The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession

Joyce Gauthier is on a mission to empower massage therapists to identify and deter inappropriate client behavior through RespectMassage.com. Join us as she describes how to properly screen clients, including code words and red flags to look out for, so you’ll be more able to avoid illicit behavior before it occurs. She also shares step-by-step advice for how to get out of a bad situation if you find yourself in one. Joyce provides verbal cues, marketing collateral for your practice and website, and suggestions for simple security setups. For more information, visit www.respectmassage.com.   Joyce Gauthier is a New York State licensed massage therapist. She owned a successful medical massage practice in a chiropractic office for seven years before following her dream of traveling full time. Her current residence is Gavia, a 42-foot sailing ketch, accompanied by her wonderful husband, Matthew, and a lazy shih tzu named Loki. Joyce is the founder of Respect Massage. The Respect Massage mission is to educate and empower massage therapists so they can easily spot, deter, and escape from clients who are looking for happy endings or “extras.”    This episode sponsored by:      Color Up  www.colorupco.com    Coaching the Body  www.coachingthebody.com/abmpfoot Anatomy Trains  www.anatomytrains.com       About Anatomy Trains:   Anatomy Trains is a global leader in online anatomy education and also provides in-classroom certification programs for structural integration in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan, and China, as well as fresh-tissue cadaver dissection labs and weekend courses. The work of Anatomy Trains originated with founder Tom Myers, who mapped the human body into 13 myofascial meridians in his original book, currently in its fourth edition and translated into 12 languages. The principles of Anatomy Trains are used by osteopaths, physical therapists, bodyworkers, massage therapists, personal trainers, yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, and other body-minded manual therapists and movement professionals. Anatomy Trains inspires these practitioners to work with holistic anatomy in treating system-wide patterns to provide improved client outcomes in terms of structure and function.   Website: anatomytrains.com   Email: info@anatomytrains.com    Facebook: facebook.com/AnatomyTrains   Instagram: Instagram.com/anatomytrainsofficial   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2g6TOEFrX4b-CigknssKHA      About Color Up:  Color Up makes 100% natural, cruelty-free, and small batch hemp-derived CBD products intended to balance the mind, body, and spirit. Color Up describes our mission, our intention, and our values. It’s a symbol of health and wellness, a way to find balance and harmony, and a way to stay connected to Mother Earth and all her colorful offerings. All Color Up products aim to evoke the body’s natural ability to heal and balance. Our process begins with the proper care and study of the cannabis plant, and extends to our therapists, chemists, and cultivators who work alongside one another to create these intentional, healing products. Color Up formulations are crafted with deliberate, complementary ingredients, working with the body’s chemistry to bring relief, correction, and homeostasis.   Website: www.colorupco.com  Email: info@colorupco.com  Phone: 720-420-1734  Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColorUpTribe  Instagram: www.instagram.com/colorupcbd    About Coaching The Body: Coaching The Body™ is a highly unique approach to therapeutic bodywork that integrates traditional Thai massage techniques, trigger point therapy, and modern neuroscience as a means of efficiently treating pain and restoring normal motion across joints. Manual therapists and movement professionals all over the world have used the Coaching The Body™ approach to relieve pain, unravel complex conditions, and grow their practices. Coaching The Body™ offers both in-person and online training, including a full CTB certification program consisting of 7 body area courses, an apprenticeship program, and a growing online course catalog.   Website: coachingthebody.com   Email: admissions@thaibodywork.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachingTheBodyInstitute    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachingthebody/    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq52UPAjR_POE0fP_oyVgjA  

