August 9, 2017 | Emma Brackstone
A Touch of Compassion: Massage Therapy and Alzheimer’s Disease
You believe in the benefits of massage therapy. Chances are you talk to your clients fairly regularly about how massage therapy can help with everything from pain relief to stress relief. With your skills, education and passion, you have the ability to reach a wide variety of people who will benefit from massage therapy. Today, […]
August 9, 2017 | Emma Brackstone
Break through in understanding of First Trimester Massage
Common misconceptions and myths that pregnant women should not receive a massage in the first trimester have been addressed by the AAMT with its decision agreeing to first trimester massage – but only if it is undertaken by a trained pregnancy massage practitioner.Pregnancy massage specialist and trainer Catherine McInerney welcomed the AAMT decision. “Pregnant women […]
March 13, 2017 | Emma Brackstone
Massage for anxiety and depression
Just five sessions of Swedish massage is enough to improve the symptoms of anxiety, new research finds. Levels of cortisol — known as the stress hormone — were also reduced. People who took part in the study also saw reduced depression symptoms. Swedish massage is the type of deep-tissue massage that people are most familiar […]