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COVID-Related Coagulopathy, Take 3: A Conversation with a Hematologist
07/16/2020

Illustration of red blood cells clotting together inside the human body

Pathology educator and author Ruth Werner recently had a conversation with Yaser Diab, MD, a hematologist working at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, about abnormal coagulation associated with COVID-19 and how massage therapy might fit in the context of COVID-19 survivors and coagulopathy. Read the notes from their conversation here.

Getting Used to Working in Masks
07/15/2020

Young woman putting on a disposable surgical face mask

Cal Cates and Kerry Jordan from Healwell provide an overview of what it’s like for massage therapists working in masks, from which masks to use to concerns about breathing. 

I May Have Been Exposed to COVID-19. Now What?
07/09/2020

ABMP connected with epidemiologist Tessa Crume, PhD, an associate professor in the Epidemiology Department at the Colorado School of Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, to get her expert advice on this member’s question.

Helpful COVID-19 and Pathology Resources from ABMP and Ruth Werner
07/09/2020

ABMP has been proud to partner with pathology expert and leading educator Ruth Werner over the years. Ruth is an invaluable resource to the profession, and has been an amazing source of information and support during this COVID-19 pandemic, to our ABMP members especially.

How to Take Care of Your Hands
06/23/2020

If you just took some time away from massage you may have noticed your hands got a little . . . weird. Maybe they got dry from all the extra washing and not being covered in massage oil all day.

Ready to Dive Back In?
06/18/2020

A tranquil massage setting with a bookcase, plant, and massage table

Hello friends. How are you holding up? If you’re like most of the massage therapists in my life, you are torn.