A new client calls for a manual lymph drainage session, and they have a diagnosis the massage therapist has never heard of—toxic mold syndrome. Information online about this condition is confusing and inconsistent. What is toxic mold syndrome? Does it even exist? Why is it so controversial? And most of all, what can we do to help this client?   This podcast sponsored by:    Books of Discovery: www.booksofdiscovery.com       Color Up: www.colorupco.com      Anatomy Trains: www.anatomytrains.com         Host:         Ruth Werner: www.ruthwerner.com         Resources:   Edmondson, D. A. “Allergy and ‘Toxic Mold Syndrome.” Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 94, no. 2 (2005): 234–39.   Huang, Shih-Wen. “Mold Allergy.” Last modified December 2, 2020.   Johns Hopkins Medicine. “Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.” Accessed February 12, 2021.   Leonard, Jayne. “Black Mold Exposure: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention.” September 18, 2019.   Pityn, Peter and James Anderson. “Misperceptions: Let’s Take the Myth-stery Out of Mold.” Accessed February 12, 2021.    Poison Control. “Mold 101: Effects on Human Health.” Accessed February 16, 2021.    WebMD. “Allergy Major Cause of ‘Toxic Mold Syndrome.” February 24, 2005.     WebMD. “What is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity?” Accessed February 12, 2021   Werner, Ruth. “Fungal Vocabulary.” June 28, 2019.   Werner, Ruth. “Mycoses Abounding.” Massage & Bodywork magazine, July/August 2019, page 36.   World Health Organization. “Mycotoxins.” May 9, 2018.   About Anatomy Trains:   Anatomy Trains is a global leader in online anatomy education and also provides in-classroom certification programs for structural integration in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan, and China, as well as fresh-tissue cadaver dissection labs and weekend courses. The work of Anatomy Trains originated with founder Tom Myers, who mapped the human body into 13 myofascial meridians in his original book, currently in its fourth edition and translated into 12 languages. The principles of Anatomy Trains are used by osteopaths, physical therapists, bodyworkers, massage therapists, personal trainers, yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, and other body-minded manual therapists and movement professionals. Anatomy Trains inspires these practitioners to work with holistic anatomy in treating system-wide patterns to provide improved client outcomes in terms of structure and function.   Website: anatomytrains.com   Email: info@anatomytrains.com    Facebook: facebook.com/AnatomyTrains   Instagram: Instagram.com/anatomytrainsofficial   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2g6TOEFrX4b-CigknssKHA      About Color Up:  Color Up makes 100% natural, cruelty-free, and small batch hemp-derived CBD products intended to balance the mind, body, and spirit. Color Up describes our mission, our intention, and our values. It’s a symbol of health and wellness, a way to find balance and harmony, and a way to stay connected to Mother Earth and all her colorful offerings. All Color Up products aim to evoke the body’s natural ability to heal and balance. Our process begins with the proper care and study of the cannabis plant, and extends to our therapists, chemists, and cultivators who work alongside one another to create these intentional, healing products. Color Up formulations are crafted with deliberate, complementary ingredients, working with the body’s chemistry to bring relief, correction, and homeostasis.   Website: www.colorupco.com  Email: info@colorupco.com  Phone: 720-420-1734  Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColorUpTribe  Instagram: www.instagram.com/colorupcbd     

Video can be key to promoting and growing your practice. Yes, it may be intimidating, but learning a few skills can introduce potential clients to yourself and existing clients to the full gamut of your techniques and modalities. Bring your website and social content to life and beyond the written word. Ryan Hoyme, the Massage Nerd, tells you which platforms to use and lets you in on equipment choices.   Ryan Hoyme has been a massage therapist for over two decades and worked in the health field for over three decades. He is internationally known as Massage Nerd and has won many awards in the massage profession. Also, he has been inducted into the American and the International Massage Therapy Halls of Fame. Ryan currently works at the Mayo Clinic as a massage therapist. He first decided to start MassageNerd.com when one of his students called him that and started photographing his massage techniques and eventually videotaping them. Ryan has a huge following on his social media accounts and continues to be a role model in the massage profession.   This episode sponsored by:    Color Up, www.colorupco.com     Anatomy Trains, www.anatomytrains.com      About Anatomy Trains:  Anatomy Trains is a global leader in online anatomy education and also provides in-classroom certification programs for structural integration in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan, and China, as well as fresh-tissue cadaver dissection labs and weekend courses. The work of Anatomy Trains originated with founder Tom Myers, who mapped the human body into 13 myofascial meridians in his original book, currently in its fourth edition and translated into 12 languages. The principles of Anatomy Trains are used by osteopaths, physical therapists, bodyworkers, massage therapists, personal trainers, yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, and other body-minded manual therapists and movement professionals. Anatomy Trains inspires these practitioners to work with holistic anatomy in treating system-wide patterns to provide improved client outcomes in terms of structure and function.  