As a massage therapist, I wonder if people who have a hard time sitting at a computer automatically have jaw tension problems. It seems so, at least when I go looking, that I find a consistent correlation between neck and jaw tension. It’s gotten so that when folks come in with neck tension I ask … Continue reading Jaw Pains
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When was the last time you went to a massage convention? That was the question on my recent massage professional association survey. It seemed pretty standard, and it got me thinking. When I went to my 2010 state convention I was struck by how small it was – no students, few exhibitors, – missing faces … Continue reading Massage Conventions
Sometimes when clients come in the door looking for a massage, they seem a little wary. They look around the office, check out the sheets, stare at the clock before they go in the room. I’ve gotten questions about whether I use fragrances in my oils or in the laundry soap. They peer at the … Continue reading The MRSA Pot
We massage therapists often see similarities in our clients, the tight upper traps, the weak glute max, etc. But I must say I’m fascinated by the differences. Why does one person develop carpal syndrome after three months on a computer, when another person can spend years lifting granite wedges before something goes? Chief suspect: Stress. … Continue reading Stress Test – Deal with It
In early November of last year, I was asked to take on a sixth shift due to an emergency. “What emergency?” I asked. “Sandra [another massage therapist] broke her foot in thirteen or fourteen places; it’s practically crushed,” was the reply. “WHAT? How did that happen?” “Well, she dropped a piano on it.” WHAT? And … Continue reading Get Disability Insurance; and Beware of Falling Pianos
The hamstrings tell the tale. These hamstrings, normally smooth and strong, were developing bumps I associate with adhesions. The bellies of the muscle were like a bit of bad road, dipping up and down with jellied clumps of static muscle tissue even though they were supposed to be at rest. A monument to adhesions myself, … Continue reading Scrunches, Wobbles, and Breathless Sumo
The rain was coming down hard and sideways, an event very unusual for Southern California. After a sticky freeway ride, my 18-minute drive to work took 30 minutes; I pulled into the driveway at my office two minutes late and saw my client huddled in her car. “Sorry I’m late. What’s with this rain? Where’s … Continue reading Great Moments in Customer Service
That darn knot was driving me crazy. It was embedded in the rib cage, just below and under the lower vertebral border of the right scapula. It seemed to ease with heat, but no amount of myofascial release, Swedish, cross-fiber, trigger point or lymphatic or any of another half-dozen styles of massage I had tried … Continue reading WWTD – What Would Travell Do?
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,A tub of rose-infused crème! On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,Two eye-pillows, and a tub of rose-infused crème! On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,Three salt lamps, Two eye-pillows, and a tub of … Continue reading The Twelve Days of Christmas (Massage-Style)