Most massage therapists, physical therapists, and other health practitioners use the 0 to 10 pain scale with clients and patients. I use it all the time. I guide my clients by saying, “10 means take me to the emergency room. 0 means you don’t feel it at all.” I listen and, just as I instruct students in the Ray of Light Training CE classes, I look for other signs that may indicate more about their pain level.
Better diet quality relates to larger brain tissue volumes If you need another reason to eat a good diet, here it is. What you eat can actually affect the size of your brain and brain tissue. “We found that better […]
Massage Therapy As an Alternative to Opioids? They’re doing some research to see if massage can help those addicted to opioids. Very brave research. Much needed research. I know that massage helps to ease my stress load. A lot! I […]
Helping Patients After Surgery It looks like the research is clear on the benefits of massage for folks that have had surgery. “A major review of 16 existing studies published in the journal Pain Medicine indicated massage therapy can effectively […]
Message from a Previous Student I love hearing from therapists who have taken the ROLMT classes to see how their clients are responding to the techniques. We get emails and texts and fb messages and even phone messages regularly from […]
Caffeine consumption: how much is safe? If you’re wondering how much caffeine is safe to drink, this site will tell you. Some folks can drink quite a bit of caffeine without worrying too much. Folks with cardiovascular issues don’t do […]
Artificial Intelligence Takes Scientists Inside Living Human Cells New technology that will allow researchers and diagnosticians to easily compare healthy cells and dysfunctional cells to see what is going on inside a person and perhaps know how to treat them […]