Website: anatomytrains.com  Email: info@anatomytrains.com   Facebook: facebook.com/AnatomyTrains  Instagram: Instagram.com/anatomytrainsofficial  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2g6TOEFrX4b-CigknssKHA     About Color Up: Color Up makes 100% natural, cruelty-free, and small batch hemp-derived CBD products intended to balance the mind, body, and spirit. Color Up describes our mission, our intention, and our values. It’s a symbol of health and wellness, a way to find balance and harmony, and a way to stay connected to Mother Earth and all her colorful offerings. All Color Up products aim to evoke the body’s natural ability to heal and balance. Our process begins with the proper care and study of the cannabis plant, and extends to our therapists, chemists, and cultivators who work alongside one another to create these intentional, healing products. Color Up formulations are crafted with deliberate, complementary ingredients, working with the body’s chemistry to bring relief, correction, and homeostasis. Website: www.colorupco.com Email: info@colorupco.com Phone: 720-420-1734 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColorUpTribe Instagram: www.instagram.com/colorupcbd  

A client with a serious circulatory problem—a failed femoral-popliteal bypass, or “fem-pop” surgery—wants a massage while he’s waiting for his next procedure. There’s no data on massage and failed fem-pops at all. What can this massage therapist do? In this episode, we look at fem-pop surgeries and the reasons why a person might need it. Then, we take apart some of the variables that go into making decisions about massage therapy for this client. It’s a critical-thinking exercise with immediate repercussions for this client and his health and comfort.   This podcast sponsored by:       Books of Discovery: www.booksofdiscovery.com       Color Up: www.colorupco.com      Anatomy Trains: www.anatomytrains.com   About Color Up: Color Up makes 100% natural, cruelty free, and small batch hemp-derived CBD products intended to balance the mind, body, and spirit. “Color Up” describes our mission, our intention, and our values. It’s a symbol of health and wellness, a way to find balance and harmony, and a way to stay connected to Mother Earth and all her colorful offerings. All Color Up products aim to evoke the body’s natural ability to heal and balance. Our process begins with the proper care and study of the cannabis plant, and extends to our therapists, chemists, and cultivators who work alongside one another to create these intentional, healing products. Color Up formulations are crafted with deliberate, complementary ingredients, working with the body’s chemistry to bring relief, correction, and homeostasis!  Website: www.colorupco.com Email: info@colorupco.com Phone: 720-420-1734 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColorUpTribe Instagram: www.instagram.com/colorupcbd   About Anatomy Trains: Anatomy Trains is a global leader in online anatomy education and also provides in-classroom certification programs for structural integration in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan, and China, as well as fresh-tissue cadaver dissection labs and weekend courses. The work of Anatomy Trains originated with founder Tom Myers, who mapped the human body into 13 myofascial meridians in his original book, currently in its fourth edition and translated into 12 languages. The principles of Anatomy Trains are used by osteopaths, physical therapists, bodyworkers, massage therapists, personal trainers, yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, and other body-minded manual therapists and movement professionals. Anatomy Trains inspires these practitioners to work with holistic anatomy in treating system-wide patterns to provide improved client outcomes in terms of structure and function.   Website: anatomytrains.com   Email: info@anatomytrains.com   Facebook: facebook.com/AnatomyTrains   Instagram: Instagram.com/anatomytrainsofficial   YouTube    Host:       Ruth Werner: www.ruthwerner.com        Resources:   Jackson, M. R. et al. “The Consequences of a Failed Femoropopliteal Bypass Grafting: Comparison of Saphenous Vein and PTFE Grafts.” Journal of Vascular Surgery, 32, no. 3 (September 1, 2000), 498–505.   Park, K.-M. et al. “Treatment of Failing Vein Grafts in Patients Who Underwent Lower Extremity Arterial Bypass.” Journal of the Korean Surgical Society, 83, no. 5 (October 29, 2012): 307–15.    Stanford Health Care. “Femoral Popliteal Bypass.” Accessed February 18, 2021.   Walton, Tracy. “Massage Therapy Pressure Scale.” Accessed February 18, 2021.   

