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Julie Onofrio

The Art of Massage

January 20, 2021 By Julie Onofrio

art and science of massage

Learning anatomy, physiology, kinesiology and pathology along with basic massage skills are required as the building blocks to creating the art of massage. At first your hands are unknowing and don’t know what they are feeling. Your massage school teaches you basic routines to follow so you can learn various ways to safely touch. Learning […]

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Structure and Function of Cells

December 27, 2020 By Julie Onofrio

Definition and types of cells A cell is a basic living structural and functional unit of the organism.Types of Cells: Skeletal Muscle cells, smooth muscle cells, cardiac muscle cells, nerve cells, blood cells, red blood cells, white blood cells, epithelial cells, cells of the immune system, cells of the organs. Anatomy of a generalized cell: […]

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Massage therapy and pain

December 19, 2020 By Julie Onofrio

In massage school, the main focus of your learning will be on learning the muscles, actions, pathology and learning how to safely give a massage. We often come to associate the act of giving a massage with loosening tight muscles and often see that it helps with reducing and even eliminating pain. When we do […]

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California Massage Schools

December 12, 2020 By Julie Onofrio

In California, most anyone can hang out a sign and become a massage therapists without any professional licensing requirements. Most all other states require specific training and licensing requirements. The California Massage Therapy Council offers a Voluntary Certification. Here are the requirements for massage therapy certification in CA. There is no massage licensing requirements. To […]

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Traditional Healing Methods in the massage profession

December 8, 2020 By Julie Onofrio

The massage profession also includes many traditional healing methods that are not scientifically supported. It is important to understand Science Literacy and pseudoscience to understand the role traditional healing methods have in the massage profession. From my post on Science Literacy: It can help inform the science community of things to be studied. Many types […]

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