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An 88-year-old man is preparing for his third decompression surgery for spinal stenosis. His friend wonders if massage therapy might be helpful, or even replace this risky procedure.
The internal and external obliques may seem like antagonists to the untrained eye, but look a little closer and you will see an infinite loop that’s a work of engineering genius and an example of exquisite humanness.
In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, Nate and Carrie from Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa join Kristin and Darren to discuss knowing your expectations in the work environment
In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, Brittany Driscoll, co-founder and CEO of Squeeze, speaks about why mission, philosophy, and culture are the backbone of the Squeeze experience for both therapist and client.
A client with chronic pelvic pain has been through the wringer, trying to get a solid diagnosis and effective treatment for what has—for lack of a better option—been diagnosed as levator ani syndrome.
In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, Kristin and Darren speak with Mark Liskey about how the placebo effect can be a positive approach to massage therapy and examples of what can produce a placebo effect.
Lauri Nemetz speaks about how her background in art history, dance and movement therapy, and anatomical dissection helped weave together the many facets of the evolving area of myofascial research.
A client is a survivor of childhood trauma. She is a single parent of two children with special needs. She appreciates massage, but her massage therapist is worried they’re not helping enough.
One would think that the knee, one of anatomy’s most used and abused joints, would have a little better engineering behind it. It doesn’t. And there’s a lot that can go sideways.
Many bodyworkers could avoid injury or burnout simply by changing their massage lubricants. But, how do we match the lubricant to the client?
In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, Cindy Meiskin joins to discuss the National Association of Spa Franchises (NASF), the new employment verification system (EVS).
A client calls a local massage therapist with the right kind of expertise, but reveal they are concerned about their toenail fungus and the risk it could spread.