As students, we need to be sponges in order to master a skill or concept. But the sponge mindset becomes a problem when what we’ve learned, accepted and practice actually hurts us. This is when beliefs can end a career. Personally, I’ve had belief-ending-career encounters. My massage specialty is neuromuscular massage therapy (NMT). Though I’m [...]
One of the great things about relaxation massage is that you can go on automatic pilot. And when you’re on automatic pilot, you can still do a good job even though you’re thinking about other things. Not so long ago, I discovered another benefit when I’m on automatic pilot: I can work on my posture. [...]
A while back, I trained MTs to do hotel massage. Some were fresh out of massage school. I used to get overwhelmed trying to tweak their massages, but eventually I discovered something important: If I could help them master transitions, big things, like flow and maintaining consistent pressure, would fall into place. Hotel Massage Training [...]
Not one of my clients would ever pass up on suboccipital work for a tension headache. But as good as suboccipital work can be for relieving headache symptoms, there’s evidence to suggest that jaw muscles could also be contributing to tension headaches. And one in particular—the masseter—is easy to overlook. Why Jaw Muscles? Jaw muscles may [...]
