July/August 2019
Technique
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As Stated by the Client
Considering a client's history and symptoms is important, but listening to what a client says is even more important.
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The Dance: Four Steps to Put Your Body Mechanics in Motion
Join Cindy Williams in this informative walkthrough and refresher on effective body mechanics, and how to apply various full-body techniques.
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Healing with Sound
The body is its own best healer. One tool that can help you tap into the balance, harmony, and healing that is innately within you is sound.
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Putting It into Practice
By Angie ParrisOur work is not only physical, but also requires an emotional and spiritual component. Sound can be a powerful tool to help us connect, support, and re-focus.
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Deep Healing with Vibrational Sound Massage
Sound therapy is an energy healing modality that distills the essence of music into harmonic tones that promote deep healing and cellular regeneration.
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Sound Therapy and Cancer
Based in neurology and biophysics, sound healing is gaining mainstream acceptance. Here's how sound healing is being used to help with patients receiving cancer treatments and patients in recovery.
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Manual Lymph Drainage in Hospice Care
Manual lymph drainage (MLD) is a useful intervention employed in hospice and palliative care. Let's learn more about several approaches and techniques.
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The Many Meanings of "Preparation"
By Til LuchauAlthough preparation for hands-on work needs to include the physical aspects of "making ready" (such as relaxing excessive muscle tone or "warming up"), these physical considerations are only part of the picture.
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Uncricking the Neck
By Ian HarveyIf a client's neck rotation ends suddenly and can't be stretched, is it a bone that's out of place? Is it a nerve issue? In my clinical experience, there seems to be one major player here, and it's actually a muscle: the levator scapulae.
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Bicipital Tendinopathy
By Whitney LoweBicipital tendinopathy is an overuse pathology of the biceps brachii tendon and is a common cause of anterior shoulder pain, and is most commonly seen in repetitive overhead motions (like tennis and swimming).
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Enhancers in Action
Recent research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that the brain attempts to predict the sensory consequences of every action. Let's see how these findings can apply to massage therapy.
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Ancient Principles Applied to a Modern World
By Cyndi DaleNo matter your healing style, you can better serve your client by understanding and employing a few of the concepts involved in soul healing.
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Listening to Pain
We can learn more about a client's pain in the silence of listening. As a bodyworker, how do we listen to what our clients are telling us?
Critical Thinking and Essentials
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The Epitome of a Beauteous Testimonial
As I revisit a piece of incredible testimony from a massage recipient in 1875, I sit here in my chair utterly speechless. If my clients ever had a response like this, I would be a very satisfied and happy massage therapist indeed.
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Transforming Pain into Opportunity
One of our guiding principles of self-care is inspired by the Taoist proverb to "prevent trouble before it arises." We can live this by engaging in practices, movement, and activities that make us feel good.
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Choosing Our Words Wisely
By Laura AllenYour client has taken a positive step by coming for a massage, so praise them for that decision. Try not to judge, criticize, or make overly exaggerated comments.
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Mycoses Abounding
By Ruth WernerHere, we'll take a close-up look at fungal infections—also called mycoses—with a special emphasis on skin conditions that you may encounter or that may affect patient care.
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Gastrocnemius
By Christy CaelThe gastrocnemius is the largest and most superficial muscle of the calf, extending from the posterior knee to the heel. While it has limited ability to stabilize the ankle, it's important in other ways.
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Massage for Young People with Cystic Fibrosis
After talking to a massage student regarding a project for her training, which included developing and scripting a treatment protocol for a particular condition, we had a interesting conversation about protocols. Here are some things to keep in mind.
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Number of Massage Graduates Continues to Decline
By Les SweeneyABMP conducts a census of all state-approved massage programs every two years...The current trend? Fewer students, fewer graduates. Why?
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The Benefits of Massage
By Ruth WernerResearch can reveal a lot about massage. The field of massage used to rely on a lot of assumptions, but now, research has provided practitioners better information on how massage can truly help.
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HIPAA
Massage professionals are in a gray area when it comes to complying with the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Let's review how to keep records private and stay in compliance.
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To Bill or Not to Bill? That's a Great Question!
Should you bill insurance companies for the services you provide? At some point in almost every practitioner's lifetime, they ponder this question.
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Does She Look Familiar?
By Les SweeneyThe fact that each client is unique makes the job of the massage therapist and bodyworker more interesting and diverse. But there are some qualities that run dominant in the universe of massage clients, and it's smart business to know what they are.
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Laura Ann Grymes
ABMP members are a caring and compassionate group. But even among such good company, Laura Ann Grymes stands out.
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