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Does Pain Have Memories And What Does That Mean?

16/9/2019

This is a great little thought-provoking post about the way we/clients perceive pain and the effect that can have on how that pain is felt in the long term.

I think one way that therapists can help clients with chronic pain is giving them a new way to frame past experiences of injury, and better ways to respond in an emotional intelligent way to new injuries.

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Available CPE-CEU Workshops for Massage Therapist

8/9/2019

Our short massage training courses will help you upgrade your knowledge while gaining CPE - CEU points for all Australian remedial massage associations.

Start anytime and complete at your own pace
100% online, no waiting, no seminars to attend
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Very thorough information, with a quiz that really makes you read and digest the notes
The videos are a good touch, too.
Would recommend this study option to anyone needing to complete their CPE points." P Jancovich

Many Orthopedic Surgeries Don't Work Better Than Placebo

1/9/2019

Unlike drugs, orthopedic surgeries can be sold to the public before they undergo rigorous testing to ensure they are safe and effective. Thus, millions of surgeries for knee, shoulder, and back pain have been done without studies to confirm they actually work. Recently, research has found that many popular surgeries (but not all) work no better than a placebo. And yet these surgeries are still done at the rate of hundreds of thousands per year. This is something you should know if you are considering surgery, or in the business of treating chronic pain.

Research Roundup: Benefits of Massage Therapy

26/8/2019

Stress, anxiety, and pain can dramatically restrict anyone’s lifestyle and negatively affect their overall health. Research on the benefits of massage therapy gives strong evidence for including massage as part of an approach to staving off pain and relieving stress and anxiety.
In this article by the American Massage Therapy Association there are examples of how massage therapy has been proven to help with Stress, Anxiety and Pain.

How NOT to Set Your Massage Table Height

19/8/2019

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This short read might help you last longer in the job you love

Bad advice can end your massage career. Here’s one piece of advice that nearly knocked me out of commission for good: use a standard massage table height setting for each massage.
from MaketheMostofMassage.com

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Degenerative Disc Disease Correlation To Pain Doesn’t Matter As Much As You Think

11/8/2019

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I love blogs that get you to think about the way we and other professions in our industry work. I would love to hear what you think of this one.

As we know (when reviewing the clinical guidelines of low back pain) bed rest used to be one of the main recommendations for those dealing with acute low back pain, but now exercise and movement is the far better recommendation. When we look at discs exercise does not affect them adversely and they respond well to long term loading strategies.

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The Truth About Ankylosing Spondylitis That Massage Therapists Shouldn’t Ignore

27/5/2019

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Ankylosing spondylitis is a kind of arthritis that affects the joints and ligaments of the spine. 'Ankylosing' means stiff and 'spondylo' means vertebra. Ankylosing spondylitis can affect other large joints, and can be related to problems in the eyes, skin, bowel and heart.

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Does Bad Posture Cause Back Pain?

20/5/2019

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This is a really interesting little read which challenges my original training on posture and it's relationship to pain. Over the past few years I have read more and more research backing up Todd's opinions in this blog and so I thought it would be great to share this with you.

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Torticollis, also known as wry neck,

8/4/2019

Torticollis, also known as wry neck, is a dystonic condition defined by an abnormal, asymmetrical head or neck position, which may be due to a variety of causes.

The most common case has no obvious cause, and the pain and difficulty with turning the head usually goes away after a few days, even without treatment

Scalene muscles - Clinical significance

1/4/2019

The scalene muscles are a group of three pairs of muscles in the lateral neck, namely the anterior scalene, middle scalene, and posterior scalene.

They are innervated by the fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical spinal nerves (C4-C6).
The anterior and middle scalene muscles lifts first rib and bends the neck to the same side;
the posterior scalene lifts the second rib and tilts the neck to the same side.

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Does Pain Have Memories And What Does That Mean?

Available CPE-CEU Workshops for Massage Therapist

Many Orthopedic Surgeries Don't Work Better Than Placebo

Research Roundup: Benefits of Massage Therapy

How NOT to Set Your Massage Table Height

Degenerative Disc Disease Correlation To Pain Doesn’t Matter As Much As You Think

The Truth About Ankylosing Spondylitis That Massage Therapists Shouldn’t Ignore

Does Bad Posture Cause Back Pain?

Torticollis, also known as wry neck,

Scalene muscles - Clinical significance

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