As a mobile massage therapist, you need to make thoughtful decisions about which clients you'll accept. Watching for red flags and following your gut can help keep you from entering a dangerous situation.
This variation of your massage stance can reduce discomfort, help conserve strength, and use your movement and body weight most efficiently during a session.
The quadratus lumborum and psoas muscles are antagonistic yet have an interesting codependent dynamic.
When you pay yourself with intention, you can make better decisions about the direction of your business and your personal budget.
The beauty of applying the hill and valley approach to palpation of the hip flexor musculature is that the hip flexor muscles form an alternating contour of hill, valley, hill, valley, etc.
Fibroblasts remodel fascia, creating or removing collagen based on physical supply and demand.
Mandatory reporters are those who work in medical and education fields and are required by law to report suspected abuse or neglect. Depending on the state, massage therapists may be classified under this designation.
Identifying the variations of scapular dyskinesis can lead to the right treatment for shoulder impairment.
To align your practice with your passions, values, and strengths, create your idea of the perfect client who describes your niche.
Learn some deep tissue massage techniques that might help treat a stiff neck.
Til Luchau demonstrates arm rotation tests for scoliosis in this excerpt from one of his educational training seminars.
Learn nerve gliding techniques that can be effective in reducing pain.
Erik Dalton, PhD, walks you through three hip pain provocation tests to correctly assess your clients with hip pain.
