So many people work on computers and in hunched positions that massage therapists are seeing more clients for acid reflux and heartburn problems. Recently I doctors have referred clients for massage to relieve reflux, and the results seem good. I wanted to offer some treatment tips. First, reflux symptoms – burning in the throat, burping … Continue reading Massage Relief for Reflux and Indigestion
In an effort to bring your more value, Find Touch has partnered with Dreamclinic, Seattle’s top-rated massage business, to deliver a weekly newsletter with tips for a thriving practice. We hope you enjoy and please don’t hesitate to send along any feedback – we read every message! Practice Makes Perfect – Learn Your Craft Sometimes we … Continue reading Practice Makes Perfect – Learn Your Craft
When will this get better? When will my pain be gone? When can I do what I want to do – when I want to? Tough questions for us massage therapists to handle. Truth, we don’t usually know. Massage does marvelous things for the mind, body and soul – but what it does is often … Continue reading Offering Reassurance and Hope to Your Clients
We massage therapists pride ourselves on our abilities in touch – and that’s why I am so surprised when clients give me an earful about fingernails! This is a touchy issue for massage therapists – we figure we’re doing things like avoiding perfumes and warming our oils so we can facilitate relaxation in our clients. … Continue reading Nail It!
Hands are the best tools in a massage therapist’s toolbox and the most likely to be injured. It happens to even the most careful therapists: a burn from a hot pan, a scratch that gets oily, a bit of tendonitis that turns into a raging case of nerve inflammation. Plan A for most … Continue reading Save Your Hands
Hey, it happens. A humble massage therapist is massaging someone who has a freak-out during the session and leaves. Later, the client wails in an online review that the massage was unprofessional because…(drum roll please)…the therapist massaged her glutes. This scenario happened to a friend of mine and believe me, it was not a fun … Continue reading To Glute or not to Glute…