It had been a particularly busy Saturday, with lots of clients coming in for massage therapy at my office. After work, tired though I was, honey and I went over to the local promenade for dinner and walked along the cement boardwalk for quite a ways looking at the crowds and shops. Usually we … Continue reading Taming the Tube
A recent study showed hyper nerve endings under the skin of people with fibromyalgia – the first “objective” sign that people with fibro are not just whining about their pain. Well, we massage therapists are different from others in the treatment community who have doubted the clinical basis of fibromyalgia. The difference is fairly … Continue reading Wrapped Up in Fibromyalgia Massage
Sometimes in the course of massage therapy practice, we will meet clients who want to have some delicate and sensitive areas relieved of trigger points and adhesions. My most recent experience was with a client who had gone into a full-body clench during a car accident, braced with both feet on the brake … Continue reading Through the Sheets
Sometimes I visit people at home for massages instead of at my therapy office, usually for convenience but sometimes because they are not able to travel. Folks who cannot travel to the office tend to be in recovery from injuries or in a fragile state. Usually they are getting plenty of homecare from their relatives, … Continue reading New Tricks
This massage therapist loves a challenge, and I frequently get them. Yet sometimes I wonder if I am doing the “right” thing. You know, the right thing as in “Do the Right Thing.” Massage therapists are darned good at shaving a few points off a golf game. We excel at getting rid of the post-lunch … Continue reading Massage as Rehab
Folks with big troubles like this client – blinding headaches and vertigo – shop around for help. This massage therapist has been working with this client for a while. Her headaches get better with massage and heat packs but it never seems quite enough to make them go away.This client has tried injections, acupuncture, a … Continue reading Blinded by the $10 Grand Solution
Holidays bring out the best in people – and the visiting relatives. I have just moved the office and the massage therapy room still looked a little bit like a MASH unit. My phone message, for a change, said I was off for two days before and after the holiday – but the calls just … Continue reading Family Matters
Tailbone problems plague people – and massage therapists. The worst is the sideways curl, keeping hips, feet, lumbar vertebrae and cervical vertebrae all a-twist. This massage therapist finds a lot of trouble in tailbones. They are really supposed to flex a bit when sitting, guide and balance while walking or running. Too may of my … Continue reading Parking Stones
Nothing makes fear quake in many massage therapists than the entrance of the super, hyper-mobile client. I too, have experienced the fear, the trepidation and the surprise. For the record, in Gumby folk symptoms of troubles are completely different than my true forte, people as stuck as me. What I would normally assess test … Continue reading Adventures in Super-Mobile Massage
Mesothelioma patients experience a number of symptoms throughout the progression of their disease. Chest pain, difficulty breathing and anxiety are common, and coughing or reduced chest expansion may also occur. While a number of different treatmentscan help relieve these symptoms, massage therapy is one of the gentlest ways to keep them under control. Massage therapy … Continue reading How Massage Therapy can Benefit a Mesothelioma Patient