Being a client makes you a better therapist. Besides the obvious self-care benefits, it heightens your awareness of good bodywork and the specifics that make or break a session. Listen as Cindy Williams puts on her professional educator hat and details moments from a challenging bodywork session where she was the client and her suggestions for improvement.   Cindy has spent the last 20 years in private practice, and as a school instructor, administrator, curriculum developer, and mentor. In 2010, she joined the ABMP Education Team as a school liaison, then continued her work as a content writer and facilitator for ABMP’s Instructors on the Front Lines program. She currently works as a freelance educational content writer. Combining her training in massage and polarity therapies with her extensive background as a yoga practitioner and instructor, she loves teaching how the body operates holistically and how each component of the individual must be addressed in order to create change. Cindy also writes the Back to Basics column for Massage & Bodywork magazine.   Resources:   “SOAP Charting: The Lowdown on the Importance of Clinical Recordkeeping,” by Cindy Williams, January/February 2021, page 36,   This episode sponsored by:     Color Up, www.colorupco.com    Anatomy Trains, www.anatomytrains.com   About Color Up: Color Up makes 100% natural, cruelty free, and small batch hemp-derived CBD products intended to balance the mind, body, and spirit. “Color Up” describes our mission, our intention, and our values. It’s a symbol of health and wellness, a way to find balance and harmony, and a way to stay connected to Mother Earth and all her colorful offerings. All Color Up products aim to evoke the body’s natural ability to heal and balance. Our process begins with the proper care and study of the cannabis plant, and extends to our therapists, chemists, and cultivators who work alongside one another to create these intentional, healing products. Color Up formulations are crafted with deliberate, complementary ingredients, working with the body’s chemistry to bring relief, correction, and homeostasis!  Website: www.colorupco.com Email: info@colorupco.com Phone: 720-420-1734 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColorUpTribe Instagram: www.instagram.com/colorupcbd   About Anatomy Trains: Anatomy Trains is a global leader in online anatomy education and also provides in-classroom certification programs for structural integration in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan, and China, as well as fresh-tissue cadaver dissection labs and weekend courses. The work of Anatomy Trains originated with founder Tom Myers, who mapped the human body into 13 myofascial meridians in his original book, currently in its fourth edition and translated into 12 languages. The principles of Anatomy Trains are used by osteopaths, physical therapists, bodyworkers, massage therapists, personal trainers, yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, and other body-minded manual therapists and movement professionals. Anatomy Trains inspires these practitioners to work with holistic anatomy in treating system-wide patterns to provide improved client outcomes in terms of structure and function.   Website: anatomytrains.com   Email: info@anatomytrains.com   Facebook: facebook.com/AnatomyTrains   Instagram: Instagram.com/anatomytrainsofficial   YouTube  

A contributor has an unusual question: how soon can I work with someone who recently donated a kidney? We have lots of information about massage therapy for people on dialysis, and known cautions for transplant recipients, but we don’t know much about how to help living donors. In this episode, we take a look at what it’s like to give up a kidney and what kinds of accommodations for massage that requires.   This podcast sponsored by:    Books of Discovery: www.booksofdiscovery.com   Color Up: www.colorupco.com   Anatomy Trains: www.anatomytrains.com   About Color Up: Color Up makes 100% natural, cruelty free, and small batch hemp-derived CBD products intended to balance the mind, body, and spirit. “Color Up” describes our mission, our intention, and our values. It’s a symbol of health and wellness, a way to find balance and harmony, and a way to stay connected to Mother Earth and all her colorful offerings. All Color Up products aim to evoke the body’s natural ability to heal and balance. Our process begins with the proper care and study of the cannabis plant, and extends to our therapists, chemists, and cultivators who work alongside one another to create these intentional, healing products. Color Up formulations are crafted with deliberate, complementary ingredients, working with the body’s chemistry to bring relief, correction, and homeostasis!  