Spinal cord injuries can cause a bruise, hemorrhage or laceration in the spinal cord. There is often concern about using bodywork under these sorts of circumstances. These damages can result in short- and long-term motor and sensory disability. You certainly want to be clear with the client and with their physician about any contraindications.
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I have been massaging my own masseter muscle and working on my TMJ for awhile now. My discomfort has definitely gone away and my jaw doesn’t click as much as it used to. I can’t quite kick the habit of chewing gum but you know, baby steps. A fellow massage therapist saw me rubbing stretching [...]

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Some statistics say that at least one in three women and one in twelve men has been sexually abused. Because so many people have experienced sexual abuse, you probably cannot avoid working with someone who has, it is a good idea to be educated about how to work with such clients. If your client [...]

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Safety is number one in every thing you do as a practitioner as far as I’m concerned. Disease can be spread like wild fire in this sort of a profession. I’m not just talking about colds either, there are lots of things you and I aren’t very aware of like post polio syndrome and [...]

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