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Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) is in high demand by the public, especially by people undergoing cosmetic surgery. Esthetic body procedures, such as abdominoplasty, buttock augmentation and liposuction, increased by 63% between 2020 and 2022, making MLD a potentially lucrative specialty.
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Pickleball has become a smash hit in the U.S. in recent years—and along with growth in popularity of this sport popular with the over-50 set has come myriad pickleball injuries, especially in the feet, knees, hips, shoulders and arms, which may respond well to massage therapy.
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Developing a professional network is an essential element of building a sustainable business, no matter what field you are in. As the saying goes, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” As a sports massage therapist, networking with a personal trainer or health coach can be the start of a mutually beneficial referral network.
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At Be Well Madison, a community wellness clinic, massage therapy is not just a luxury reserved for those with extra disposable income. Massage is also being used as a tool to change the lives of low-income older adults living with chronic pain, largely thanks to community center outreach and a two-years-in-a-row Community Service Grant award from the Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF).
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Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa, North America’s #1 massage and spa services franchise has announced a new addition to their executive leadership team, naming Siddharth Desai as Chief Digital and Technology Officer.
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Massage Makes Me Happy & Healthy Day, held annually March 20, gives massage therapists tools and information to help them support the public in understanding the benefits of massage—and also learn more, themselves, about massage’s effect on human physiology.
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Photos by Kinesio Group The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body and is at risk of tendon rupture due to stress from running, jumping, sudden acceleration, and sudden changes in direction. Overuse, vascular disease, nerve damage and rheumatic diseases can also cause tendon degeneration. In this article, we will introduce elastic therapeutic […]
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The International SPA Association (ISPA) has announced winners of the 2022 ISPA Innovate Awards.
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The International Franchise Association (IFA) today named Toya Evans, local business owner of two Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spas just south of the D.C. metro area in Brandywine, Maryland and Woodbridge, Virginia, as a 2023 IFA Franchisee of the Year
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You can bring the healing power of nature into your massage studio, using guided visualization, to transform a regular massage into a unique, visually vibrant experience for your client.
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