A client stopped in last week a bit worried about her neck. She had been on vacation, feeling very tight in the neck and shoulders and stopped for a chair massage. Eager to get rid of the tension, she asked for a 30-minute massage. Toward the end of the massage, she started to feel faint … Continue reading Dizzy Chair Massage
One of my favorite massage therapists to trade with recently let me in on a secret. She has been doing massage for more than 20 years without health or disability coverage. That pressed some buttons with me. Since getting into massage, I have always had coverage, health through my own individual plan, then my spouse’s … Continue reading Massaging Without a Net
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