Massage Benefits


Why Your Knees Crack

I often talk to clients and students about knee noise (and other joint crepitation) coming from tight tendons rubbing over the edges of bone and gaseous popping. This video does a good job of demonstrating that and even more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQOZZgh5z8I


New Study Demonstrates Magnesium’s Role in Fracture Prevention

Want good bone health? Make sure your magnesium levels are good, as well as calcium and vitamin D. http://blog.designsforhealth.com/si-42214/new-study-demonstrates-magnesiums-role-in-fracture-prevention?utm_campaign=Weekly+Science+Update&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=51043796&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8dIWzWKcZtS3CIIxen8W7C6pgfWmmYTPqp7YxbyCfYvfDxyflpSuL4Kj4Nt9PFNF2CYZyPNfG9E_H62lTQ0GNVr1E5zA&_hsmi=51043796


LMTs as Models of Peace and Acceptance

In this world today, there is so much violence, so much hatred, so much anger, so much fear. The level of stress in our country and around the planet is extremely high. And every day, massage therapists work on their […]


TFL and ITB – Muscle Anatomy and Assessment

Here’s a short video about the Tensor Fasciae Latae (TFL) and the Iliotibial Band (ITB). It’s an example of an area we look at in the Muscle Anatomy and Assessment Skills CE class. After discussing the anatomy, you get on […]