Tag: massageforcancerpatients
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Helping My Clients Cope with Anxiety & Stress from Cancer
When you are going through a course of cancer treatment, many people find that their stress and anxiety levels can go up exponentially. You may be experiencing some or all of these things: Physical symptoms such as back pain, tight shoulders, or headaches that feel connected to your stress Emotional symptoms such as depression, feeling…
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It’s not just to be nosy…
… or, Why I’m asking you all those Health Questions. Before your first massage at my office, I’m going to need some information from you about your medical history. I’ve got a questionnaire that will ask about what medications you take and medical conditions you have, and various questions about your health history. So why is…
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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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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…