by Bethany | Jun 25, 2013 | All Articles
by Liz Hoffmaster Julie was a healthy 8lb baby when she was born via C-section. Her head was perfectly round and her face was scrunched up as though she was squinting. A baby delivered vaginally has its first cranial manipulation as it is squeezed through the vaginal...
by Bethany | Jun 13, 2013 | All Articles
by Dawn Nelson Relating to the seriously ill and the dying through the intimacy of conscious touch differs in a number of ways, compared to massaging relatively healthy, mobile and active people. Hospice patients may be in shock from receiving a diagnosis of an...
by Bethany | Jun 6, 2013 | All Articles
by Dawn Nelson For the hospice patient, caring, compassionate touch in the form of massage may have benefits more significant and more immediately noticeable than the physical benefits. People who are approaching death from a life-threatening illness are often...
by Bethany | Jun 3, 2013 | All Articles, Alumni Stories
By Amy Brock, LMT, NCTMB I have been a Massage Therapist for 5 years now and have had a great deal of success from it. Within my five years I have worked consistently full time, have had retention rates of over 70 percent, massaged more than 25 clients a week, and...
by Bethany | May 23, 2013 | All Articles
by Dawn Nelson With the influx of advanced medical technology and the great variety of drugs available, we tend to forget that the simple, careful touch of the human hand is one of the most ancient and effective means for relieving discomfort in the body. Pain control...
by Bethany | May 6, 2013 | All Articles
by Nancy Dail Often in a practice we run across individuals with similar problems that can sometimes be blamed on the season or weather. Certainly clients with back issues will come to us after over-exertion or during gardening season. For whatever reason though,...
