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MASSAGE Magazine contributes to massage therapists’ practice success with informational and inspiring articles and advice. The massage therapy profession offers a variety of practice venues and specialties—and no matter where a therapist practices, staying on top of new techniques, technology, products and self-care is necessary for a successful and enduring career.

Clientele

While the events of the past 16 months have left most people with a whirlwind of emotional side effects, one commonality on all sides of the energy aisle seems to be an increase in grief.

Practice Being Present with Grief

While the events of the past 16 months have left most people with a whirlwind of emotional side effects, one commonality on all sides of the energy aisle seems to be an increase in grief.

  • September 28, 2021

Laws and Legislation

Massage therapists who work in hospitals in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois sat down recently with the Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) president to discuss their professional roles on the medical team, pay structures for this type of work, massage as a component of pain care, and how COVID-19 has changed the delivery of hospital-based massage therapy.

Massage in the Hospital: At Work on the Pain-Care Team

Massage therapists who work in hospitals in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois sat down recently with the Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) president to discuss their professional roles on the medical team, pay structures for this type of work, massage as a component of pain care, and how COVID-19 has changed the delivery of hospital-based massage therapy.

  • January 19, 2022
As athletes from professionals and Olympians to high schoolers and weekend warriors seek to recover from training, many turn to massage therapy. Sports massage, however, is not a specific technique but the concept of applying massage to active individuals.

Create an Evidence-Informed Approach to Sports Massage

As athletes from professionals and Olympians to high schoolers and weekend warriors seek to recover from training, many turn to massage therapy. Sports massage, however, is not a specific technique but the concept of applying massage to active individuals.

  • January 17, 2022

Massage Heights Franchising Launches Outside the Room Podcast Hosted by Industry Leader CG Funk

SAN ANTONIO (January 12, 2022) – Massage Heights, a North America spa franchise brand offering high-quality massage, skincare and wellness services, announced today the premiere of Outside the Room – an engaging, lively podcast and virtual show, hosted by massage industry veteran CG Funk, the company’s Senior Vice President of Culture and Industry Relations.

  • January 14, 2022

Practice Building

Imagine you’re on a massage-business reality TV show. Your competition is stiff: Erik Dalton, PhD (Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques) and Judith DeLany (Neuromuscular Therapy), along with several less-renowned massage therapists. You’re all flown to a beautiful island with a thriving downtown and lots of tourists.

Game On! A Sense of Urgency will Push You to Create a Thriving Massage Practice

Imagine you’re on a massage-business reality TV show. Your competition is stiff: Erik Dalton, PhD (Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques) and Judith DeLany (Neuromuscular Therapy), along with several less-renowned massage therapists. You’re all flown to a beautiful island with a thriving downtown and lots of tourists.

  • January 7, 2022
The phone is continuously ringing with requests for appointments, forcing you to create a waiting list. However, your waiting list is growing faster by the day, and you are booked out for three weeks. In essence, you are turning away clients. Are you ready to hire massage therapists?

The Guide to Hiring Massage Therapists for Your Practice

The phone is continuously ringing with requests for appointments, forcing you to create a waiting list. However, your waiting list is growing faster by the day, and you are booked out for three weeks. In essence, you are turning away clients. Are you ready to hire a massage therapist?

  • December 31, 2021

Research

Self-Care

A deep-pressure glide stroke feels great to the person on the table; however, for the massage therapist, gliding with palms can hurt wrists and gliding with forearms can stress shoulders. Fortunately, there’s a way to glide with minimal impact to both wrists and shoulders.

Deep-Pressure Gliding with a Massage Tool — and Without Pain

A deep-pressure glide stroke feels great to the person on the table; however, for the massage therapist, gliding with palms can hurt wrists and gliding with forearms can stress shoulders. Fortunately, there’s a way to glide with minimal impact to both wrists and shoulders.

  • January 13, 2022
As massage therapists, we are excellent at helping others navigate through pain and reach optimal musculoskeletal functioning— but do we really taking care of ourselves as much as we care for our clients? Each year we take continuing education to add to our toolbox to care for others, so how about we add to our toolbox to care for self, starting today?

6 Tools for Your Self-Care Toolbox

As massage therapists, we are excellent at helping others navigate through pain and reach optimal musculoskeletal functioning— but do we really taking care of ourselves as much as we care for our clients? Each year we take continuing education to add to our toolbox to care for others, so how about we add to our toolbox to care for self, starting today?

  • January 6, 2022
If you are thinking about going vegan, you might be wondering how to get started. This article will provide the basics.

Veganism for Beginners

If you are thinking about going vegan, you might be wondering how to get started. This article will provide the basics.

  • December 30, 2021
A phrase I’ve frequently heard is, “I don’t set intentions at New Year anymore. It’s a waste of time. They never happen and I forget about them before the end of January!” While many resolutions go unmet, I argue that there is great value to living your life with well-thought-out intentions.

4 Steps You Can Take Now to Live with Intention

A phrase I’ve frequently heard is, “I don’t set intentions at New Year anymore. It’s a waste of time. They never happen and I forget about them before the end of January!” While many resolutions go unmet, I argue that there is great value to living your life with well-thought-out intentions.

  • December 23, 2021

Technique

Diffusion is one of the simplest ways to begin including essential oils in your practice. There are many ways of diffusing essential oils, but the two main methods are through active or passive aromatherapy diffusers.

The Guide to Using an Aromatherapy Diffuser in Massage

Diffusion is one of the simplest ways to begin including essential oils in your practice. There are many ways of diffusing essential oils, but the two main methods are through active or passive aromatherapy diffusers.

  • January 14, 2022
This selection of massage news articles will help you keep on top of what’s happening in your industry.

Massage News for Today’s MT

This selection of massage news articles will help you keep on top of what’s happening in your industry.

  • January 12, 2022

Jade Simmons Announced as Day Two Keynote Speaker for 2022 ISPA Conference

The International SPA Association (ISPA) is pleased to announce world-class concert pianist Jade Simmons as the Power Session keynote speaker for day two of the 2022 ISPA Conference. Simmons will join Dan Heath in the keynote lineup, and the closing Power Session keynote speaker will be announced in the coming weeks.

  • January 11, 2022

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NCBTMB Announces New Certificants

BURR RIDGE, IL (January 7, 2021) Many massage therapists have earned their Board Certification in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (BCTMB®) so far in 2021 from the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), joining a community of more than 14,000 massage therapists worldwide.

  • January 10, 2022
We have, individually and collectively, undergone many changes over the past almost-two years. Standing on the edge of 2022, we can clearly see the general public embracing big changes—shifts in mindset, health care consumption and ways of coping with stressors among them—that can inform your massage practice and the way you interact with clients.

Your Wellness Roadmap for the New Year: 2022 Trends

We have, individually and collectively, undergone many changes over the past almost-two years. Standing on the edge of 2022, we can clearly see the general public embracing big changes—shifts in mindset, health care consumption and ways of coping with stressors among them—that can inform your massage practice and the way you interact with clients.

  • January 5, 2022
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