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How Music Touches Us
by Gargi Talukder, Ph.D.

Intuitively, we know that certain kinds of music are soothing while others are energizing and research shows that music does have a distinct effect on our physiological state. Learn about research related to music; and meet some of the people who create healing music, and some who combine music with touch.

Cat and dog laying together.Mobile Pet Massage Covers New Ground
by Kelle Walsh, Managing Editor

Emelio Burkhamer's business, Certified Paws, offers on-site massage to pets seven days a week in a territory that spans the Hollywood Hills to San Diego.

Practice Building
Massaging Corporate America: A Plan For Success
by Darlene Miller

The Body Politic
Minnesota Bill Would Regulate ABTs/MTs
Reflexologists Win in Iowa
Accreditiation Program Approved
Arizona Regulatory Briefs
Body and Spa:
Shirodhara: Heavenly Head Massage
by Naomi Serviss

Shirodhara, an element of Ayurvedic medicine, has been used for 5,000 years in India but has only recently been "discovered" by Western massage therapists eager to expand their knowledge and client base. Fittingly, shirodhara today combines ancient Ayurvedic wisdom with modern health-and-beauty techniques in a winning spa combination.
Research Reports

Massage and Healing Touch Ease Cancer Symptoms

Five days of Massage Benefit Preterm Infants

Massaging Kids Lowers Parents' Anxiety

Pages From History
The Hydro-Electric Bath
by Robert Noah Calvert

SpaTalk:
Meeting A Sales Quota
by Melinda Minton

The expectations placed on massage therapists really vary from spa to spa, as do the resources made available to the therapist that will enable to the therapist to sell retail more easily. Spa directors are focused on making money, and roughly 20 percent of the money that a spa generates comes from retail sales.

Body Language: MBody Language
M for Motion
by Thomas Myers

Body language is an every-other issue column where we explore the alphabet in terms of the body and bodywork. Here, the letter M; motion; and the movement work of Caryn McHose.

Be Well: Therapist Self-Care
Good Humor, Good Health
Calcium for Weight Loss: Nature's Rx
Don't Shun the Sun
Your Turn
Live Long and Well
Aroma Corner
Self-Acupressure for Insomia
SpaMassage News

Bringing the Spa Home
The Top Ten Spa Trends

New Spa Class Targets Massage Therapists
Spa Treatments Purchased by Spa-Goers
Orangutans Get Spa Treatments

Assess & Address:
Tennis Elbow
b
y Whitney Lowe

One of the most commonly occuring upper-extremity injuries is lateral epicondylitis, also called tennis elbow. These days it is more often seen as a repetitive-stress injury from various occupations.

The Circulation Between Cerebrospinal Fluid, Cerebral Interstitial Fluid and Lymph, Part One
by Bruno Chikly, M.D.

This article will inspire massage therapists interested in lymph and cranial work, or those just seeking to deepen their knowledge of the fascinating anatomy related to the connections between the central nervous system and the periphery of the body.

Reader Expression: If you could give a massage to any historical figure, who would you pick, and why? Table Talk: Poised For An Insured Future
Conferences & Conventions Calendar Laws and Regulations
Innovations In Review
Research Matters: The AMTA Foundation Guest Editorial: Caroline Warner

 

         
 
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