Direction, Less
How are you feeling about the temporary closure of your massage clinic? Does your experience mirrors Liz Sharkey’s or is it a bit different?
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Mythbusting: Does Massage Therapy Flush Toxins?
This blog, the latest in our mythbusting series, was a long time in the making. It involved hours of careful research synthesis and an unparalleled attention to detail. We recommend you make a cuppa and settle in for an engaging read.
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Massage in the Time of Bushfire Crisis
With vast amounts of southern and eastern Australia devastated by bushfires this summer, how can massage therapists provide best care to clients affected by bushfires, and how can they avoid becoming overwhelmed? Tim Clark is here to help.
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AMT Chairperson Summer Message
Which voices do you listen to? AMT Chairperson Michelle McKerron discusses the various “voices” that influence her professional life, including the annoying one that insists she stops watching Gogglebox.
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The Opposite of Hurt
How easy is it to read “cancer” scribbled on an intake form, assemble our cancer knowledge and treat accordingly? But what about the person on the end of that diagnosis? What role do they have in treatment?
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Something’s Gotta Change
Peri-menopause and post-menopause can be unsettled times for women. And what if you’re a massage therapist experiencing peri-menopause or post-menopause? How does it impact on your treatments?
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The Top 10 of Being a Massage Therapist
Have you forgotten the basics of being a massage therapist? New to massage and want to learn what keeps massage therapists focused? We asked a bunch of wise massage therapists to tell us what they believe are the foundations of being a massage therapist.
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Multiple Sclerosis, Massage and Me
Research continues to show that massage may help with symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis but what does massaging someone with MS look like? We speak to a couple of people with MS about their experience of massage.
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More Than a Client
“The history between a client and therapist, and the consequent deep feelings of mutual respect, can make a massage so important.” AMT Chairperson Michelle McKerron shares a personal story of how some some people are more than clients.
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The Road Less Travelled
AMT CEO Rebecca Barnett delves into the murky world of identity for massage therapists. How have we come to doubt our value to clients? Where do we go to from here? And how can we take heart from a chance encounter in a lift? All this, plus a spot of Robert Frost.
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