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Last week we discussed the importance of collaborating with multiple practitioners to maximize the effectiveness of your treatments. So, what exactly does this look like? Whenever I refer a patient to another practitioner, I make sure I explain to them why. Then, whenever...

If you have ever had a massage chances are, at the end of the massage the therapist told you to drink more water. The problem with this suggestion is that most people have no idea what this means. You don’t know how much you are drinking now, or how much you should be drinking,...

Number 4 on my list of 10 tips and trick to being a successful orthopedic massage therapist is “Collaborate.” I have been an orthopedic massage therapist for over 20 years and have been fortunate enough from the very beginning to be able to work hand in hand with other physicians...

Body Fix Therapies is one in the small handful of orthopedic massage therapy clinics in Sacramento. When we say this, many people are surprised because there are so many places in town they can go for a massage. Orthopedic massage is unique. It is different from the typical...

Number three on my list of top 10 tips to be a successful, productive orthopedic massage therapist is, make the client feel that you are a partner in their health journey and that you are invested in them. I am going to break this tip down into six steps that you should take with...

Number two on my top 10 list of things to be a successful orthopedic massage therapist is to investigate and collect data. Let me take a moment to explain what I mean by being successful. I don’t mean successful monetarily. I mean being productive towards meeting your patients’...

Stretching is one of those things that everyone thinks is amazing, and it is! However, for a treatment to be effective, it must be applied at the right time in the right way. There is no one treatment or method, no matter how great it is, that is good for all situations. At Body...

Number one on my list of top 10 things to be a successful massage therapist is: It’s all about applying the right treatment at the right time and in the right way. A lot of people ask me “What was it that made you successful in making this patient better? Did you do myofascial...

Most people have issues with their feet from years of postural adaptation. Sometimes you are born with it, other times you have experiences that accumulate to become part of your gait. For example, you stubbed your toe or sprained your ankle and started walking differently to...

The massage therapy/bodywork industry has a lot of confusion and controversy around the concept of no pain no gain. At Body Fix Therapies, we believe that this philosophy has no place in our practice. Our patients should not have to feel pain to make progress with our treatments....