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If you thought this was going to be about winning big at the Melbourne Cup then sorry to disappoint, it’s actually about laundry care in your massage practice.  I can hear some of you yawning …

The Healthcare and Social Assistance sector has experienced strong growth over the past decade and is currently Australia’s largest employing industry. Massage therapy forms part of this field and predictions show the sector will continue …

The primary purpose of massage oils, balms and lotions is to lubricate the skin to reduce friction, allowing optimal interaction between the practitioner and receiver when performing a massage. We can compare are how the …

Ok so like me you are probably thinking straight off the bat that the title suggests someone who is sitting back sipping pina coladas, alcohol free of course, while their practice just continues to support …

Your hands are your major tool as a massage therapist so it pays to take care of them. Preventing injury should therefore be your primary objective. The injuries most common to massage therapists fall into …

What is best Practice and how does it apply to a small business What is a “best practice” According to Donna Lopiano (2013), a ‘best practice’ refers to a process or program that is the …

Know your insurance needs to succeed As a practicing therapist or student in the natural health and beauty industry, you are providing hands on health and beauty care, a service that is very valuable to …

You may not have been aware of it but stones have been used in the Healing Arts for thousands of years.  Stone Massage dates back over 3000 years.  Stones warmed by the fire were used …

In 1939 the Australian Massage Association was re-named the Australian Physiotherapy Association. There were many reasons for this name change in the context of Australian health care; distasteful connotations associated with the name ‘massage’ and …

Discovering you are pregnant is a monumental moment in most women’s lives, exciting and frightening – all at the same time. The questions are endless in those first few weeks, but for a pregnant massage …

  The use of Myofascial Cupping technique for the prevention of injury  David Sheehan – Founder of Myofascial Cupping technique For so many years now, we’ve been taught in our A and P classes to …

  The opportunity to nurture and care for a woman through their pregnancy and beyond is a wonderful experience for a massage therapist. It is a specialised niche in supporting women’s health and an extremely …

How much should I charge? Ah yes. The time-honoured question of practitioners for eons. We all know it well. First of all I’d like to get rid of the word ‘should’ from the equation. ‘Should’ …