by Ristine Williams | Oct 10, 2018 | All Articles
One of the most common reasons we hear people say they are interested in a career in massage therapy is that they want a career that helps people. This series will look at how massage therapy can help, what we as therapists refer to as, special populations. This...
by Ristine Williams | 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 Ristine Williams | 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 Ristine Williams | 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 Ristine Williams | Mar 13, 2012 | All Articles
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger 1. What is Hospice Care? Hospice is “(a)n interdisciplinary program of palliative care and support services that address the physical, spiritual, social and economic needs of terminally ill patients...
