As the Massage Therapy Department Chair at Mildred Elley (Albany), I can honestly and humbly say that my students are also my teachers.
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Studies have shown music’s almost magical impact on healing and music is being used in a variety of new ways, such as teaching stroke patients how to walk and helping premature babies gain weight.
For the weekend warrior, a massage helps both recovery time and future performance. If you’re taking your favorite four-legged friend with you on those weekend adventures, there’s a good chance they could use some bodywork as well.
There’s a fable about a little bird and a mouse discussing the weight of a snowflake. It was the dead of winter and all the other woodland animals were hibernating.
In recognition of PTSD Awareness Day on June 27, Prakash Masand, MD, a psychiatrist and founder of the Centers of Psychiatric Excellence, offers 10 tips for persons dealing with PTSD.
Since 1995, ABMP members have given their time, money, and effort to help others, while also promoting themselves and raising awareness of the benefits of massage, bodywork, and somatic therapies. This year, the ABMP community will celebrate EveryBody Deserves a Massage Week July 15–21, 2018.
Making it to the “big leagues” in the sports massage therapy industry can be a challenge. But Cortiva Institute—the nation’s largest massage school—is giving its students a leg up through a brand-new partnership with Phoenix Rising Football Club, the city’s professional soccer team.
It’s part of my position as ABMP vice president of communication to connect with members in times of need and find ways ABMP can help them recover. I find that in times of natural disasters, many individuals think their ABMP membership includes this kind of business contents coverage—and it doesn’t.
I don’t always enter a session in a state of meditative bliss. Ideally, as a therapist with a mobile practice, I would arrive at someone’s home after a calm and peaceful drive. I will have had an excellent breakfast, 1.5 cups of coffee, and a delightful, contemplative time of prayer.
In this three-part blog series on branding, Attiya Abdulghany, a digital marketing consultant and CMO of Artichoke, shares advice on branding your massage practice.
