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A client in a student clinic has a chronic, debilitatingly painful condition: trigeminal neuralgia. She gets surprising relief, if only for a short time, from massage—not on the painful area, but close by. Why did this happen? Can we recreate this success? Can we prolong it?
Self-care may be the key to a long career. But thinking critically about how we self-care offers us an entire career. A closer look at the hamstrings reveals how critical thinking can change how we work, how we think about our work, and how we can help our clients find their own ability to heal.
Massage therapist and author Mark Liskey talks about how pain-free techniques became a focus of his practice and teaching and shares advice for practitioners on how using massage tools is an effective method in taking pain-free to the next level.
A person reports sporadic episodes of unexplained goosebumps all down one side of the body. No other symptoms are present: no pain, tingling, numbness, or anything. Is it dysautonomia? Is it a weird kind of seizure? What are goosebumps good for, anyway? It turns out they might be more important than we thought.
In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, we have a discussion with Mindy Sheppard about how working in a franchise spa motivated her to create a membership program for her clients in her solo practice and why it’s more beneficial than you might think.
A weightlifting client who has never had professional massage wants help with back and leg pain. Simple enough, right? But in their first interview they reveal a 4-year-old history of thyroid cancer, thyroidectomy, and lymph node removal.
Join Allison as she discusses how the choice to wear a pair of rose-colored glasses when taking a closer look at the serratus anterior livens up this hidden gem of a muscle.
Three wildly successful women in the massage industry speak about their massage journey, how they found inspiration through touch, and why curiosity inspired them all to branch out in deeper, unique directions.
A client has a knee replacement on his RIGHT knee, but then develops nerve symptoms in his LEFT foot. His massage therapist has some strategies to help him, but what is really going on here?
In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, we speak with Chinwe Onyeagoro, CEO of PocketSuite, about ways PocketSuite can benefit both you and your clients, and how 15 minutes could potentially translate into a 30% increase in your massage business.
A client with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive and ultimately terminal nervous system disease, is getting amazing results with massage and other interventions. How is this possible?
After 43 years in the field, Sandy Fritz might know a thing or two about the massage and bodywork profession. A teacher, a leader, and an icon, Sandy Fritz relives her journey and ponders how it seems to have come full circle.