career in Massage Therapy, or any other alternative therapy because we want to make a difference, and in the grand scheme of things we really do want to make a difference. However there is nothing more challenging than trying to make a difference for [...]
Taking the right Vitamins.
One of the important lessons when attending Massage School was the nutritional side of things, and knowing exactly what our bodies need to keep it in tip top shape.
Post workout Shaking
To continue on my “New Year, New You” kick, I recently noticed that I was beginning to suffer from weird, uncontrollable shaking after my workouts, so went on a quest to try and discover why.
The importance of Stretching
A video which visualizes the need for stretching
Living with Hip Pain
For 2010 I am going to be writing monthly articles on conditions which can affect our daily lives, as well as those of our clients. I will be addressing the Symptoms, Causes and suggesting potential treatment methods. For January I am introducing you to Hip Pain. This is a new venture for me, so please [...]
Massage benefits research expanding.
Over the last decade or so, most of our Massage Therapy research has been performed by the Touch Institute, which I have recently seen come under scrutiny as a conflict of interest.
