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
Wii Gaming Related Injuries
The latest craze in family computing and fitness regimes appears to be with the Wii Fit. There are a plethora of Exercise games, such as Wii Sports, which can be played on the Wii system using the Balance Board and the Motion Sensor controller to judge your ability to perform the exercises correctly. Unfortunately, along [...]
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.
MT's charged for Music Royalties?
I noticed this post on the LiveJournal Massage Community this morning and it piqued my interest. Hi folks – I want to extend a big thank you to this list for getting me off me butt to do what I have been wanting to do for years – record music. Last year there were reports [...]
What makes a good massage?
As I think I mentioned earlier I have been feeling slightly under the weather lately, the Dr suspects some thyroid issues and I also have a “blockage” or mass of some sorts in my abdomen I’m having checked out this week. However Sunday morning I woke miserable, so my wonderful husband called in a last [...]
How do you deal with Skeptics?
As a newcomer to the Massage Therapy world, I’m overwhelmed by the benefits that can be afforded by massage. So when I hear of something that I know Massage can offer a benefit for I’m maybe overly enthusiastic to recommend massage to assist. Some people admit they haven’t considered massage therapy as a treatment before, [...]
Should Certification and Insurance stay seperate?
There has been a lot of buzz on the internet this past week or so regarding the NCBTMB announcement that they wish to create a Member Organization that offers Insurance. There have been several press releases from the AMTA as well as the ABMP regarding thier concerns over this decision and what this will mean [...]
