Partner Labor-Support Massage: Massage Reduces Pain, Relaxes Expectant Mothers, Part 2 or 3
by Elaine Stillerman, L.M.T.

Receiving massage can lessen the pain and stress felt by a woman during labor, and giving massage can make the woman's partner feel more involved with the birthing process. By knowing which acupressure points assist during labor, massage therapists can teach pregnant clients and their partners hands-on techniques.   Read an Abstract

Step Right Up and Save Your Hands: Compressive Deep Tissue Massage Puts Feet in the Forefront
By John Harris, Matt Lynch and Fred Kenyon

Painful thumbs, hands, wrists and elbows are common among massage therapists - but they don't have to be. Instead, you can learn how to give a full or partial bodywork session using your feet instead of your hands. This new technique, called Compressive Deep Tissue, borrows from barefoot shiatsu and Thai massage.   Read an Abstract

Touch to Teach: Massage Helps Special Needs Children
by Peggy Jones Farlow

For kids who are physically or developmentally delayed, learning speech and language skills can be especially difficult. Touch to T.E.A.C.H., a program that combines massage with traditional teaching techniques, is helping special-needs children interact and communicate.   Read an Abstract

Practice Building:
How to Deal With Inappropriate Requests
by Charlotte Michael Versagi, L.M.T., N.C.T.M.B.
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R E S E A R C H: Massage Reduces Dancers' Stress, Helps Range of Motion

H E L P I N G  T H E   H E A L E R S:
Lauriann Greene gives advice for preventing work-related injuries."...the muscles in my forearms have become hypertonic, and there are spots in my neck and scapular region that are always sore..."     Lauriann's response