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, take a look at low-back pain, the conditions that cause it, and key assessment principles to evaluate it. Also in this issue: learn about shoulder impingement syndrome and its causes, explore visceral manipulation and its fascial implications, find a gentle approach for clients with thoracic outlet syndrome, unpack the premise of somatic empathy and its impact in your practice, discover the value of undulatory movement for clients, and dive deep into chiari malformation and the value of massage therapy for this condition.
The Sept Oct 2024 issue of Massage & Bodywork magazine features contributions from various authors including Laura Allen, Cal Cates, Rachelle Clauson, Erik Dalton, Allison Denney, Cindy Engel, Allissa Haines, Laura Puryear, Whitney Lowe, Joe Muscolino, Douglas Nelson, Heath and Nicole Reed, Nicole Trombley, Ruth Werner, Gail Wetzler, and Cindy Williams.
In this issue, take a look at low-back pain, the conditions that cause it, and key assessment principles to evaluate it. Also in this issue: learn about shoulder impingement syndrome and its causes, explore visceral manipulation and its fascial implications, find a gentle approach for clients with thoracic outlet syndrome, unpack the premise of somatic empathy and its impact in your practice, discover the value of undulatory movement for clients, and dive deep into chiari malformation and the value of massage therapy for this condition.
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