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.
Eat your greens every day. Sounds like good advice, right? According to the Rush University Memory and Aging Project study, eating leafy greens daily can help fend off cognitive decline. I’ve been eating salads daily for decades. I hope it […]
In the past couple of days, I’ve worked on clients ranging in age from a six-year-old girl (” 6 1/2 “) to an 80-year-old woman and several in their 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s. And they all had one thing […]
I used to share a house with a friend. I had to walk through her office area to get to the kitchen. Every time I saw her slouching at the computer, I would just tap her on her back and […]
I know some massage therapists that have decided to get into the nursing world in recent years. Some of them find that very fulfilling. Others find that they can help people a lot more by staying with their massage practice. […]
Did you ever want to tell a client what specific muscles were tight but you couldn’t remember the name of the muscles? Or exactly what actions they performed? Did you ever have a client that needed laser-focused work to help […]
“Workout for the brain. Calisthenics for the cranium…Stimulating neural Pathways in the brain by activating acupuncture points on the ear lobes.” I hadn’t seen this for awhile, and I had forgotten about it. So I did the exercise this morning. […]
