Subhadra Gerard is an AMT Board member, massage therapist and educator. He’ll be presenting a workshop as part of the 2018 AMT AGM in Adelaide in May. Subhadra sat down to chat with us about his career, massage therapy and how many books he can read simultaneously.
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The Lancet released a 2-article series on Low Back Pain on 22 March 2018. A must read for all AMT members. Also read how the global media has reported on the articles.
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AMT Chairperson, Michelle McKerron reminds us that sometimes the gentlest of touches can help our clients.
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When we think of health and medical research, we tend to conjure an image of a bloke in a white lab coat smearing bacteria onto a petri dish. But there’s loads of practical ways that massage therapists in all their glorious diversity and numbers can collect useful data in clinical practice which may help to nurture and grow our own practice-based research agenda … in fact, you’re probably already collecting useful data, without realising it might form the foundations of something bigger and more researchy.
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A list of industry relevant podcasters, podcast episodes, Facebook pages to “like” and Twitter people to follow all in one handy location.
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Who should we believe? Our colleagues in a Facebook group or our association/lawyer/accountant? Rebecca Barnett cuts through the myths and misinformation currently circulating, and recirculating in massage therapy groups on social media.
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The Jelly Donut Theory has been used to explain how our intervertebral discs move and cause pain. Aran Bright challenges this theory with recent research and common sense.
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“If we claim to see massage as a component of a holistic therapy, and feeling depressed is so common, there is much in this book for massage therapists.” Geoffrey Hugh Miller shares his thoughts on Gary Greenberg’s Manufacturing Depression: The Secret History of a Modern Disease.
Continue Reading →Check out the latest continuing education offerings and upcoming opportunities for AMT members, the location of the AGM and a reminder about the annual conference.
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What happens when all your long-held beliefs about massage and your place within the massage industry get blown out of the water? Do you quit? Do you continue spreading outdated info? Or do you dust yourself off, open your mind to new theories and science? Sharon Livingstone explains her journey through a career crisis.
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