A Tale of Two Revolutions
In which a medieval peasant revolt is linked to better working conditions for modern massage therapists. But what has any of this got to do with Iced VoVos? Read on …
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A Bit of Compassion
Liz Sharkey shares her experience of being in lockdown and the isolation felt within Melbourne. What can other Australians learn from her experience?
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Need to Vent(ilate)?
Liz Sharkey provides an update on ventilation of massage treatment rooms including information on air conditioner and fan use.
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Well, That’s Not What I Planned
“Tara is exactly the kind of massage therapist we didn’t want to lose from the industry.” COVID-19 is responsible for the early retirement of many massage therapists, including the delightful Tara Goulding, who tells us about the heartbreaking moment she knew this was the end of the road.
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Reclaim the Parlour
If there’s massage in the room, it is the best of rooms. Rebecca Barnett ostensibly launches the latest round of work from the AMT Biosecurity Planning Committee, but her ability to simultaneously unpack the etymology, history and sociology of the term “parlour” must be read to be believed.
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Workplace Health and Safety in a COVID-19 World
Before any massage therapist returns to business as usual plus hand sanitiser, AMT has released its Risk Assessment Guide to help chart a COVID-19 safe workplace journey.
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