Recent Articles From Our Blog
A Golfer’s Worst Nightmare Rehabilitated Through Massage
For many golfers, the only meaningful way to spend a sunny day is out on the links. With 18 holes to look forward to — the sun's rays caressing the greens, blue skies inviting deep breathes, and the warm leather grip of a favored club in hand — nothing much can break their joy of being alive. Until, that is, pain strikes. Pain in the physical … [Read More...]
Why Do My Muscles Feel Tight?
Why do muscles feel tight? Does that mean they are short? That they can't relax? And what can you do about it? Here are some of my thoughts about why muscles feel tight and what to do about it. Tightness is a Feeling, Not Just a Mechanical Condition If you say you feel “tight” in a particular area, that might mean several different … [Read More...]
3 Tips To Foam Rolling Success
Foam rolling is very popular. Athletic trainers use it as a part of the warm-up. Physical therapists use it as part of their treatment strategy, often to improve extensibility of “short” tissues. There is very limited evidence about what benefit, if any, foam rolling confers. But there are a few studies showing it leads to short term increases in … [Read More...]
Massage for Cancer Patients in the News
The benefits of massage therapy for cancer patients were communicated by an ABC affiliate serving Virginia, on March 5. In "Cancer Patients Get Boost from Massage Therapy," breast-cancer patient Sandy Briggs' journey through chemotherapy—a journey on which she discovered massage—is detailed. "After a successful lumpectomy, doctors told Briggs … [Read More...]
Massage Therapy Research
Over the past several years, research on massage therapy and bodywork has been conducted in isolated studies throughout the country. For the most part, these research studies are funded for the purpose of publishing the results in medical and similar style journals. In other words, the promotion and facilitation of research on various massage … [Read More...]
Massage Education’s Future
Education is a sensitive and divisive topic within the massage therapy profession. On one side of the argument are those who believe that today's non-degree vocational school system is both egalitarian and in line with traditional massage therapy practices. On the other are those who believe the current system penalizes those who want to … [Read More...]
Freedom Comes To Massage Therapist
Finally… FREEDOM! To be a professional. Thanks to CAMTC. Moving to Los Angeles from New York in 2001, had me very excited about my career as a massage therapist. I had just completed two years of massage school in NY and was eager to embark on a new chapter in my life; one of professionalism and compassionate healing. I had envisioned a … [Read More...]
