The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) urges professional massage therapists to take care of themselves first this flu season so they can better help their clients. The AMTA, an organization representing more than 58,000 massage therapists, says winter can be a particularly challenging time for massage therapists who come into direct contact with so many … read more »
The holidays are around the corner. Along with family, friends, big meals and lots of shopping can come an unwelcome holiday visitor – stress. Long hours on your feet shopping, cooking or entertaining can leave you exhausted and prone to fatigue and sickness.
Take time out during the holidays to schedule a rejuvenating massage. A professional … read more »
Many massage clients are looking for relief from chronic pain. The severity of that pain may vary, but a recent study published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society (September 09) shows that persistent pain may accelerate signs of aging by two or three decades in middle-aged adults and people with pain develop the … read more »
The good smelling massage oils used by professional massage therapists are about more than just a pleasing scent to enjoy while having a massage. Massage oils have valuable properties that help enhance the healing and rejuvenating power of professional massage.
All good massage therapists have their favorite types of oils, and most will vary oils depending … read more »
We’ve all seen them. Guys mostly, but sometimes gals, playing pick-up games on the weekend sports they don’t have a chance to play during the week and don’t do training or warm-ups before playing. Pick up basketball, football, baseball, tennis or soccer games can often result in such injuries as plantar fasciitis (inflammation on the … read more »
For the professional massage therapist, developing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with clients is not only key to a successful massage therapist and his or her business, but is critical to a client’s overall ability to benefit from massage.
At Cortiva Institute – Seattle, School of Massage Therapy, students learn the importance of professional ethics and communication … read more »
According to the website flightaware.com based on dated statistics since 2000, the world’s commercial jet airlines carried approximately 1.09 billion people on 18 million flights or some 49,000 flights per day.
With so many people going through the world’s airports, experiencing delays, cancelled flights and increasingly testy passengers, it’s no wonder airport travelers are looking for … read more »
Most of us think of sports massage as something for the hard core athlete – the man or woman who competes in their sport at a high level and who may, as a result of that effort, need relief from muscle pain or injury with professional massage therapy. But you don’t have to be Olympic-bound … read more »
If you’ve experienced massage by a Professional Massage Therapist, you know the feeling of well-being and relaxation that results. If your massage therapist is a professional massage therapist like those graduates of Cortiva Institute – Schools of Massage Therapy, their skilled touch is the result of nine months of intense classroom instruction in the … read more »
