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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).
Acupuncture for Scar Healing
Pamela Maloney, PhD, DHM, Dipl. OM, LAc, is no stranger to scars. Perhaps it comes with the territory: Dr. Maloney lives in Southern California, where attention to appearances is a high priority for many.
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.
Acupuncture vs. Medication for Migraines
Anyone who's suffered a migraine appreciates anything that could reduce its intensity and/or duration.
3 Tech Tools of Top-Performing Practices
When you want to grow and scale your practice on a high level, it's more than just a matter of having an amazing staff, putting in the extra time and providing excellent care.
Calming the Storms: Point Combinations for Our Stressful Times
During troubled and turbulent times, it is not uncommon for acupuncturists to have patients enter the clinic presenting with issues such as depression and anxiety.
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.
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.
Meridians: Understanding the Science (Pt. 1)
What the meridians are has been a bone of contention among researchers for some time. Anatomical studies have not revealed any unique or distinct structures to the meridians, although there have been some claims to the contrary.
Creating National Exam Content: The Importance of a Job Analysis Study
Current events have emphasized the importance of creating and adhering to national standards. Whether it is protocols for administering vaccines or COVID-19 testing, adhering to national standards helps bring consistency, stability and greater efficiencies.
Spirits of the Points: The Spleen Official (Pt. 3)
A valley is a low-lying place between two hills or mountains, typically with a river running through it. The valley contains the life-giving waters essential to the earth's fertility; to the plants, animals and people that live in its proximity.
You Can Help Your Patients Avoid COVID Hospitalization
With COVID-19 hospitalization and intensive care unit (ICU) rates soaring nationwide and particularly in certain states, vaccine is the buzzword these days.
Natural Remedies for Problematic Skin: Acne
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, acne is the most common skin condition in the United States, affecting 50 million Americans a year.
Advancing Holistic and Integrative Health Globally: ACIH Merges With AIHM
Exciting news! The Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health (ACIH), "the Collaborative," and the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM), "the Academy," announced on Dec. 28, 2020 the planned merger of their business operations to advance holistic and integrative health globally. The ACIH will remain intact as a business unit within the AIHM.
10 Steps to a Successful in-Home NIR Therapy Program (Pt. 2)
If you decide to put your chronic condition patients on an in-home near-infrared (NIR) / red light therapy program, the following 10 steps are absolutely essential for success.
The Active Art of Working With Cancer Survivors
Remember those wonderful clips of Ruth Bader Ginsburg weight training during her battle with cancer? Our wily justice never missed a rigorous workout – and was honored at the end by her trainer doing press-ups beside her coffin.
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.
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.
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.
Acupuncturists Sued for ADA Website Violations
In recent months, acupuncturists have reported a surge in lawsuits filed against their practices for failing to comply with a provision of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); specifically Title III and its requirements for accessibly to public websites now determined to be "places of public accommodation."
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.
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.
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.
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?"
EBM: In Search of Best Evidence (Pt. 3)
Let's say the condition is carpal tunnel syndrome. The condition and the protocol you are looking for (acupuncture) are used as "keywords." They are the words we would type in the search bar to locate full-text published clinical studies on PubMed Central.
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