Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies

3 Bodywork Techniques Ideal for Spring Cleaning

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:54:05 -0500

Spring has finally rolled around, and the first thing that may come to mind is cleaning your home from top to bottom. Spring also happens to be the best time of year to get rid of the toxins in your body - learn which three massage techniques are especially suited for this task.

Massage Therapists Beware: Drug and Citrus Caution

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:34:45 -0500

When combined with grapefruit, the side effects of certain medications can intensify. Since these side effects may impact massage therapy, practitioners knowing about this potential are especially valuable to their clients.

2 Massage Therapy Methods for Scoliosis

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:05:30 -0500

The principle goal of traditional scoliosis treatment is to reduce the progression of spine curvature. However, two techniques employed by bodyworkers can reduce some of the most frequent complaints of people with scoliosis.

Chromotherapy: A Fascinating Similarity to Polarity

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:36:07 -0500

Polarity therapy has established itself as an effective system of alternative healthcare. Founded on similar physical concepts, adding chromotherapy to polarity-based bodywork is likely to enhance client results. What is chromotherapy?

How Antibiotics May Impact Bodywork

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:36:57 -0500

Although frequently prescribed, many people do not realize the disturbing implications of antibiotic use. Discover several issues relating to antibiotics that all massage therapists should be aware of.

5 Tips for Combining Guided Imagery with Massage

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:05:01 -0500

While people meditate in many different ways, guided imagery is a type of meditation massage therapists can successfully incorporate into their sessions. Learn how you can lead clients in a guided imagery meditation, helping to deepen their state of relaxation and increase the session's therapeutic effectiveness.

Solutions and Sports Massage Techniques for Achilles Tendonitis

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:59:06 -0500

Learn about ten commonly advised solutions you can discuss with clients suffering from acute or chronic Achilles tendonitis. Also, find out two specific sports massage techniques that can help repair this potentially crippling condition.

8 Ways to Grow Your Massage Practice with Chair Massage

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:48:17 -0500

Here's how chair massage can help you grow your massage practice, help more people, increase profitability, and attract and build new clientele.

Massage Therapists Making Money: Spiritual Practice as Powerful Teacher

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:59:52 -0500

Many beliefs about healing and money could be separating massage therapists from financial prosperity. With recognition and deliberate attention, caretakers can apply the spiritual practice of yoga to transform their relationship with money. By practicing self-observation and the cultivation of balance to adjust your perception of money, you can give it the power to be a profound spiritual teacher.

Massage, Bodywork and Baker's Cysts

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:59:28 -0500

Learn more about a Baker’s cyst and its symptoms, as well as how massage therapy can assist in the relief from this sometimes uncomfortable condition. Also, find out which massage techniques should be incorporated into a session when a client has a Baker’s cyst, and why it is important for bodyworkers to familiarize themselves with the signs, symptoms and risk factors associated with a deep vein thrombosis.

Reduce Spasms and Improve Flexibility with Reciprocal Inhibition

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:31:57 -0500

The fundamental mechanism of how our bodies maintain posture and produce movement is based simply on the balance of continually contracting and relaxing opposing muscles. Discover how using this principle, reciprocal inhibition, helps reduce spasms as well as strengthens and improves flexibility in your clients.

6 Considerations for Performing Massage on a Cruise Ship

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:45:20 -0500

Those in the massage therapy field often regard employment on a cruise ship as the ultimate job. Although there are many benefits to this type of work, find out why only certain individuals are suited to withstand cruise ship employment’s many challenges.

Caution: Stiff Neck - or Torticollis?

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:00:42 -0500

Most of us have had the experience of waking up in the morning with a stiff neck. For some, this painful sensation is a severe and recurring problem. More than just a stiff neck, torticollis is characterized by involuntary contractions or intermittent spasms of neck muscles. Learn how valuable massage therapy can be to clients with torticollis, as well as the precautions to be aware of when approaching this condition.

Massage Therapy Provides Pain Relief From Osteoarthritis

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:56:10 -0500

Caused by the breakdown and eventual loss of cartilage of one or more joints, osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis, affecting over 20 million people in the United States. Whether performed in an office or spa, discover what bodywork methods can effectively relieve the pain and discomfort of osteoarthritis.

Keep it Moving: Lymph’s Role in a Healthy Body

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:35:46 -0500

While most massage professionals have a general understanding of the lymphatic system, few are fully aware of the critical role it plays in our overall health. Find out for yourself how manipulation of the lymphatic system can be beneficial to your clients and what conditions would prevent you from its use.