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VOLUME 39, NUMBER 7
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The Benefits of Teaching Touch
This month the MTF took a look at a massage research review titled "The Effect of Massage Therapy on Children's Learning Process: A Review," written by Majid Emtiazy and Mahboobeh Abrishamkar. The article was published in the Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences.
Multiarticulate Muscles & Injury: Understanding the Mechanical Load
Muscles have a primary role in creating and limiting movement in the body. They are also the major focus of our work in massage therapy, with many injuries caused by improper loads on the muscular system.
Spirits of the Points: Small Intestine Official (Pt. 2)
When a point name has the body part in its name, we must consider what that part does. The shoulder blade is the scapula – the large, triangular-shaped bone in the upper back.
Acupuncture and COVID Long-Haulers
The long-tail symptoms of Covid involve multiple organs and physiological systems. Western medicine is struggling to understand this sequela, its disruption to full recovery and how best to treat it.
Eye Disorders and TCM: Glaucoma and Cataracts
Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions characterized by progressive optic nerve damage caused by an increase in intraocular pressure.
What It's Like to Be a Hospital-Based Massage Therapist
It was the early 1990s the first time I ever saw a massage therapist in a health care setting in my home state of Minnesota. I was working at a nursing home at the time, and I learned of a resident who would receive weekly massages (which I thought was great).
A Life-Saving Benefit of Acupuncture
Depression is associated with cardiovascular disease via both lifestyle and physiological mechanisms.
A Postoperative Story: The Surgery Explained & Secrets to My Recovery
If working with a joint replacement patient, be sure you know the rehabilitation protocols of the particular appliance. If you don't, with permission, consult with the surgeon to learn them. Otherwise, stay away.
In the Heat of the Summer: Herbal Formulas for Managing Heat-Related Conditions
One of the most important concepts in TCM is the influence of the seasons and climate on the health of the patient.
The #1 Practice Truth: Statistics Never Lie
Investment banking is a fast-paced, high-pressured world, and it's where I started my professional career. I traveled all over the country working with mergers and acquisitions and direct investment programs.
Your Next Step in Patient Care and Practice Growth: Laser Acupuncture
Lasers have evolved over time to include many more options such as specialized handpieces, power levels (peak and average) and wavelengths. Visible colors like red, green, violet and blue are utilized, along with near-infrared wavelengths.
SEO: Four Reasons Why These Three Letters Are So Important to Your Practice
It is a term that gets thrown around a lot: SEO or search-engine optimization; but what does it really mean and why is it so important to your practice?
Trust the Trends, Or Trust Your Instincts?
Being a massage therapist is all about balance. There's the balance between your customers' needs and wants, the balance between what's good for clients and what's good for business, and the balance between overseeing current business and forecasting for the future.
Q&A With Dr. Gene Bruno, the Founder of Animal Acupuncture in the United States (Pt. 2)
The following is part 2 of an interview by Marilyn Allen, AT editor at large, with Dr. Gene Bruno, who introduced animal acupuncture into the United States in 1972. Part 1 appeared in the July issue.
Nevada OM Board Preserved as Bill Dies in Committee
Nevada Senate Bill 335 hit a dead end in the state Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, killing the bill for the current legislative session and preserving the state acupuncture board's authority and scope.
How the Human Body Responds to Stress
This new series of articles will suggest a different perspective for you to view clients presenting with stubbornly chronic somatic dysfunctions. It will also propose a novel answer to the question, "How does the human body respond to stress?"
Acupuncture as Palliative Care in the Terminal Cancer Patient: A Case Study
Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the United States, and the majority of cancer patients experience cancer-related fatigue and pain as common symptoms due to the cancer itself, cancer treatment or both.
CranioSacral Therapy & The Rare Case of Vertigo
I had heard of folks getting dizzy and nauseous when experiencing vertigo, but I had never heard of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) until my husband Joe was diagnosed with it.
Peripheral Neuropathy: Improving Outcomes
The National Institutes of Health estimates that 20 million Americans suffer from some form of peripheral neuropathy (PN), with diabetes being the most common cause.
This Is Why Your Claim Is Being Denied
This is an issue that is happening with some carriers (although not all) and began in later 2019 when UnitedHealthCare (Optum and UHC affiliates) required that a particular modifier be appended to all physical medicine services.
Alligator Skin (Part 2): A Second Look at Business Contracts
I joined as the only female partner in an integrated medicine practice, shared with three other disciplines. Having developed a few scales (the first stages of alligator skin) and some good business sense, I started out with a one-year contract.
Learn to Speak the Language of Personal Injury
For many providers, personal-injury cases and working within the med-legal arena can often be a confusing and frustrating endeavor. After all, for the majority, personal injury is a niche.
How CBD Promotes Longevity
Over the past few years, the attitude toward CBD has changed significantly. There has been a societal acceptance of the many health benefits from the use of CBD; and as a result, stores have rushed to line their shelves with CBD products.
First Holistic Nursing Master's Program in U.S.
Pacific College of Health and Science has announced a new, first-ever degree program: a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) touted by the college as the first postgraduate program in holistic nursing in the United States.
Helping Your Clients Turn Back the Clock With Nutrition
The anti-aging market is booming because, well, who doesn't want to look young, healthy and vibrant for as long as possible? And while there are many anti-aging products and systems marketed to the public, few people realize the most effective way to slow down the visible passage of time is to give the body the nutrients it needs to be truly healthy.
A Structural Challenge: Successfully Treating a Morton's Neuroma
Runners, triathletes, dancers, hikers, cyclists, almost all athletes, and even couch potatoes have shown up in my office looking for alternatives to surgery for neuromas. A Morton's neuroma occurs when the tissue in the foot (next to a nerve that leads to a toe) thickens and becomes fibrous.
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