L i s te n to T h e A B M P Po d c a s t a t a b m p.co m /p o d c a s t s o r w h e reve r yo u a cce s s yo u r favo r i te p o d c a s t s 33
An Inside Look at Delivering
Manual Therapy to Clients with
Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia
By Karrie Osborn
DEMENTIA
An umbrella term describing
cognitive degeneration that
mostly affects older adults.
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
A progressive degenerative
disorder of the brain causing
memory loss, personality
changes, and eventually
death. Alzheimer's is the most
common type of dementia.
Source: A Massage Therapist's Guide
to Pathology by Ruth Werner
When All Is Forgotten
Intention and presence can be as important to
a massage or bodywork session as the work
given and received. This is no truer than
when clients who have Alzheimer's disease or
dementia are the recipients of your hands-on
work. With these clients who may not know
who you are or why you are there, intention
and presence become everything. Let's look at
this special population of clientele.
