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ABMP Podcasts for Massage Therapists & Bodyworkers

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Exploring the issues and challenges unique to the massage and bodywork community.

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Allissa Haines works through a listener’s recent frustrations about scheduling an appointment and lays out the steps for better communication with potential clients.

Listen on for information about transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) surgery, using AI to make clinical decisions, and how to get to “yes” for people who have recently had surgery.

Join The Rebel MT host Allison Denney as she discloses not only her inability to play tennis but also her ability to know what is going on for a lot of people who play a lot of tennis.

 

Business or Pressure host Allissa Haines walks through the policies and scripts to take the feelings out of these perceived slights.

As massage therapists, we spend a lot of time mastering anatomy. We can take our anatomy understanding even deeper by looking not just at where our client’s anatomy lives but also how their anatomy relates to each other: tissue relationships.

The Ayurvedic approach to exercise suggests nasal breathing instead of mouth breathing during exercise to replace exercise stress with a chemistry of composure and calm. 

A spending freeze can help reorganize and add intention to business finances. Allissa talks through the steps to customize a spending freeze for your business.

 

A client has hereditary hemochromatosis, which has affected their hip and toes. Oh, and there’s this tiny little issue about having recent strokes. Is bodywork even possible in this situation? 

 

Migraines wreak havoc. Maybe we could be more helpful if we could massage the brain. Understanding what we have learned about migraines is a helpful trick. 

In this episode of Business or Pressure, Allissa talks through a few smart money moves for a strong financial foundation.

Admitting that you don’t know can be one of your biggest strengths as a therapist. How does tenacity, curiosity and confidence play a role as a massage therapist?

Clients come to us with ingrained patterns and habits. In order to create that change, we support them by identifying the pattern(s) and educating them on more effective and efficient movement patterns.