critical thinking

The holistic importance of massage therapy needs to be recognized as a key to relieving a client’s pain.

Chiari malformation involves a herniation of part of the brain into the spinal cord, which may involve severe and chronic headaches, hydrocephalus, weakness, dizziness, and much more.

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

Networking with providers outside your field can benefit your client treatment process and add to your repertoire of valuable resources and referrals.

Palliative care is an added layer of support for people living with chronic or serious illness. It enhances people’s care by offering quality of life for them and their family. And your touch can make a difference in all their lives.

When the symptoms span a greater area, step back and consider what larger principle could explain it.

Forward head posture is the name given to a sagittal-plane postural distortion pattern in which the head is held forward. Here we'll explore causes and how the context of FHP can inform our massage therapy.

We often think if we build our hands-on skills, the business side of things will naturally flow. But what I’ve discovered in my 20 years as a therapist is that mastering your business is a skill that must be learned.