Website: www.colorupco.com Email: info@colorupco.com Phone: 720-420-1734 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColorUpTribe Instagram: www.instagram.com/colorupcbd   About Anatomy Trains: Anatomy Trains is a global leader in online anatomy education and also provides in-classroom certification programs for structural integration in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan, and China, as well as fresh-tissue cadaver dissection labs and weekend courses. The work of Anatomy Trains originated with founder Tom Myers, who mapped the human body into 13 myofascial meridians in his original book, currently in its fourth edition and translated into 12 languages. The principles of Anatomy Trains are used by osteopaths, physical therapists, bodyworkers, massage therapists, personal trainers, yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, and other body-minded manual therapists and movement professionals. Anatomy Trains inspires these practitioners to work with holistic anatomy in treating system-wide patterns to provide improved client outcomes in terms of structure and function.   Website: anatomytrains.com   Email: info@anatomytrains.com   Facebook: facebook.com/AnatomyTrains   Instagram: Instagram.com/anatomytrainsofficial   YouTube   Host:    Ruth Werner: www.ruthwerner.com       “COVID-19–Related Complications: Implications for Massage Therapy,” by Ruth Werner, Massage & Bodywork magazine, September/October 2020, page 44,   Resources:   To become an organ donor: www.organdonor.gov   Mayo Clinic. “Donor Nephrectomy.” Accessed February 11, 2021.   National Kidney Foundation. “What To Expect After Kidney Donation.” Accessed February 11, 2021.   National Kidney Registry. “Compatible Pairs: What is a Compatible Pair?” Accessed February 11, 2021.   University of California San Francisco. The Kidney Project. “Statistics.” Accessed February 11, 2021.   UNOS Transplant Living. “History of Living Donation.” Accessed February 11, 2021.   UWHeath. “Living Kidney Donation: Introduction to Living Kidney Donation.” Accessed February 11, 2021.  

Doing the hard work has always been in Diana Thompson’s blood. From an early age, philanthropy and health-care inequities fueled her passions. Diana talks with us about the importance of charting and record keeping as critical steps in acting “like health-care providers,” the importance of participation in the client-therapist relationship, and resetting goals with clients to inform their long-term, committed therapeutic wellness path.     Diana has been a licensed massage therapist for over 35 years and has a private practice in Seattle treating acute and chronic pain disorders and specializing in postoperative care. Currently, Diana dedicates her time to her web-based documentation system Hands Heal Electronic Health Records, available online at www.handshealehr.com. She authored Integrative Pain Management: Massage, Movement, and Mindfulness-Based Practices and Hands Heal: Communication, Documentation and Insurance Billing for Manual Therapists. She’s written many articles for Massage & Bodywork magazine, including our regular research column Somatic Research from 2010–2013. She is a past president of the Massage Therapy Foundation, and a proud recipient of several national awards.   This episode sponsored by:    Color Up, www.colorupco.com   Anatomy Trains, www.anatomytrains.com   About Color Up: Color Up makes 100% natural, cruelty free, and small batch hemp-derived CBD products intended to balance the mind, body, and spirit. “Color Up” describes our mission, our intention, and our values. It’s a symbol of health and wellness, a way to find balance and harmony, and a way to stay connected to Mother Earth and all her colorful offerings. All Color Up products aim to evoke the body’s natural ability to heal and balance. Our process begins with the proper care and study of the cannabis plant, and extends to our therapists, chemists, and cultivators who work alongside one another to create these intentional, healing products. Color Up formulations are crafted with deliberate, complementary ingredients, working with the body’s chemistry to bring relief, correction, and homeostasis!  