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Thursday, January 14th, 2010

This is a topic of great interest to many massage therapist’s.  Maintaining good body mechanics for the duration of any modality performed on a client guarantees less fatigue on the part of the therapist. The spine should maintain a straight line never curved, this supports the spine and protects the back from injury.
Proper breathing is [...]

Friday, December 18th, 2009

I was afforded the opportunity to attend a seminar given by Dr. Gil Hedley on Integral Anatomy. It provided a different perspective on how we are put together than traditional anatomy textbooks.
As we thumb through the pages of textbooks looking at pages of illustrations describing our body in individual segments. Each muscle having a definitive [...]

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Every year a new group of graduates exit local and national school with one thought:

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

By Darren Peck

When you think of massage what usually comes to mind? A day out at the spa? You may be surprised to learn that the field of massage therapy is becoming recognized as so much more than just a rare luxury.
In fact reputable medical sources are seeing the benefits to massage [...]