Massage Therapy Concepts and Modalities | Page 9

How Long Should a Massage Be?
One of the most common ways massage treatment sessions are offered nowadays is by offering them within a certain timeframe. It means that you can choo [ ... ]

Hyperspecialization in Massage Therapy, Wellness, and Bodywork
When I was still a child, you could only choose one type of shampoo in the supermarket, and you could watch only one television channel. Four decades [ ... ]

Critique on Teacher Training Programs in Massage and Bodywork
In the past, traditional massage and bodywork training was very different from what it is today. That is, one would typically sit “at the Master’s [ ... ]

Exaggeration of Health Benefits in Massage and Bodywork
When you look around on the Internet and read the various descriptions of massage therapy treatment modalities or bodywork practices, it seems that ea [ ... ]

Lowering Operational Costs | Massage and Bodywork Business
Lowering your operational costs is one of the important ways to maximize or increase business profits. So, if you receive fewer clients — tempor [ ... ]

Complementary and Alternative Medicine – Integration, Blends, and Hybrids
In the CAM sector (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) there’s a lot of integration going on nowadays. That is, therapists and teachers take (or [ ... ]

Thai Massage versus Western Massage | What is the Difference?
Although called “massage,” Thai Massage therapy is quite different compared to mainstream Western massage treatment modalities. Western ma [ ... ]

Cultural Appropriation and Reappropriation in Massage and Bodywork
The word appropriation has several meanings, but the meaning I talk about in this post is that of to “take something for one’s own use, ty [ ... ]

Massage Therapy on Horses | Equine Massage Explained
Massage therapy for horses is more commonly known as Equine Massage. The word equine means “of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse [ ... ]

Massage Therapy | Treatment Perversion and Commercialization
When I started my Thai Massage practice in 2010, I simply offered Thai Massage. Today, more than ten years later, I still only offer Thai Massage trea [ ... ]