Website: www.colorupco.com Email: info@colorupco.com Phone: 720-420-1734 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColorUpTribe Instagram: www.instagram.com/colorupcbd   About Anatomy Trains: Anatomy Trains is a global leader in online anatomy education and also provides in-classroom certification programs for structural integration in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan, and China, as well as fresh-tissue cadaver dissection labs and weekend courses. The work of Anatomy Trains originated with founder Tom Myers, who mapped the human body into 13 myofascial meridians in his original book, currently in its fourth edition and translated into 12 languages. The principles of Anatomy Trains are used by osteopaths, physical therapists, bodyworkers, massage therapists, personal trainers, yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, and other body-minded manual therapists and movement professionals. Anatomy Trains inspires these practitioners to work with holistic anatomy in treating system-wide patterns to provide improved client outcomes in terms of structure and function.   Website: anatomytrains.com   Email: info@anatomytrains.com   Facebook: facebook.com/AnatomyTrains   Instagram: Instagram.com/anatomytrainsofficial   YouTube   Resources:   “Massage Therapy: The Invisible Profession?” by Diana Thompson, Massage & Bodywork magazine, January/February 2010, page 114,    “Levels of Evidence: How to Learn What We Want to Know,” by Diana Thompson, Massage & Bodywork magazine, March/April 2010, page 116,   “Session Planning: Making Informed Decisions for Older Clients,” by Diana Thompson, Massage & Bodywork magazine, May/June 2010, page 114,  

A client is seven months pregnant and has severe pain in both hands and wrists. Is it carpal tunnel? Can massage help? The answers are yes, maybe, AND—watch out for a significant risk.   This podcast sponsored by:     Books of Discovery: www.booksofdiscovery.com     Color Up: www.colorupco.com   Anatomy Trains: www.anatomytrains.com   About Color Up: Color Up makes 100% natural, cruelty free, and small batch hemp-derived CBD products intended to balance the mind, body, and spirit. “Color Up” describes our mission, our intention, and our values. It’s a symbol of health and wellness, a way to find balance and harmony, and a way to stay connected to Mother Earth and all her colorful offerings. All Color Up products aim to evoke the body’s natural ability to heal and balance. Our process begins with the proper care and study of the cannabis plant, and extends to our therapists, chemists, and cultivators who work alongside one another to create these intentional, healing products. Color Up formulations are crafted with deliberate, complementary ingredients, working with the body’s chemistry to bring relief, correction, and homeostasis!  Website: www.colorupco.com Email: info@colorupco.com Phone: 720-420-1734 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColorUpTribe Instagram: www.instagram.com/colorupcbd   About Anatomy Trains: Anatomy Trains is a global leader in online anatomy education and also provides in-classroom certification programs for structural integration in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan, and China, as well as fresh-tissue cadaver dissection labs and weekend courses. The work of Anatomy Trains originated with founder Tom Myers, who mapped the human body into 13 myofascial meridians in his original book, currently in its fourth edition and translated into 12 languages. The principles of Anatomy Trains are used by osteopaths, physical therapists, bodyworkers, massage therapists, personal trainers, yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, and other body-minded manual therapists and movement professionals. Anatomy Trains inspires these practitioners to work with holistic anatomy in treating system-wide patterns to provide improved client outcomes in terms of structure and function.   Website: anatomytrains.com   Email: info@anatomytrains.com   Facebook: facebook.com/AnatomyTrains   Instagram: Instagram.com/anatomytrainsofficial   YouTube   Host:      Ruth Werner: www.ruthwerner.com       Resources:   “Taking the Danger Out of Endangerment Sites” continuing education webinar,   “Take the Danger Out of Endangerment Sites: Good Education and Skill Allows for Safe Massage in Otherwise Off-Limits Areas,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, May/June 2020, page 44,   Additional articles by Ruth Werner:     “COVID-19–Related Complications”       “Lipedema: the Skinny on Painful Fat,”    “Skipping a Beat: Cardiac Arrhythmias,”  

