When I was a kid, Dr. Grant made me feel better as soon as he walked into the examining room. He always had a smile on his face and I liked his fancy, red tie. Later in life I was shocked when I learned that his fancy, red tie could actually have been harmful to [...]
Pam had a neck problem and had come to see me. I was working for a chiropractor at the time and had recently been certified in neuromuscular massage therapy. During the intake Pam talked about how she hurt her neck and I diligently took notes. While she was changing, I figured out which muscles I [...]
Years ago I needed a photographer for my parents’ 5oth anniversary party. I chose a wizen-faced photographer who had been in the business for decades. After all, if you’ve been in business for that long, you had to be good…well, let me just say that we didn’t buy one of the pictures he took at [...]
The benefits of hand-held massage tools are that they can save your hands (e.g., spell tired thumbs) and improve the quality of your massage (e.g., get into certain areas of the body more effectively than fingers and thumbs). But many MTs shy away from massage tools because they haven’t been shown how to safely and [...]
