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VOLUME 35, NUMBER 8
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Massage Today digital readership is growing every day! The May issue set a new record with the number of unique visits it received. So far, the feedback we have received has been overwhelmingly positive. Here's what one reader said:
Letter to the Editor: Swedish Massage, an Underrated Modality
Thank you for the article about Swedish Massage. For many years I've thought it underrated and was recently amused when a Thai Massage instructor claimed Thai Massage to be the only technique to place positive stress on the skeletal structure.

In Memoriam: John M. Upledger
John Matthew Upledger, age 56, CEO of Upledger Institute International, the Barral Institute and the International Alliance of Healthcare Educators (IAHE) passed away at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on May 21, 2017.
A Common MT Injury: You Guessed it ... Thumbs
In massage and bodywork the thumb is an important but often overused part of the body. Manual therapists are susceptible to many different thumb injuries, which often make them ponder the decision to leave the profession, or not.

Penetrating the Myserious: Strange Diseases & Hidden Qi
Often the root of our problems come not from what we can identify and explain, but from a deeper, hidden place. This is true for both physical problems as well as mental-emotional issues.
Lost in the (Voice) Mail
Voicemail was once seen as a convenient and modern way to manage incoming business calls. But that was a long time ago. In this age of fast moving technology and digital disruption, businesses that rely on voicemail to handle inbound traffic are getting left behind.

NCBTMB Spotlight: Ryan Witholt
Long before deciding to become a massage therapist, I was interested in health care. Specifically, I wanted to be a physician so I could help people heal.

Coming to a Hospital Near You: Acupuncture
Revised pain management assessment and management standards1 by The Joint Commission require accredited hospitals to "provide nonpharmacologic pain treatment modalities" as a necessary performance element.
An Acupuncture Parallel in the Everyday
It was a breezy spring evening in San Francisco when I stepped out of the car in front of Quince restaurant. As I walked toward the front entrance, I could not help but notice the well-groomed trees, and neatly swept sidewalk.

The Yang of Stress & Fat: Hormones Worth Monitoring in Your Patients
There are many risks associated with obesity, some even severe enough to lead to death, such as a heart attack or stroke.

A Better Way to Treat Back Pain
Eight out of 10 people will experience back pain at some point in their life.1 Lower back injuries are seen in patients who are sedentary or athletic or even those whose jobs require no sitting at all, including 37 percent of school-aged children.1
Treating Gulf War Illness: The Lasting Effects of Desert Shield/Storm
Clinical and registry programs indicate that 25 percent of the 700,000 veterans of the first Gulf War (Operation Desert Shield/Storm, years 1990-1991), have been affected by clusters of symptoms, and co-morbid medical diagnoses.

Three Myths About Research & Massage
As a researcher and educator, I teach courses related to research literacy and research design. I often encounter misconceptions about research from students. Here are a few of the most common.
A Herbal Guide for Digestive Complaints
One of the most common presentations in the clinical setting is digestive complaints. Almost daily I see patients presenting with a wide array of digestive issues ranging from simple issues such as gas or bloating to complex issues such as IBS or chronic food allergies.

Exposing the Bias for Acupuncture
A pair of papers published recently in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine challenge the United Kingdom's NICE clinical practice guidelines for osteoarthritis of the knee, specifically the guideline's recommendation against the use of acupuncture as a treatment option for knee OA.
AHPA is Taking the Lead: A Proactive Approach to Herbal Safety
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and Chinese Herbal Products Committee (CHPC) has taken the lead when it comes to defining "Good Herbal Compounding and Dispensing Practices."

Fascial Connections in the Sacroiliac Region
The sacroiliac (SI) joint is one of the most biomechanically complex joints in the body. It is close to the body's center of gravity and is acted on by lever forces from three directions (spine and each lower extremity).

Needling in Nepal: World Healing Exchange
In 2009 Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) traveled to Nepal for the first-ever "World Healing Exchange" trip. While they were there they visited rural villages, met with traditional healers of the region (particularly traditional Tibetan medicine healers), and got to know the acupuncture community.

Integrative Healthcare: An East West Perspective
Acupuncture and Oriental medicine schools educate their students to understand that a patient's specific health concerns are important to understand, as well as the patient's more general concerns about elevating personal stress levels in navigating the health care system.

A Chain Reaction: From Sever's Disease to Tensor Fascia Latae
As a profession we treat clients daily that are in either acute or chronic pain and make assessments based on their movement patterns.

Tropical Stay-Cation: Help Clients Escape Through Scent
The summer is a great time to incorporate tropical scents into your practice. The sweet zest of orange, the more timid and soft scent of grapefruit, and the exotic floral bouquet of ylang ylang can all help bring the aroma of the tropics to your treatment room.
We Have Eaten the Goose: A Lesson in Greed (Part 1)
I knew our profession was headed for trouble when I asked a student in a massage school why she was studying massage and she told me, "Because my guidance counselor told me it was easier than hair school." That was about 2005.

2017 San Diego Pain Summit: A Conversation Between Practitioners
Editor's Note: This is a conversation between Ruth Werner who attended the 2017 San Diego Pain Summit, and Til Luchau who was not able to attend. Their conversation was a recorded debriefing, with an eye to applying Ruth's take-away ideas into hands-on practice.

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