

SANDY FRITZ: FOR THE LOVE OF MASSAGE
After 43 years in the field, Sandy Fritz might know a thing or two about the massage and bodywork profession. Starting out when the field...


DR. JOI EDWARDS: BRIDGING THE GAPS
Dr. Joi Edwards had been a practicing physical therapist for years when she began to feel a pull into the field of massage therapy. She...


WORKING WITH OBESE CLIENTS: THE PAIN OF WEIGHT AND THE WEIGHT OF PAIN
Working with obese or overweight clients involves understanding how to work differently both logistically and emotionally. Join Allison...


RUTH WERNER: LIFE IS AN OPEN BOOK TEST
Ruth Werner is a household name when it comes to pathology in the field of bodywork and massage. But this was not her original plan. The...


FASCIAL COMPARTMENTS AND THE IRONY OF EMPATHY
The boundaries we hold as bodyworkers can make or break our careers. But we are an empathetic group. This means our ability to...


Competition & Cooperation: The Lower Leg
We live in a competitive world. There is just no getting around it. The push to be prettier, fitter, better dressed, driving the coolest...

STUDYING LIGAMENTOUS PAIN FROM THE INSIDE WITH ROB LIBBEY
Rob Libbey is a well-practiced, well-written, and, some would argue, well-experienced massage therapist. His years of studying and...

Teeter Totter... Boom!
The relationship between the sternocleidomastoid and the upper traps is a lot more complicated than you think. Between the up and down,...

The Rotator Cuff Fan Club
Starting off with a clear sense of anatomy is rule number one. Let’s take the rotator cuff, for example. Let’s say you’ve got a client...

Art Riggs: The Teacher Of The Teachers
Art Riggs stumbled into a career that happened to be perfect for him. After pivoting later in life and discovering the world of bodywork...