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Sliding into place: Study shows how cartilage interacts with the joints in our bodies

This new study sets the stage for improved treatments for bone diseases and injuries, and demonstrates a valuable new research tool.


[STUDY] Diversity among health care leaders in Canada: a cross-sectional study of perceived gender and race

Methods: This cross-sectional study included leaders of Canada’s largest hospitals and all provincial and territorial health ministries.


Damage to inner ear system predicts fall risk among people with Alzheimer’s disease

A Johns Hopkins Medicine study of about 50 people with Alzheimer’s disease has added to evidence that damage to the inner ear system that controls balance is a major factor in patients’ well-documented higher risk of falling.
 
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Webinar Series

Get ready for our next lesson, Thursday March 15th!

Join us as we examine complex practice challenges that demand professional judgment, describe strategies for responding to client criticism or abusive behaviours, explore professional strategies for resolving conflict, and much more. This webinar series will help RMTs develop appropriate strategies for responding to complex professional practice situations. » Register now
 
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Degenerative disc disease

5-step approach to treatment, management of degenerative disc disease

Through my 27 years of practicing massage therapy, I have had the opportunity to meet and treat many people with various conditions, including degenerative disc disease (DDD). This condition is often largely misunderstood or not understood at all. When a patient receives a diagnosis of DDD, this does not mean that he or she is disabled, and that they are headed for a downward spiral of health and further spinal degeneration. In fact, DDD tends to be part of the natural aging process that we all go through, to one extent or another. » Learn More
 
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Everything Moves: How Biotensegrity Informs Human Movement

The emerging science of biotensegrity provides a fresh context for re-thinking our understanding of human movement, but its complexities can be formidable. Bodywork and movement professionals looking for an accessible and relevant guide to the concept and application of biotensegrity need look no further than Everything Moves: How biotensegrity informs human movement.

In order to work with our own bodies and the bodies of our students and clients and teams most effectively, we need to understand the nature of our human structure. Susan offers the enquiring bodyworker or movement professional, who wants to take their understanding of how to apply biotensegrity in their work to the next level, a practical and relatable guide to the biotensegral nature of our bodies, in which all of the parts are one, yet all are constantly changing.
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Events and courses 
 

MTAM Spring Conference

April 29-May 1
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