Author: Julie Onofrio
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History of AMTA by Ruth Williams
25 Years History in the Making by Ruth Williams 1943-1968 All links are PDF Files! Forward and Dedication 1944-1952 1953-1956 1957-1961 1962-1964 1965-1967 1967-1968 1969-1970 Summary, Important Dates
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Getting health insurance to cover massage therapy
One of the next steps in the future of the massage profession will be getting more health insurance companies in the US to pay for massage therapy. It is already happening plan by plan in various states and some companies are setting up alternative health benefits for their employees and allowing a yearly benefit for…
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Massage for Arthritis
Definition: Chronic degeneration articular cartilage of synovial (movable) joints, primarily affecting weight bearing joints.(sometimes referred to as degenerative joint disease) Other types of arthritis: Rheumatoid, spondylosis, gout, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, kawasaki syndrome. Causes: improper posture that causes extra stress to joints, injuries resulting in toxic build up in joints, leading…
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Depression and Massage
Massage therapy is being used more and more to work with conditions such as Depression and for a good reason: The strongest evidence we have in massage research shows that massage has a significant impact on these conditions and because stress and anxiety are also known to be the cause of other health conditions. While…
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Types of Sports Massage and it’s benefits
Event massage – Pre-event, during event and Post-event. This usually occurs on-site at the actual sports events. Pre-event massage is different than post event massage. Pre-event massage is done before the event to further assist in the athletes warm up (but does not replace their physical warm up process) which requires that you have an…