Acupuncture is often used to treat headaches, but how many massage therapists understand how these treatments can help their clients in a course of therapy? This article is the second in a series of articles about headaches and therapies. The first article is here. Dr. Ron Bieler (website), a licensed acupuncturist practicing in Costa Mesa, … Continue reading Headaches and the Experienced Acupuncturist
Well, this is the time of year that teachers show up for their end-of-the-school-year tune-up. And I must say I am impressed. When you think about it, teachers have to control and perform all day for an unruly, immature crowd prone to heckling. Talk about performance anxiety and fatigue. One of my teachers has got … Continue reading Teachers are a Source of Forced Inspiration
Often, it seems, clients will “prefer” a female therapist over a male therapist, and this is true whether the client is female or male. Doesn’t seem very fair to the male therapists, but before we address that subject, let’s look at some possible reasons for such preference: 1. Culture/Society: It’s no secret that some of … Continue reading Girls, Boys, and Gender Preference
A guest article by Annie Ochoa, LMP. Can we talk about what it means to demonstrate Professional courtesy between Chiropractors and Massage Therapists? Before I begin, I feel it is important to provide some background information on myself so that the ideas and suggestions that I am presenting in this discussion has a deeper and … Continue reading Professional Courtesy Between Chiropractors and Massage Therapists
I just published an article on effects of massage on migraine patients on the Bellevue Massage Therapy blog.I interviewed Stephen D. Silberstein of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a past President of the American Headache Society.
A guest article by Carol Wiley, LMP As a massage practitioner, you spend your days ministering to the needs of other people. Does anyone really need to tell you to eat healthy food, exercise, practice stress management, and get enough sleep as part of your self care? Let’s go beyond those survival basics to look … Continue reading Beyond Basic Self Care
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Chris Korol, co-founder of Full Slate, which is a company that provides a popular online appointment scheduling solution for many massage clinics and other small businesses in the health and beauty space. I was really impressed with what I learned about Full Slate and wanted to share … Continue reading Full Slate – The convenience of online scheduling within your reach!
My mother had a term for gifts given without a reason: love gifts. Unlike Christmas, Valentine, or birthday gifts, love gifts just come out-of-the-blue on any old day, for no other reason that you love someone. Not hearts-and-flowers love, necessarily. Just any quantity or variety of like, love, respect, admiration, etc. For example, last week … Continue reading Love Gifts
Massage therapists often hear from clients that chocolate or caffeine drinks trigger headaches. When you work with people seeking relief from pain, these common trigger patterns tend to emerge – certain foods or bright lights, loud noises, etc. Over the past 15 years of doing massages, I’ve observed some interesting developments on the list of … Continue reading Triggers and Patterns and Bears, Oh My!
As I recall, “U Stink But I Luv U” was a single recorded by the fictional Billy and the Boingers, a musical group composed of Opus, Bill the Cat, and other characters from the cartoon strip Bloom County. Bloom County was a favorite pleasure back in the 80’s before the writer Berke Breathed refused to … Continue reading U Stink But I Luv U