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Twenty-year study links childhood depression to disrupted adult health and functioning

 


To boost employees’ creativity, managers should consider offering a set of rewards for them to choose from

 


CBC investigation finds some RMTs offering sex for sale and insurance receipts,

 
 
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Pre – and Perinatal Massage Therapy, 2nd Edition

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Lower back pain

Rethinking the pain scale: How much do pain assessments need to evolve, on a scale from 1 to 10?

Assessing patient pain is an essential aspect of the intake process. Pain is often what prompts patients to seek care, and measuring that pain over time is vital to determining whether treatments are working. Pain can be a valuable source of information for clinicians, often making it possible to identify problem areas and develop solutions. But while pain is an important symptom full of information about the underlying cause, the standard instruments of pain measurement extract very little of that information. The typical 1-10 scale that appears on posters and websites has little bearing on what the pain means from a diagnostic perspective, and even less bearing on the patient’s subjective experience of pain. » Learn More
 
Podcasts 
 

On-demand mobile massage

What is the next iteration of on demand mobile massage, and how will technology continue to play a role? We discuss all of this and more with the CEO of Massago, Allan Skok. » Listen now

Responsibilities, Communication Skills and Interpersonal Challenges for RMTs

How does the Code of Ethics frame Scope of Practice in assisting the practitioner in complicated decision making? How do we build a “working alliance” with clients? What is a “touch-triggered” response? How can we effectively set boundaries? This and more as we consider all that happens in the therapeutic encounter. » Listen now