anatomy

Massage therapy alone can’t fix bony misalignments, but it can help manage soft-tissue disorders and symptoms associated with valgus and varus alignments.

Our bodies comprise four tissue types: epithelial, muscle, nervous, and connective. Your massage strokes touch all of these.

Recent research indicates that massage therapists can help with ankle and wrist injuries by focusing on retinacula.

Understanding the anatomy of facial muscles can help you begin successful sessions with a grounding facial massage.

While our work often revolves around deeper tissues, special attention should be paid to the skin, the first responder to our touch.

Whether it’s pressure-filled moments during our first years as practicing bodyworkers or the question of how much pressure a client wants during a session, gaining perspective is a handy tool.

Massage therapy is a core component for treating ankle sprains and is used with other treatments used by other providers, such as laser therapy, ultrasound, microcurrent, and electrical stimulation.

Though bodyworkers can’t prevent or eliminate scar tissue, our skillful touch can aim to influence its development, remodeling process, and long-term integration into the surrounding tissue.

Fibroblasts remodel fascia, creating or removing collagen based on physical supply and demand.

The rectus sheath is a multilayered fascial hub that allows force transmission, motor coordination, and stability in the trunk.

Gliding relationships between muscles exist all over the body. Knowing where they are can help massage therapists explore their clients’ tissue mobility for healthy function.

Many references (including those online) are updating their facts to correctly identify retinacula as a thickening of the fascia of the leg.