Comments on: Giant Leap for Massage Therapists – 5 Essentials for Effective Remedial Massage Treatment

By: Aran Bright

Aran Bright — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 10:34:43 +0000

Nice one Bruce, I tend to agree, but I think we owe it to our clients or patients that we are as honest as we can be. All the best!

By: Bruce Stafford

Bruce Stafford — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 01:38:43 +0000

The placebo effect you mention in your article is such an interesting one. Some people bag the placebo effect, but it is present in all forms of treatment. My view is that if you experience a 30% improvement in your symptoms who really cares what lead to it? Nice job with your article.
The added benefit of course is that massage is one of the few forms of health treatment that people really look forward to! Got to love massage!

By: Aran Bright

Aran Bright — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:01:52 +0000

Hi Nigel,

This is tough issue that you have highlighted, taking some time to really connect and understand your client is so important. If we can REALLY listen to our client then it is my experience that they never feel like we are wasting their time as we are finding out exactly what it is they need from a treatment. The connection between client and therapist cannot be over estimated. We definitely want client’s to “buy in” to the process, we know from neuroscience and studies on placebo that a client that is involved in the process will always get better results that someone who is not involved.

Food for thought,

Aran