Massage & Bodywork magazine promotes professionalism among practitioners and stimulates healthy dialogue about the field, while remaining mindful of the breadth of bodywork backgrounds, beliefs, and modalities. In this issue, explore how to develop a thriving, sustainable practice and overcome some of the fears associated with going solo, learn about the tiny intrinsic muscles of the hand, and read what MTs should know about clients who have had a stroke. Also in this issue: learn why direct mail is making a marketing comeback, discover tools for how to keep your personal issues out of the treatment room, explore the relationship between low-back pain and thoracolumbar fascia, read about the impact of weight-loss drugs on massage clients, and learn about nerve injury assessment.
The Spring 2025 issue of Massage & Bodywork magazine features contributions from various authors including Laura Allen, Cal Cates, Rachelle Clauson, Elicia Crook, Erik Dalton, Allison Denney, Mary Ann Foster, Whitney Lowe, Til Luchau, Mary Murphy, Joe Muscolino, Douglas Nelson, Karrie Osborn, Laura Puryear, Heath and Nicole Reed, Nicole Trombley, Ruth Werner, and Cindy Williams.
In this issue, explore how to develop a thriving, sustainable practice and overcome some of the fears associated with going solo, learn about the tiny intrinsic muscles of the hand, and read what MTs should know about clients who have had a stroke. Also in this issue: learn why direct mail is making a marketing comeback, discover tools for how to keep your personal issues out of the treatment room, explore the relationship between low-back pain and thoracolumbar fascia, read about the impact of weight-loss drugs on massage clients, and learn about nerve injury assessment.
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