Posts Tagged ‘massage’
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Over the past two weeks we’ve been looking at the increasing popularity of attending massage therapy school, and earlier this year we wrote an entry about massage therapy being named one of the top careers out there. The U.S. News & World Report wrote that massage therapy was a top career as the education required to become a massage professional was relatively inexpensive when compared to the amount of money a therapist earns, on average.
However, for people considering massage therapy as a career, financial considerations shouldn’t be the only factor. Massage therapists do a lot of good in the world, one example of this being their ability to help those suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). (more…)
Tags: altruism, health, high blood pressure, Intensive Care Unit, massage, massage therapist, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, stress, veterans
Posted in Health & Wellness, Stress Reduction, massage | No Comments »
Monday, March 7th, 2011
Last week we wrote about the ABMP Massage Profession Metrics, and their impressive set of data that document the incredible rise, and recent decline, of massage school enrollees and graduates. Interestingly, and as we ended last week’s posting on, while the number of massage schools rose dramatically along with the steep rise in the number of students attending massage school, the number of massage schools continued to rise from 2004 to 2009 while the number of massage students declined over the same time frame.
We speculated that the relative inexpensiveness of attending massage therapy school would continue due to the decreasing number of students in massage therapy school and an increasing number of schools to choose from. The ABMP provides its own analysis of the data as well, which points to some interesting conclusions about the massage therapy education industry and its institutions. (more…)
Tags: ABMP fact sheet, ABMP Massage Profession Metrics, ABMP Profession Metrics, massage, massage industry, massage school trends, massage schools, massage therapists, massage therapy
Posted in massage | No Comments »
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Regular readers of this Blog know that we love the AMTA’s annual fact sheet and the statistics and data provided each year that help shed light on the multi-billion-dollar massage therapy industry. We’re now happy to announce that the ABMP also puts out its own fact sheet and a surprising amount of other data as well that provide even more details on the massage therapy industry and the interesting trends within it.
Indeed, we wrote only last month that U.S. News & World Report listed massage therapy as one of the top 50 careers of 2011. The ABMP’s statistics provide a nice corollary to that entry as, in fact, while the number of professionals entering the massage therapy field has increased dramatically over the past decade, it has been declining from 2004 to 2009. In the ABMP’s Massage Profession Metrics, the organization provides a lot of precise figures on the fast growth, and recent decline, of the number of students entering massage therapy school. (more…)
Tags: ABMP fact sheet, ABMP Profession Metrics, massage, massage industry, massage school trends, massage schools, massage therapists, massage therapy
Posted in massage | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
We’ve written before about horses and animal massage therapy, mainly that animal massage is a growing industry among pet owners and that even some famous owners (Kentucky Derby winners and the Queen of England) spring for massage therapy for their horses.
Today I want to pass along an article from the Jackson, NJ Tri-Town News, that focuses on equine massage therapy (horse massage) and one therapist’s efforts in New Jersey to rehabilitate and maintain the health of horses who have retired from the racetrack or who have been rescued from slaughterhouse auctions. (more…)
Tags: animal, animal massage, equine massage, health, horse massage, massage, massage industry, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, pet
Posted in Health & Wellness, Pets, massage | No Comments »
Friday, February 18th, 2011
Last week we looked at Rolfing, explaining that it focuses on fascia manipulation that can be somewhat painful, and that some claim it can relieve pain and improve wellness.
Indeed, the creator of Rolfing, Ida Rolf, was a biochemist who believed that proper alignment of the body’s soft tissues (fascia, muscles, ligaments and tendons) would allow the body to function better and lead to an improved general wellness. (more…)
Tags: deep tissue, health, history, massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, pain, Rolfing, structural integration
Posted in Health & Wellness, Pain Management, massage | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
National Public Radio recently reported on Rolfing as a type of massage therapy that was becoming more popular among the “yoga-Pilates-acupuncture crowd.” While we’re big fans of NPR any way, we’ve linked the story to this post because it does a good job of explaining the ideas behind fascia manipulation and why some people think Rolfing has therapeutic properties while others remain unconvinced.
The story also does a good job right at the beginning of explaining that Rolfing isn’t an average sort of massage. (more…)
Tags: deep tissue, health, massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, pain, Rolfing, structural integration
Posted in Health & Wellness, Pain Management, massage | 1 Comment »
Friday, February 4th, 2011
The publication U.S. News & World Report recently came out with a list of the 50 best careers of 2011, and massage therapy was one of the careers it selected. While I’ve linked the article above, I wanted to summarize the main points today and ask massage therapists if they agree with the claim made by U.S. News, that massage therapy is one of the best careers going. (more…)
Tags: career, massage, massage industry, massage therapist, massage therapy, U.S. News
Posted in massage | 1 Comment »
Friday, January 28th, 2011
As we’ve written in past entries, sports massage can be extremely beneficial to all athletes as massage therapy targeted to key areas of the body can help improve an athlete’s range of motion and flexibility, helping to reduce the chance of serious injury.
This would make its application to baseball seem obvious, as improved flexibility and range of motion would help fielders, batters and pitchers in their performance. But a little more research into the subject of baseball and sports massage shows just how helpful the modality is for the sport. (more…)
Tags: baseball, health, massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, pain, sports, Sports Massage
Posted in Health & Wellness, Pain Management, Sports Massage, massage | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
CAM therapies are Complementary and Alternative Medicine treatments that help alleviate symptoms without relying on pharmaceuticals or more invasive medical treatments like surgery. While there are many CAM therapies out there, I wonder if any have as many potential diagnoses as does massage therapy.
Consider that:
o Massage therapy has been demonstrated to help treat symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis, lowering levels of pain, anxiety and depression while improving physical sensation and muscle movements. (more…)
Tags: acupressure, arthritis, CAM Therapy, cancer, depression, health, massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, muscle pain, neck pain, pain, stress
Posted in Health & Wellness, Pain Management, massage | No Comments »
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
Last week we wrote about how office massage therapy can help reverse postural problems and the pain associated with them. While there is research that has been done showing that massage therapy can help in many different areas (relieving stress, reducing pain, etc.) it’s always nice to read up on studies that show effective massage therapy in action.
MassageMag has published two such articles demonstrating the effectiveness of office massage in improving employee health. (more…)
Tags: chair massage, health, massage, massage therapy, muscle pain, office massage, pain, stress, workplace massage
Posted in Corporate Massage, Health & Wellness, Pain Management, Stress Reduction, massage | No Comments »