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Six-Days of Real Anatomy Study

Six-Days of Real Anatomy Study

The world of Massage Therapy is full of old-wives’ tales, health claims which are not true, and modalities which have no science behind them. When I entered this world of manual soft tissue therapy (yes, I hate the term “massage”), I did so from the clinical/medical...
End of the RICE Age

End of the RICE Age

We’ve all heard it before when we’ve twisted an ankle or banged a knee: RICE – Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. It’s an outdated recipe for treating injuries (so says the inventor of the treatment and acronym). Unless there is something broken or bleeding,...
Massage? I Feel Great, Why Now?

Massage? I Feel Great, Why Now?

I had an interesting question posed the other day.  “I’m an athlete and I feel great, so why should I get a sport/corrective massage now?” The answer is simple:  Muscle memory ( a.k.a. tissue training) Consider corrective/orthopedic massage as another form of...