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		<title>Eight Resources for the Professional Massage Therapist</title>
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Finding the things you need on the web can be difficult and time-consuming. We have compiled a list of eight resources with websites that are easy to use so that you can find exactly what you need for your practice without wasting a moment of your time endlessly searching through innumerable sites.
Massage Supplies:

Got Your Back [...]


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		<title>Client Care and Self Care go Hand in Hand</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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This is a topic of great interest to many massage therapist&#8217;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 [...]


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		<title>Integral Anatomy Explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
		
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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 [...]


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		<title>The Successful Therapist</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year a new group of graduates exit local and national school with one thought:


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		<title>Why Should I Get A Massage?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ 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 [...]


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