Improving Quality of Care
Massage therapy struggles with the baggage of outdated ideas. How can Massage Therapists rethink their practice to keep up with other professions? Toby Coy shares his thoughts.
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Remedial Massage and Myotherapy still eligible for health insurance rebates
You could be forgiven for thinking that the Government’s April 1 deadline for the exclusion of many natural therapies from the private health insurance rebate is a joke. Fortunately, it’s not one that impacts remedial massage or myotherapy …
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What is Bereavement Massage?
In the final article of our Loss and Bereavement series, Ronna Moore shares how massage therapists can assist grieving clients.
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Does Poor Function Always Cause Pain?
Is it time to stop the assumption that changes in function are the cause of pain? Myotherapist and educator, Aran Bright thinks it is.
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The Vocal Athlete
What is a vocal athlete? What can massage, manual therapy, or myofascial release offer the patient with voice, swallowing, or related disorders? US-based Physical Therapist and Educator, Walt Fritz discusses the vocal athlete ahead of his Australian seminar tour in August 2019.
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The Art of the Counselling Referral
A Massage Therapist believes a client might benefit from counselling but what happens next? How does a Massage Therapist stay within their scope of practice while still helping their client? Massage Therapist and Psychotherapist, Tim Clark provides some easy-to-follow, practical suggestions.
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What makes a successful massage therapist? A full appointment diary? High profits? Happy clients? Liz Sharkey shares why some may see her as a failure but she sees herself as a success.
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Does That Feel Tight?
“Does that feel tight to you?” A question most Massage Therapists are confronted with. What is “tight” and is what a client perceives as “tight” related to what a MT feels? Brisbane based Massage Therapist, Sam McCracken examines what a sensation of “tight” might mean.
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Mental Health First Aid: Being a Port in the Storm
Content warning: suicide. The one-on-one environment of the treatment room means that massage therapists often find themselves conducting a counselling session but what happens when the matters being discussed become confronting? Should Mental Health First Aid training be mandatory for MTs? Illawarra based massage therapist, Vanessa Hough, shares her experience and thoughts.
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Bringing a Client-Centred Model into the Clinic
US based Physical Therapist and educator, Walt Fritz discusses the move to client-centred model of care and why massage therapists, and manual therapists, should embrace this move. Walt returns to Australia in August 2019 to present his excellent seminars.
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