Position of the CMTBC on Laser Therapy? Your thoughts please.

August 25, 2011

  January 14th, 2008 at 10:00 am I stood before the Board of the BC College of Massage Therapists (BCCMT) with my presentation in hand. I was there to explain and defend our use of Low Intensity Laser Therapy (LILT) under the umbrella of modalities we can use as Massage Therapists. After an hour and [...]

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Sprains, Strains and Pulls

July 7, 2011

Lucy, my 5 year old Airedale loves sticks. And loves water. Combined she goes nuts and will swim out into any ocean to retrieve a stick. However a few weeks ago she lept  into the ocean, got the stick, but came out lame, holding her back left leg in the air. Muscle pull, sprain, strain, [...]

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Arndt-Schult Law in Massage Therapy

June 23, 2011

Continuing with the theme of Laws that apply to Massage Therapy (see Hilton’s Law in Massage  Therapy – last weeks post), another very important Law is that of Arndt-Schulz Law. Simply put, Arndt-Schult law states For every substance, small doses stimulate, moderate doses inhibit, large doses kill. (Wikipedia). So what does this mean to us [...]

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Hilton’s Law in Massage Therapy

June 16, 2011

Have you ever wondered why things work? Why does Massage feel good? Why does it make my muscles and joints feel looser? Why does using Laser on an area help? Why does that K-Tape help? These are all questions that I heard this week from my patients. And I love when my patients are curious, [...]

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Roll, Roll, Roll Your Boat…er…Legs!

June 8, 2011

As a Massage Therapist who cares about my patients recovery, I look for ways to prolong my hands-on Neuromuscular Therapy after the patient leaves my office. Using Laser Therapy helps healing through a series of chemical reactions to promote healing long after my patient leaves the office. K-Taping offers support and improves circulation and decreases [...]

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As a Rusty Hinge – Arthritis

June 2, 2011

The older I get the older my patients get. Funny how that works. But as I continue in this profession, I find more and more patients suffering from Arthritis. Arthritis, that dreaded word that seems to make people stop dead in their tracks. They hear the doctor say, “oh well, you’ve got arthritis” and the [...]

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Un-Marketing in Health Care

May 26, 2011

Is there more that goes on behind your Massage, the treatment you get from your Health Care Provider? What keeps you coming back to see that practitioner? Or what makes you leave? Is it their treatment, their personality, their expertise in the field, the number of years they’ve been in the profession? Or is the [...]

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How Does Your Garden Grow … and Your Body Feel?

May 5, 2011

The Stongs plant sale signals the weekend I must have my garden ready. With family in tow, we went and picked out several plants and spent the weekend transforming the winter garden into a Spring madness of hoses, potted plants, weeding, trimming, hedging and lawn cutting. But after an entire weekend of working in the [...]

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Coaching for Personal Growth

April 28, 2011

This week a guest has asked to post an article. His name is Staffan Rydin, a friend and patient of mine. You may recall in March 2010 another dear high school friend of mine also posted an article, Andermatt Consulting: Personal Development Sessions. Ruth Andermat has her unique and masterful way with life coaching, and [...]

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Ministry of Silly Walks for Re-Training?

April 21, 2011

Walking with Lucy, my Airedale, through Pacific Spirit Park the other day I came to one of our regular paths that had been blocked off by the Parks Board. It was quite obvious that this had happened some time ago within the last year. I could tell this as the path, now behind bars, had [...]

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