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Massage for Long COVID: Part One, Benefits of Manual Therapy

About 11% of American adults who have had COVID-19 reported in January 2023 of having experienced Long COVID symptoms, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. That equates to 25 million people in the U.S., or 7.5% of the U.S. population. These people are referred to colloquially as long-haulers, and may experience a range of symptoms that might persist for weeks, months or years.

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MASSAGE Magazine & MMIP Fund Business Grants to Black Massage Therapist Conference

The first Black Massage Therapist Conference will award two $1,000 grants to Black-owned massage businesses, with the grants to be used to support business endeavors. MASSAGE Magazine and Massage Magazine Insurance Plus are sponsors of the Black Massage Therapist Business Grants and sponsors of the conference’s Swag It program. “Black-owned businesses are the fastest-growing but the […]

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Help End Prejudice in Wellness by Joining the Expose Ageism Initiative

A new initiative, Expose Ageism (#exposeageism), encourages spa, beauty and wellness businesses to eliminate negative messaging about growing older.

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Success Strategies for Minority-Owned Small Businesses, Part Three: Grow & Scale Your Business

Many minority-owned businesses do not get the opportunity for major growth and scale because there are so many unique challenges facing them early on in their business. However, if one is more strategic and establishes a foundation for their business and commits to various support mechanisms, success tends to be more attainable.

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Create a Positive Company Culture

Brittany Driscoll, co-founder and CEO of Squeeze, offers ideas and inspiration for building and maintaining a positive company culture—one that shows your massage-therapist employees that you put their care and happiness right up there with clients’.

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Advanced Business Strategies: Create a Professional Framework for Your Massage Practice

When a person owns a business, it takes time to develop a professional framework one needs to operate within to be successful. Business owners must hone the ability to interpret what actions to pursue to be successful and, at the same time, change or avoid behavior that interrupts success.

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The Fit MT: As Summer Approaches, Prevent Skin Cancer

Sunny days can range from glorious as winter leaves to stiflingly hot in the dead of summer —but either way, it’s wise to be a sun-savvy massage therapist. May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and so the perfect time to share strategies for keeping your skin healthy.

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An Interview with the Creator of the First Black Massage Therapist Conference

Massage therapist Davonna Willis, LMT, ATC, created and is co-coordinating (with Massage Banquets promoter Ashley Urquhart) the first Black Massage Therapist Conference, taking place Oct. 14 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Breema Center Announces Summer Intensive

The Breema Center in Oakland, California announced today that registration is now open for the Breema Summer Intensive from July 8-12.

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Misdiagnosis of Trigger Points Contributes to our Pain Problem

Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) have been observed and written about for centuries, but the idea that they cause a significant percentage of commonly experienced pain has achieved little acceptance in the medical community until very recently.

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