Making your SOAP notes a deep-listening experience for your clients is the first step in addressing what matters to the client. Deep listening builds trust with your massage client and allows them to speak with transparency in a safe and confidential manner. Thus, you will gather good and comprehensive information to guide your massage-touch intervention.
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The primary cause of hammertoes is a shifting of the body so that the weight-bearing area of the foot transitions from the heel to the ball. In normal standing posture, 70 percent of weight-bearing pressure should be on the heel and 30 percent on the ball of the foot, but when that weight-bearing pressure shifts […]
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The American Massage Championships (AMC) results are in, and the winners are: Gold: Arthur Wongphan, representing California; Silver: Jittawisoot Srihaput, representing Massachusetts; and Bronze: Jessica Jarabek, representing Canada.
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If you lose clients from your client base, you have to attract new clients to replace them. That’s a good reason to focus on client retention, of course. Beyond that, however, your client base is a source of so much other value to your practice, including filling up your schedule, online reviews and word-of-mouth promotion.
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Client acquisition is a linchpin to running a successful business. Small-business owners, in particular, need to have a keen focus on how they engage their potential customer pool and also how they inspire their current customer stable as well.
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In October of 2010, I found myself flying to Europe with a group of 20 athletes I did not know and had never treated with sports massage. I had recently graduated from a 2,200-hour massage program and, although I had excelled in school, I couldn’t help but wonder, “How did I get myself into this?”
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Reiki is a technique to reduce stress and promote relaxation, which supports the body’s systems to function more efficiently. Reiki practice is regarded as both a healing and spiritual practice with benefits parallel to meditation. Included in this practice are Reiki hand placements and Reiki symbols.
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You need a website. If you build it yourself, you can save money. However, you will need to invest some time to learn a few new things. Is it worth it? You might have recently asked yourself, “how do I get a website?” To answer that question, let’s put everything on the table to see if building a website is for you, starting with comparing costs.
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Yomassage is a modality that combines restorative yoga stretching with gentle massage and guided meditation in a group class. It’s a complete self-care package—one that can create a new income stream for massage therapists.
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Parents are always looking for the best ways to care for their children, and that includes seeking out noninvasive therapies that can help promote their little ones’ physical and emotional well-being. One such therapy that’s rapidly gaining in popularity is pediatric massage therapy.
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