I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the phenomenon of loneliness these days. This issue has surfaced as I research other topics, such...

I received a call the other day from a client hoping to schedule with me. After the pleasantries, we got to the essence of her call. “I...

Whenever I have a presentation to make, one of my favorite aspects is digging through the research literature to learn as much as I can...

At the time of this writing, I am at home recuperating from surgery which required multiple entry wounds in the abdomen. The pain...

Many years ago, I was teaching my niece how to drive, practicing while she had her permit. After some time in town, we entered the...

I was reviewing articles in the latest issue of the journal Pain, as I always do when a new issue arrives. As I scan through the index, I...

This unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on our scheduled PNMT seminar schedule. Scores of seminars were...

Not long ago, I was listening to my friend Karen speak about evaluating outreach programs and how data can be a valuable asset in that...

"I used get massage therapy to address my lower back and hamstring issues. Now that my lower back pain has disappeared, I am still...

I wish I could say that only one phone call I have fielded in the last year has asked about how much of our training is actually...

It is rather sad, but certain parts of the body are just not "trendy". Even the clients who visit us can name various muscles...

A constant emphasis we hear for any form of therapy is on achieving good outcomes. Is one approach better than the other? How do we, in...

It is my impression that we, in the massage therapy field, are slightly obsessed with the concept of pressure. I hear it referenced quite...

Every massage therapy session contains an infinite number of decision points. By what criteria do you make them?

In the interconnected network of the neuromuscular system, the size of the muscle seldom equates to the relative input to the nervous...