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Jaw Pain and Massage Therapy
Over the past few weeks, I have written about the therapeutic benefits of massage therapy, specifically for infants and adolescents. Now I want to focus on the therapeutic benefits of massage therapy for all people, children and adults. This entry … Continue reading
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The Ethics of Massage Therapy (Part VI)
I was writing a couple of weeks ago about transference, professional and personal boundaries being crossed in the client-therapist relationship (click here to read the entry) Again, it is very easy for transference to take place, partly because of the … Continue reading
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The Ethics of Massage Therapy (Part V)
Any professional massage therapist will tell you that boundaries are important things for a therapist to establish and maintain. My last two entries have focused on why these boundaries (professional, legal, and personal) are important. Today, I want to focus … Continue reading
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The Ethics of Massage Therapy (Part IV)
Boundaries were the topic of my last entry, specifically professional boundaries that therapists must be clear and open about in order to maintain an honest and professional (and legal) practice. Today I want to continue discussing boundaries, but this time focus … Continue reading
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The Ethics of Massage Therapy (Part III)
In my last entry I wrote about the important ethic that most professional massage therapists follow, consent. In today’s entry I want to talk about another ethic that is just as important, boundaries. Boundaries:
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The Ethics of Massage Therapy (Part II)
In my last blog I wrote that there are general principles of ethics that professional and responsible massage therapists follow. I want to continue on this topic with a specific look at some of the more important ethical principles that … Continue reading
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The Ethics of Massage Therapy (Part I)
Would you like a massage? That sounds like an innocent question, and, quite possibly, a dream come true. Who wouldn’t want a massage at certain points of the day, or even all the time? Massage therapy has grown into a … Continue reading
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