Australian practitioner Elicia Crook tells us what it takes to rebook with success—and integrity and heart-centered-ness. She learned from working in a chiropractic office (where she met a retention ninja) and a spa (where she learned about retail sales) and then created a mashup in her business Massage Champions. Her business was the highest-price/session within 35 miles of her office and she had an 85% return rate. Her book Fully Booked Without Burnout informs our discussion.   Elicia Crook is a business coach and mentor for massage therapists, sharing the tactics she used to create her business success over 16 years. Elicia is a diploma qualified remedial massage therapist, and uses modalities such as Bowen and craniosacral therapy, and has a Cert IV in Workplace Training and Assessment, which she used while teaching massage for several years. Through her career and business experience, Elicia discovered who she needed to be and what is required to run a deeply satisfying massage business. Now she takes the Fully Booked Without Burnout blueprint to other therapists around the world to create more success and passion. For more information, visit www.massagechampions.com.   This episode sponsored by:   Color Up   Anatomy Trains   About Color Up: Color Up makes 100% natural, cruelty free, and small batch hemp-derived CBD products intended to balance the mind, body, and spirit. “Color Up” describes our mission, our intention, and our values. It’s a symbol of health and wellness, a way to find balance and harmony, and a way to stay connected to Mother Earth and all her colorful offerings. All Color Up products aim to evoke the body’s natural ability to heal and balance. Our process begins with the proper care and study of the cannabis plant, and extends to our therapists, chemists, and cultivators who work alongside one another to create these intentional, healing products. Color Up formulations are crafted with deliberate, complementary ingredients, working with the body’s chemistry to bring relief, correction, and homeostasis!  Website: www.colorupco.com Email: info@colorupco.com Phone: 720-420-1734 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColorUpTribe Instagram: www.instagram.com/colorupcbd   About Anatomy Trains: Anatomy Trains is a global leader in online anatomy education and also provides in-classroom certification programs for structural integration in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan, and China, as well as fresh-tissue cadaver dissection labs and weekend courses. The work of Anatomy Trains originated with founder Tom Myers, who mapped the human body into 13 myofascial meridians in his original book, currently in its fourth edition and translated into 12 languages. The principles of Anatomy Trains are used by osteopaths, physical therapists, bodyworkers, massage therapists, personal trainers, yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, and other body-minded manual therapists and movement professionals. Anatomy Trains inspires these practitioners to work with holistic anatomy in treating system-wide patterns to provide improved client outcomes in terms of structure and function.   Website: anatomytrains.com   Email: info@anatomytrains.com   Facebook: facebook.com/AnatomyTrains   Instagram: Instagram.com/anatomytrainsofficial   YouTube

A client has frozen shoulder: a painful, limiting condition, and she is prescribed a powerful drug (methylprednisolone) to help manage it. When it is appropriate for massage to enter this situation?   Resources:   Buchbinder, R. et al. “Short Course Prednisolone for Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder or Stiff Painful Shoulder): A Randomised, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial.” Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 63, no. 11.    Guler-Uysal F. and E. Kozanoglu. “Comparison of the Early Response to Two Methods of Rehabilitation in Adhesive Capsulitis.” Swiss Medical Weekly 134, no. 23–24 (2004): 353–58.    Jewell DV, DL Riddle and LR Thacker. “Interventions Associated with an Increased or Decreased Likelihood of Pain Reduction and Improved Function in Patients with Adhesive Capsulitis: a Retrospective Cohort Study. Physical Therapy 89, no. 5 (2009): 419–29.     Roberts, Jefferson R. “What is the Role of Oral Corticoids in the Treatment of Frozen Shoulder Syndrome (FSS) (Adhesive Capsulitis)?” Last modified November 12, 2020.    This podcast sponsored by:    Books of Discovery: www.booksofdiscovery.com    Host:    Ruth Werner: www.ruthwerner.com     Additional articles by Ruth Werner:    “COVID-19–Related Complications”    “Lipedema: the Skinny on Painful Fat,”    “Skipping a Beat: Cardiac Arrhythmias,”