Pause that hand stretch video! There are reasons why your body hurts when doing massage. One might be because you’re not adapting in an effective way. I know this sounds a little theoretical, but it’s not. I’m talking about making adjustments when working through a massage challenge. #1 Trying to Use all Your Body Weight [...]
Early on in my massage career I cut my massage teeth in chiropractors’ offices. Over the years, chiros have become colleagues, and I’ve learned two very important things from them: 1. Don’t be afraid to work the muscles/ligaments on and around the spine, 2. Palpate the spine (and around the spine) for tight and tender [...]
As students, we need to be sponges in order to master a skill or concept. But the sponge mindset becomes a problem when what we’ve learned, accepted and practice actually hurts us. This is when beliefs can end a career. Personally, I’ve had belief-ending-career encounters. My massage specialty is neuromuscular massage therapy (NMT). Though I’m [...]
One of the great things about relaxation massage is that you can go on automatic pilot. And when you’re on automatic pilot, you can still do a good job even though you’re thinking about other things. Not so long ago, I discovered another benefit when I’m on automatic pilot: I can work on my posture. [...]
