Cupping has become the latest fad with many professional athletes being seen with the cupping marks on their bodies during competition. Cupping is the process of using glass, plastic or other cups to the skin to change the body’s energy system. Cupping is said to remove stagnation, dilates blood vessel to draw toxins to the […]
California Massage Schools
California is one of the few states that still does not mandate massage licensing. They do have what is called a certification that is Voluntary that can help reduce the cost of state business licensing. Before the California Massage Council (CAMTC) was created in 2009, a city business license could cost thousands of dollars. Cities […]
History of Massage 1850-1899
1850s– Karl von Reichenbach discovered kerosene and paraffin 1858 – Bindgewebs term – The term itself was first mentioned by Johannes Peter Müller (14 July 1801 – 28 April 1858) was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist according to Wikipedia. Later became Connective Tissue Massage created by Emily Dicke. 1858 – Gerard : Des frictions et du massage dans le traitement de […]
Massage Jobs – Working for chiropractors
Working for chiropractors is often challenging but if you like doing injury work and seeing a lot of clients who were in car accidents and who are in pain from sitting too much on the computer, a massage job in a chiropractors office could be what you are looking for. Massage and chiropractic work can […]
Evidence-based vs Evidence Informed Massage Therapy
Can massage therapy be evidence based or is it evidence informed? The two are often used interchangeably when they are two separate things. Many massage therapists will call themselves evidence based rather than evidence informed. Evidence-based medicine was defined by Sackett et al. as the following: “Evidence based medicine is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious […]