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July 30, 2019
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Take a bath 90 minutes before bedtime to get better sleep

Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering found that bathing 1-2 hours before bedtime with a water temperature of about 104-109 degrees Fahrenheit can significantly improve your sleep.


How and why resistance training is imperative for older adults

For many older adults, resistance training may not be part of their daily routine, but a new position statement suggests it is vital to improving their health and longevity.


U of G researchers first to unlock access to pain relief potential of cannabis

University of Guelph researchers are the first to uncover how the cannabis plant creates important pain-relieving molecules that are 30 times more powerful at reducing inflammation than Aspirin.
 
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Sports & Exercise Massage, 2nd Edition

Providing guidelines for applying massage to amateur and professional athletes, Sports & Exercise Massage: Comprehensive Care in Athletics, Fitness, & Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition helps you address the challenges of treating clients involved in sports, physical fitness, rehabilitation, and exercise.

In-depth coverage describes common patterns for sports activities, such as running and throwing, and uses the principles of massage to focus on assessment techniques, indications, contraindications, and outcome goals. This edition includes a new chapter on stretching, hundreds of full-colour photos of techniques, and an Evolve companion website with step-by-step videos demonstrating sports massage applications. >> Order now!
 
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Tech Talk: Taxes and your billing software

We often hear from practitioners that they want to promote their treatment fees with taxes included. Practitioners who want to advertise a “tax-in” fee also prefer that fee be a nice, “friendly” round number. While this is understandable, the tax-in fees to be advertised must be chosen carefully, so that their treatment price will conform to government tax regulations and ultimately work with their accounting/billing software. » Learn more
 
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RMTA 2019 Conference and AGM

Date: September 13-19, 2019
Location: Edmonton
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MTAA 2019 AGM

Date: October 7, 2019
Location: Red Deer
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