Many massage and myotherapists are very aware of mindfulness practices. Some therapists even have their own mindfulness practice for self-care, such as yoga or meditation. However, including mindfulness with clients as part of a clinical practice is not common. Research …
Table Talk #1 – Tips for Individualised Client Care
Welcome! Today we’re pleased to introduce Table Talk… some thought provoking reading for the astute Massage Therapist (or just something to do while you’re waiting for clients). We hope it will become a regular fixture on Tuesdays right here on the Bright Health …
Is Pain Science Just a Pain in the Gluteus Maximus?
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 …