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Energy
Work's Renaissance
by
Karen Menehan, Editor
A growing number of people are turning to energy work for their health-care
needs. Popular techniques are increasingly being incorporated into
hospitals across North America, based in large part on patient request;
and research is validating claims about the work's results. Energy
work still faces an uphill battle in some areas where fear and skepticism
are the norm - but the future definitely looks bright. |
Holistic
Nursing: Transforming Health Care From the Inside Out
by
Brandi Schlossberg, Associate Editor
Nurses are deeply embedded in America's health-care system, and
a growing group of them - holistic nurses - are working every day
to integrate complementary therapy as a standard of care.
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Practice
Building
A
Great Exchange: Bartering for Massage Therapists
by
Eve Nicholas
The
Body Politic
COMTA's New Face
North
Carolina Focuses on Ethics
Law Falls Short in Virginia
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Body
and Spa:
Jamu
Massage: A Flower from Bali
by
Naomi Serviss
This Asian-influenced, traditional therapy, is relatively new to the
West. It incorporates the graceful Balinese heart with a healing philosophy
that considers tending to the spirit as important a goal as treating
the body. |
Research
Reports
Healing
Touch Augments Radiation Therapy
Acupressure for Fatigue and Depression
in End-Stage Renal Disease
Massage and Exercise Improve Bone Mineralization
in Premature Infants
Pages
From History
Roman
Medical Practice & Massage, Part One
by
Robert Noah Calvert
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SpaTalk:
Bridging
the Gap: Spa Directors Take Steps to Create Massage Standards
by Karen Kefauver
In an effort to help massage students better meet the needs of the
spa industry and to assist spa directors in filling their requirements
of practitioners, in June Edie Moll, director of operations at East
West College of the Healing Arts in Portland, Oregon hosted an inaugural
gathering of spa directors in Portland. |
Assess
& Address:
Patellofemoral
Pain Syndrome
by
Whitney Lowe
One of
the more common causes of anterior knee pain is a patellar tracking
disorder, often referred to as patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS).
This condition may be painful on its own, or lead to toerh painful
problems such as chondromalacia patellae or osteoarthritis in the
knee.
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Be
Well: Therapist Self-Care
The Giving
Life, You Are the Best Gift of All
Nutrition Rainbow
Feeling Grateful
The Fountain of Life
Your Turn: Irving Dunham
Sports Support
Journey Through Love
Triceps Stretch
Tai Chi |
SpaMassage
News
Spa
Trends of the Future
SpaTrade.com: All Things Spa
Agreement with Statements
Real Men Go to Spas
Spa-Goers' Agreement with General Statements About Lifestyles |
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Pain:
Why and How We Hurt Part Two: Acute Pain
by
Gary Bruce
Pain is
not just intense sensation. It is an elaborate system of warnings
and responses that has evolved in our bodies over millions of years.
Though pain is not much appreciated when we are held in its grip,
without acute pain we would not long survive.
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Energy
Work in the Womb Touching the Children of the Future
by
Stephanie Mines, Ph.D.
Education about embryological and fetal development combined with
the use of touch and energy work can empower the services of bodyworkers,
parents and all birthing care-providers, including nurses, doctors,
doulas and midwives. |
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| Reader
Expression:
Is
it OK to sell retail products to clients? Why, or why not? |
Table
Talk:
Intention
Into Action |
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In
Review |
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Matters |
Guest
Editorial: David
J. Meckley |