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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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In this episode of Business or Pressure, host Allissa Haines talks through the after-massage conversations that help us better serve clients.

Over the years, Taylor Symone has used three loans from DreamSpring to grow her business, including buying more inventory as her business’s popularity took off. What was the experience like?

A client has an undiagnosed situation with the skin over their glute, and to the massage therapist it looks suspiciously like ringworm. 

How do we balance emotional energy as practitioners? And if we lose it, how do we get it back? Diane Matkowski discusses how to find the positive and overlook the negative.

Communication is everything. In this episode of Business or Pressure, host Allissa Haines demonstrates how to give the “right” massage to every client at every visit.

Allison uncovers the splenius capitis and splenius cervicis, discusses which muscles influence them, and explores ways to help them be their own muscles. 
 

Ruth Werner has been dealing with a chronic cough for decades. She is now working with Til Luchau to determine what can be done.

A client reports having Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS)—a version of shingles that affects the facial nerve. They were able to establish that it isn’t contagious, so they pulled on their gloves and got to work.

Are you ready to reinvent your work? Are you missing intention in each stroke and session? David Lobenstine joins the podcast to discuss why it’s important to refresh and reinvent your sessions.

It can be challenging to be productive and accomplish business tasks. Getting things done is a foundational skill and Allissa Haines is here to help.

Structurally, the fascia system suspends, supports, and enables all anatomical movement from skin to cells and everything in between. Ann and Chris Frederick discuss Frederick Stretch Therapy (FST) and its origin.

A potential client—we don’t know how old, or how healthy—has sickle cell disease (SCD). There’s very limited information about safe massage therapy in this context. What’s an MT to do?