Have you ever noticed your fingers cramping or forearms slipping along the client’s skin when attempting to apply deep-tissue techniques? Here we'll deconstruct a few hand and forearm maneuvers.
What's one of the best ways to relate to someone else? Put yourself in their shoes. The same goes for massage therapy; in order to be a better therapist, consider what it's like to be a client too.
Massage and bodywork are heart-based, caregiving professions. We concurrently practice an art and a science. In this article we consider the less tangible aspects of practitioner-client relationships.
Many times, mistakes on our part, such as sloppy draping, are made due to carelessness, without any conscious intent to do something unprofessional. Clients who don’t know us well may not know the difference between carelessness and intention.
Kinesiology tape uses medical-grade adhesive to create a microscopic space between the skin and the tissues underneath it, influencing the movement of fluids in the dermal and superficial fascia layers.
Approaching your sessions with a shift in your mindset around pain, including in the language you use, can help your clients embrace all aspects of themselves.
As a mobile massage therapist, you need to make thoughtful decisions about which clients you’ll accept. Watching for red flags and following your gut can help keep you from entering a dangerous situation.
