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Should You Wear Underwear When You Get a Massage?

If you're planning to get a massage you may be wondering if you should take it all off or leave some clothes on.

Discover Asian Massage Parlor Secrets That They Don’t Want You To Know About

Make sure that the $10 massage that you're thinking about getting isn't more that you bargained for. Discover dirty Asian massage parlor secrets that they don't

What Is the Average Income for a Massage Therapist?

Massage therapists manipulate their clients' muscles and other soft tissues to provide relaxation, stress relief and pain reduction. They may travel to clients' homes; have their own studios; or work ...

The Many Health Benefits of Massage Therapy or Bodywork

This attempts to describe the many benefits that one can get form massage therapy or bodywork.

Why You Really Do Need That Massage

What if you could get a doctor's note for that massage?A new study published in Science Translational Medicine found that a short, 10-minute...

10 Massage Tips: How to Get the Most From Your Massage

We've got the rub down on massage with 10 massage tips so that you get the most from you massage, especially if you're getting one for the first time!

6 Signs You Should be a Massage Therapist

1. 9 to 5 job just isn’t for you You like a flexible work schedule where you can choose your hours. Massage therapy is the perfect fit – you can work as little or as much as you want at the hours you choose. You won’t be sitting at a desk all day – …

4 Fallacies About Research and Massage

Busting common myths related to scientific research and studies of massage therapy.

How Could Massage Benefit Your Health?

Cutting Down Cortisol Cortisol is a steroid hormone, often released as a response to high stress. As such, it's appropriately linke...

How to Become a Massage Therapist

Become a Massage Therapist in 2019. The Atlanta School of Massage offers the hands-on training and industry certifications necessary to begin a career as a professional massage therapist. Take the first step towards a great career. Download our 18-page career guide.

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The Importance of Massages

I think it safe to say most people love massages , but I also think a lot of people think of massages as “pampering.” I know when I am going in for a massage, I am not thinking about pampering or even excited for that matter, because I know it’s going to be uncomfortable! I think of it as recovery and “fixing” the damage that I have done to my soft tissues through working out, sitting, sleeping and just being a human in…

Why massage therapy is necessary for athletes?

Why massage therapy is necessary for athletes? Athletes, all over the world, perform various therapies and workout daily but one therapy which is performed by every athlete is the massage therapy. …

Common Questions You Might Have About Your Next Massage

With massages, perhaps more so than with other wellness practices, issues of etiquette take a front seat.  There is an unspoken level of intimacy that is inherent with receiving a massage that brings up some questions that are unique to massage.  Because we want you to have peace of mind when scheduling your appointment, we’ve pulled together some issues and...

Massage Therapy as a Second Job: Benefits and Barriers

Diary of a Massage Therapist Some of you know me already. My name is Jennifer Bonessi, formerly Shaw, and I’ve been a massage therapist with a private practice in Austin since 2007. You may also know, I was the Marketing Director at Lauterstein-Conway Massage School for several years. I have also worked for a massage …

How Massage Therapy Helps to Alleviate Symptoms of PTSD

Information about How Massage Therapy Helps to Alleviate Symptoms of PTSD.

Is Massage Therapy Effective for Back Pain Relief?

Think massage therapy is just for the spa? Evidence shows it works faster than standard medical therapy for relieving back pain.