When I first began massage therapy I had a hard time with giving deep pressure. After about a year of struggle with this problem, using tools that began hurting my hands, and starting to get fatigued; I decided it was time to see if I can learn techniques for increasing the depth that I can reach with my pressure. Luckily I had a connection with a person in California who practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine and Massage with years of experience. When the first lesson I lea

This blog post is to let my clients know what they can expect of me but also for the betterment of my fellow Massage therapists. There are a few things that I have learned about getting proper, ethically valid from clients. Firstly, I have a section in my intake form that asks what a new client feels they are comfortable with; including no chest work, upper chest only, upper chest and sternum, full chest/breast/rib massage * (requires a consent form). I do this to show peopl

A little over a year ago I took a class in Seattle on Chest/Breast/Rib massage. Ever since I began massage school I thought that the chest and ribs were a very important part of the body that is overlooked consistently. I felt like this day and age, everyone is either on the phone, typing, driving, and essentially allowing their shoulders to turn into each other causing a rounded back and problems around their shoulders (even their low back). My prediction was that this was c

Massage after surgey is important to aid in connecting the boy with the equipment, to reduce use of medication and to reduce depression