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Gift-giving & a Massage Newbie (part 1)
Letters, we get letters… (well, these days it’s mostly text messages and emails, y’know.) Here’s one of the questions clients frequently ask about purchasing someone a gift certificate: “How do I know what kind of massage would be good for my dad? He’s always telling me that his back hurts, and he gets migraine headaches, but he’s…
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“Are you certified in Oncology Massage?”
Good question. The short answer is, I’m Licensed in therapeutic massage by the Virginia nursing board (because we don’t have our own dedicated massage therapy Board in the Department of Health Professions.) And as a Preferred Provider from the Society for Oncology Massage (s4om.org), I have taken advanced training classes to learn about safely adapting…
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3 Ways a Massage Can Help You Today!
(1) Got a Headache? Tension headaches (often called stress headaches) are the most common type of headaches among adults. Pain or pressure in your forehead, or on the top or sides of your head? Could be a tension headache. It’s especially likely if you’ve been hunching over a desk, spent a lot of time in a car, or…
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What Should I Expect When I Come In for a Massage?
Sometimes when I meet somebody and tell them I’m a massage therapist, they tell me they have been meaning to get a massage. They mention tension in their shoulders, or they feel stressed out because of their job, or they have pain in their back that never seems to go away. Oftentimes, they had a massage before… but it’s…
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Body Image Risk and Reward in Massage
(This is a guest post by Barry Hatfield, a massage therapist & blogger who practices in Ohio. Shared with you by permission.) Body image. Almost everybody has something about their body that they don’t like. For many people it’s a minor issue, no big deal. But some people have a major issue with their body image. It affects how…