education
PATHOLOGY PERSPECTIVES
36 m a s s a g e & b o d y w o r k j a n u a r y / f e b r u a r y 2 0 1 6
Body Shaming
Where Pathology and Ethics Collide
By Ruth Werner
Why do some people avoid massage? Maybe it's because they don't have the
time, or they have a financial barrier, or because it simply doesn't appeal to them.
But often, the story of why someone doesn't get massage looks more like this: