November/December 2021

Think about it: How many of your clients come to you because they want their bodies to feel better? The answer is almost certainly all of them.

Meralgia paresthetica can present as a case of mistaken identity.

Why don’t more practitioners incorporate joint movement into sessions? Here, we will explore the benefits and effects of these techniques.

If your clients have the winter blahs, help them rekindle that summer feeling with aromas recommendations.

In massage school, we are taught to use all the parts of our hands. The thumbs, the fingers, the palms, the knuckles—use them all, and save yourself from breakdown. It has been a mantra I have employed throughout the years to keep my own body healthy and safe.

Trigger points, hypertonicity, strains, sprains, and a host of other complaints are all common causes of low-back pain. In this column, we’ll look at cluneal nerve entrapment.

There are many massage modalities that help improve posture—graded exposure stretching is one of them. But a technique Erik Dalton calls “Spindle-Stim” can also be a valuable tool.

Most massage therapists are familiar with aromatherapy—the art and science of using aromatic plant extracts for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. In this article, we’ll sharpen our focus and discuss the use of essential oils to improve client mood, shift emotional states, and promote psychological equilibrium.