My husband was out of town for a few days on business, then tested positive for covid the day after he came home. Then everyone else in the house got it, except me. (Though I did not take massage appointments while my family was in isolation.) After my second negative test, and several days afterContinue reading “Are You Touch Deprived?”
Category Archives: The Body
A Cupcake In Her Shoe
I don’t talk about bunions much as I don’t have a massage therapy technique that directly addresses them. However, as a structural therapist, I take great satisfaction in helping people improve their structural balance for reduced pain, improved balance, and better facility in doing whatever we want to do; even if it doesn’t directly benefitContinue reading “A Cupcake In Her Shoe”
Supporting the Immune System
Everyone is thinking about immunity these days, so I posted an informal poll asking friends what they do for their immune systems. The most common answer was getting adequate sleep, which surprised me, even though it is definitely very important for optimum health. The reason it surprised me was because I wasn’t raised to valueContinue reading “Supporting the Immune System”
Mostly Wellness
Shortly after I graduated from Massage Therapy school in the 90s, I went into an advanced course in Myofascial Massage Therapy. This is a structural modality, related to Rolfing, which is the kind of bodywork that is supposed to change your life. It’s “intense” (aka painful), and so deep that there’s no need to removeContinue reading “Mostly Wellness”
Anatomy Nerd
I noticed that I was feeling pain near my left knee whenever I bent forward at the hip. It didn’t make any difference if the knee was straight or bent, bearing weight or not. It’s been over twenty years since I studied anatomy formally, but I have lots of friends who are massage therapists, soContinue reading “Anatomy Nerd”
Rachel Creager Ireland, LMT 