Archive for October, 2007

Oct 25 2007

Bodywork for Clients With Calcium Deposits

Whether or not they know it, a large percentage of Americans have calcium deposits in their bodies. While calcium deposits do not pose a severe health threat, massage therapists should use caution when presented with these bumps, as they may be indicative of other serious health concerns. Proceeding with massage only after your client’s physician [...]

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Oct 25 2007

The Triple Burner Meridian and Therapeutic Massage

According to traditional Chinese Medicine, the body’s energy, known as qi, circulated via twelve meridians. Blockages in any of these pathways can cause physical or emotional illnesses to develop. Each meridian corresponds to one of the body’s organs, however the twelfth meridian, called the Triple Burner, has baffled many students of this alternative medicine for [...]

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