tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1250480 2008-07-10T09:25:32-07:00 Drug-free patient care, techniques and research. TypePad tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14181 2010-03-01T12:00:32-07:00 2010-03-01T12:00:07-07:00

Now is a great time to really look at our lives. Only we can value our life (our body) and make it the best (healthiest) it can be. As we do, looking our best will be a bonus since outer beauty is a reflection of our inner health and all change comes from within.

By Teresa M. Matthews, LMT, CPT Now is a great time to really look at our lives. Only we can value our life (our body) and make it the best (healthiest) it can be. As we do, looking our best will be a bonus since outer beauty is a reflection of our inner health and all change comes from within. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14158 2010-01-01T12:00:32-07:00 2010-01-01T12:00:07-07:00

Our clients come to us to achieve a state of wellbeing, part of which includes receiving massage in a safe, healthy environment. In massage school, we were taught the importance of keeping our office, table and linens clean and sanitary. We were introduced to the list of universal precautions and made aware of our responsibility to keep ourselves and our clients free of communicable disease. But what about the toxins that are found in commonly used commercial cleaning products? Are our best efforts to keep a clean environment also creating side effects that are a health hazard?

By Shellie Enteen, BA, LMT Our clients come to us to achieve a state of wellbeing, part of which includes receiving massage in a safe, healthy environment. In massage school, we were taught the importance of keeping our office, table and linens clean and sanitary. We were introduced to the list of universal precautions and made aware of our responsibility to keep ourselves and our clients free of communicable disease. But what about the toxins that are found in commonly used commercial cleaning products? Are our best efforts to keep a clean environment also creating side effects that are a health hazard? tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14137 2009-12-01T12:00:32-07:00 2009-12-01T12:00:07-07:00

It was supposed to be a Sunday like any other Sunday: get up, go to the gym, do the shopping and chores, and enjoy the rest of the day with my son. Except on this June morning, I couldn't get out of bed. I put one foot down and the pain shot down from my knee to my toes. It was the same with the other leg. And both arms: pain, stiffness, swelling, and fire from elbows to fingers. All the connective tissues and articulations were inflamed. I recently had some dental work and thought that I was having an allergic reaction to the inlay. But that wasn't it at all.

By Elaine Stillerman, LMT It was supposed to be a Sunday like any other Sunday: get up, go to the gym, do the shopping and chores, and enjoy the rest of the day with my son. Except on this June morning, I couldn't get out of bed. I put one foot down and the pain shot down from my knee to my toes. It was the same with the other leg. And both arms: pain, stiffness, swelling, and fire from elbows to fingers. All the connective tissues and articulations were inflamed. I recently had some dental work and thought that I was having an allergic reaction to the inlay. But that wasn't it at all. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14139 2009-12-01T12:00:32-07:00 2009-12-01T12:00:07-07:00

Have you ever started a workout program and then found something that got in the way? Or even reached your goal then quit the routine? This year is going to be different, and here is help for you to stick with your resolution.

By Teresa M. Matthews, LMT, CPT Have you ever started a workout program and then found something that got in the way? Or even reached your goal then quit the routine? This year is going to be different, and here is help for you to stick with your resolution. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14115 2009-11-01T12:00:32-07:00 2009-11-01T12:00:07-07:00

There is a strong possibility that the chronic or semi-acute somatic complaints of your clients may have a deeper origin than biomechanical strain. In fact, their somatic difficulties may be associated with the progressing development of kidney stones or infections.

By Dale G. Alexander, LMT, MA, PhD There is a strong possibility that the chronic or semi-acute somatic complaints of your clients may have a deeper origin than biomechanical strain. In fact, their somatic difficulties may be associated with the progressing development of kidney stones or infections.