Massage is an “invaluable resource” for hospitals
From Massage Magazine:
The general public understands that massage is good medicine, and this is reflected in the growing use of massage therapy and energy work in U.S. hospitals.
According to research conducted in January 2017, 82 percent of hospital patients claimed massage therapy was the most helpful form of hospital therapy. The patients in this survey were between the ages of 19-95 years old, according to the report.
Hospital massage includes any type of on- or off-the-body structured touch or energy work offered to any population in any facility owned by a hospital.
This means some hospital massage programs are on the hospital premises, while others are located in an outreach facility or clinic owned by a hospital.
“On a daily basis, the acute pain service sees firsthand the benefits that massage provides our patients, with improved mood, function and overall comfort,” said Lynn Anson, R.N., B.C., a pain management nurse at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Missouri.
“When we ask them about their massage, they usually tell us the therapists are their favorite people to see–and their smiles tell all.”
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GRADUATION 2017
We’ve seen many graduates walk across the stage in our nearly 20 years of teaching massage. It never gets old. Graduation day is always a day of celebration, of seeing all the student’s hard work finally come to fruition. Many students struggled to make it there – many of them didn’t think they ever would. But through hard work, sacrifice, and a determination to make the world a more bearable place through the power of touch, they did it, and we were overjoyed to recognize their achievements in front of their family and loved ones.
But you’re not done yet.
There’s a reason they call it a massage practice. It’s because, as Hovi said, you should never be done learning. You have a diploma now, and you should be very proud of that, but it does not stop there. Please continue to learn and grow, and if you ever have any questions don’t hesitate to call. And come back for your free massages!
We’re extremely proud of all our graduates, but a just a quick word to our current students, too: enjoy the process. We know it’s difficult to find time to study when you have a full time job, kids and a life of obligations. We know it’s difficult to show up to class twice a week with a positive attitude and that sometimes you’re tired, and sometimes you’re in a bad mood and sometimes there’s nothing anyone in the world can do about it. But we’re sure the majority of our graduates would say that the program is over before you know it, and with it comes a bittersweet sense of accomplishment. You will no longer be surrounded by a group of people sharing the same goals. We’ll shove you out of the nest, absolutely positive you will fly, and you might not realize all that you’re leaving behind until you’re gone. So just take a moment and enjoy the process. The end will be here soon enough.
Once again, best of luck to all our graduates. We truly couldn’t be prouder.
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LABELS MATTER: WHAT KIND OF WORKER ARE YOU, REALLY?
from Massage Magazine:
Last year I was offering workshops at a day spa, and I had a meeting with the spa manager. We got to talking about her massage therapists, and I learned that she required them all to wear the same color, but she called them subcontractors. I felt I should say something ….
Before I became a massage therapist in 1994, I was a construction worker for 15 years. On a construction site, subcontractors operated under their own rules. Plumbers, for example, couldn’t be told how to do their work by the general contractor.
I have always felt the way massage therapists work is usually more of an employee situation than subcontracting. Over the years I searched the internet to validate my hunch, but never found anything authoritative.
Massage Can Help Treat Lower Back Pain
from Time
Lower back pain is the leading cause of job disability in the world. About one in ten people have it, and for many who develop back pain, the condition becomes chronic.
Now, a new study finds that massage may provide lasting relief for chronic lower back pain, according to research published in the journalPain Medicine.
To see how people in the real world respond to massage, researchers looked at 104 people with persistent back pain who were referred by their doctors to licensed massage therapists. They went to 10 sessions over 12 weeks, and the practitioners were free to design massage programs that were individual to the patients, rather than all using the same technique.
At the end of the study, most people completed a questionnaire, and more than 50% reported clinically meaningful improvement in their back pain. Several people improved so much that their scores on a standard screening test dropped below the threshold for disability, says lead author Niki Munk, an assistant professor of heath sciences at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. (Munk, who is also a licensed massage therapist, conducted the research while at the University of Kentucky.)
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Zeel Brings Massage To Coachella Crowds
from PR Newswire
Zeel, the creator of Massage On Demand® and the only in home massage membership provider, is on the scene this month at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Zeel is delivering its famous on-demand massage service to Coachella attendees seeking to relax and recharge before, during, and after the annual festival.
Zeel has been bringing spa-quality massages to doorsteps across the US in as little as an hour since 2012, and specifically to residents, visitors, and music lovers in Palm Springs since 2014. Nearly 200,000 attendees are expected to arrive in Coachella Valley this week to see musical performances from Radiohead, Lady Gaga, and Kendrick Lamar, and Zeel is standing by to deliver a rejuvenating massage to festival attendees who need a break from the music, heat, crowds, and excitement.
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