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As much as you probably don’t want to think about it, you could find yourself in a situation tomorrow where you have lost the ability to work with your hands—temporarily or permanently—and desperately in need of a backup plan.
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My goal is to help you understand and embrace the healthiest foods for personal wellness and disease prevention, which means reclaiming the simple foods that our ancestors ate and that have helped humans thrive for most of our history.
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It’s important for massage therapists to invest in the best disability insurance to ensure their financial security and peace of mind in the event of an unforeseen disability.
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Massage therapists, including physicians, nutritionists, acupuncturists and others, are important players on pain-management teams. An integrative approach to pain management can also include using plant-derived pain-reducing and anti-inflammatory compounds such as cannabidiol (CBD).
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Many longtime massage therapists have stayed in this career by stretching and strengthening the body for massage work. This article will provide the foundation and inspiration for stretching your body to lengthen your career.
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Harvard, Stanford, and Washington researchers cite a promising new treatment for a serious health threat (cited by Clear Passage Therapies)
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The “Saltys” Recognize Excellence in the Salt Therapy Industry—Winners to Be Announced at STAcon LIVE 2023 Annual Conference.
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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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