Chi Nei Tsang Abdominal healing – getting to the Core

Article by Kim Knight

Chi Nei Tsang is one of the most profound therapeutic massage forms found in classical Chinese and Thai Medicine. Chi Nei Tsang practitioners assist those they work with in maintaining their health through tissue and organ massage and wind release techniques. It is essentially a facilitated form of self-care since the highest [...]

Dorn Spinal Therapy – The Revolutionary

 Skill For Massage Therapists

Article by Barbara Simon

If you are looking to learn a new skill that gives you the opportunity to move into more effective back care with your own clients then Dorn Spinal Therapy is just the right modality for you. Sure as massage therapist you would see many clients suffering from some sort [...]

Acupressure: a science and an art

Article by Lori-Ellen Grant

When you press your thumb deeply into tissue, using acupressure, there is a sense of connecting, one person to another. With this link established, the Qi (pronounced “chi”) flows. Qi energizes, stimulates and transforms. When acupressure techniques are combined with knowledge of Chinese Medicine, the science and the art, it is possible [...]

Transference in the Bodywork Setting

Article by Bruce Stark

As human beings we are designed to grow, develop, learn, explore, and try new things–illustrative of our evolutionary process. Once the primary needs of safety and survival have been addressed, we have a natural curiosity and impulse that can initiate our desire for continued change and development. In the bodywork session we [...]

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Article by Whitney Lowe

Introduction

One of the more common causes of anterior knee pain is a patellar tracking disorder, often referred to as patellofemoral pain syndrome or PFPS. This condition may be painful on its own, or lead to other painful problems such as chondromalacia patellae or osteoarthritis in the knee. Tracking problems are commonly a [...]