Articles tagged with 'critical thinking'

Painful injuries can cause soft-tissue pain and dysfunction that we can help ease . . . if we ask the right questions.

A new theoretical framework for massage considers how intention before, during, and after a session can profoundly impact the efficacy of your work.

Pausing can be an active intervention, not a gap in treatment. Tissue responds, the nervous system settles, and perception sharpens in the moments when we stop.

Let your own research lead you where you want to go.

Time perception is shaped by interoception and body state, which means hands-on work can directly influence how clients experience duration.

Regenerative medicine is broad, rapidly changing, and growing in popularity.

Don’t hide behind your empathy. Own it and work with it.

The holistic importance of massage therapy needs to be recognized as a key to relieving a client's pain.

When the symptoms span a greater area, step back and consider what larger principle could explain it.

Palliative care is an added layer of support for people living with chronic or serious illness. It enhances people's care by offering quality of life for them and their family. And your touch can make a difference in all their lives.

Our bodies comprise four tissue types: epithelial, muscle, nervous, and connective. Your massage strokes touch all of these.

Networking with providers outside your field can benefit your client treatment process and add to your repertoire of valuable resources and referrals.

Chiari malformation involves a herniation of part of the brain into the spinal cord, which may involve severe and chronic headaches, hydrocephalus, weakness, dizziness, and much more.

We often think if we build our hands-on skills, the business side of things will naturally flow. What I've discovered in my 20 years as a therapist is that mastering your business is a learned skill.

Forward head posture is the name given to a sagittal-plane postural distortion pattern in which the head is held forward. Here we'll explore causes and how the context of FHP can inform our massage therapy.

What the heck is critical thinking? And what happens when we learn to think critically?

Starting a new year can inspire us to dream about change and growth. But what about your practice? Let's create some growth strategies for your business too.