From Vox: Cathryn Jakobson Ramin’s back pain started when she was 16, on the day she flew off her horse and landed on her right hip. For the next four decades, Ramin says her back pain was like a small rodent nibbling at the base of her spine. The aching left her bedridden on some…
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Massage and Addiction
From AMTA: Recovery is a process, and a difficult one. “Often, the client cannot even articulate what is going on,” Broadwell says. “Because massage is not a talk therapy, it can meet them wherever they are, even if they don’t have the skills to tell us.” Maureen Schwehr, NMD, a naturopathic physician and craniosacral instructor who works at the integrative clinic…
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Stress and Massage
You notice that your credit card bill is due and you won’t have enough money to cover it and your shoulders begin a slow ascension towards your ears. A little later you see the check engine light is on for the third time in the last month and you start to feel a gnawing sensation…
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Clinical Massage Therapy: Massage with a Purpose
Massage means many different things to many different people. When most people think of massage they think of a relaxing spa setting, with candles, oils and soft music playing. Perhaps they’ve upgraded to hot stones, or maybe a little aroma therapy, and as you lay on the soft table all of your tensions simply melt…
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Massage School Can Be Hard, And We’re Trying To Help
There are many reasons to attend massage school. Maybe you’re fresh out of high school and looking for a meaningful direction in life. Maybe you just lost your job and you’re looking for a new direction for a second career. Maybe all the kids have left the house and you’ve been dreaming of enrolling for…
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