If you are reading this, there is a very good chance that you are a professional, dedicated Massage Therapist, or Myotherapist. You spend days, weeks, months and years up to your elbows in oil or balm, rubbing, kneading, pressing and …
Strange Times in Massage Therapy – Beyond the Biomechanical Model
We are entering strange times of change in the realm of musculoskeletal and massage therapies. Once upon a time, the dominant model of understanding pain and the human body was mechnical – now it is changing. We should now also …
The Science of the “Whole Person Approach” – Holism, Pain and Movement
This article was published in the ANTA Journal (The Natural Therapist, July 2016, vol 31, No 2) with Massage Therapists, Manual Therapists and Myotherapists in mind. Holism Remember the concept of holism or being holistic? For some of us, the …
AAMT Conference 2016 – Review Pt 1: John Sharkey – A New Way to Think About Fascia and Anatomy
It has been a couple of months since the AAMT national conference rolled into Hobart and while this article was originally written to update those that were unable to attend, the ongoing developments since then are also worthy of discussion. The conference kicked …
Discovering Your Full Potential as a Massage Therapist – Going Beyond Self Care
We are proud to announce that Aran Bright, lead presenter at Bright Health Training will be delivering an exciting, hands-on workshop at the AAMT (Australian Association of Massage Therapists’) Annual Conference this week! The workshop entitled “Discovering Your Full Potential …
8 Fantastic Reasons Why You Should Consider Exercise Therapy in Your Massage Practice
Did you know that soon in 2015 we are going to see the release of a new national Diploma of Remedial Massage? As part of the new Diploma, colleges can choose to teach quite a number of different exercise therapy …
Giant Leap for Massage Therapists – 5 Essentials for Effective Remedial Massage Treatment
If you were asked what your most effective technique is, how would answer? Would you explain that trigger point techniques are the most effective, they are the best for reducing pain right? What about myofascial release, it is backed up …
Myofascial Release Does Not Lengthen Fascia
Myofascial release (MFR), is one of the techniques that is commonly taught within Remedial Massage courses in Australia. What would you say if someone told you that you can’t “release” fascia, at least not without a scalpel? You would probably …
Post Exercise Massage Improves Blood Flow, Right? WRONG!
I could not begin to count the number of times that I have read, heard or said for myself “massage increases blood flow and helps with the removal of toxins from the body”. It makes sense, surely the pressure of …
Remedial Massage Myth Busting! I’m Asking The Big Questions, You Should Too…
I’m on a mission, a myth-busting mission! How do you feel about having some of your tightly held beliefs tested? Within the broad field of massage you will commonly hear massage therapists spouting claims such as “massage helps remove toxins” …
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