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WHAT'S INSIDE? SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 111 ABMP MEMBER PROFILE: Derry Petty FEATURES 62 SET WELLNESS GOALS Injured clients are easy targets for creating goals, since they have limited function. Unfortunately, retaining these clients is diffi cult once they're well. Setting some wellness goals near the end of their care may help transition your injury clients into wellness clients—for life. By Diana L. Thompson 68 STRETCHING THE PIRIFORMIS Because the piriformis has multiple roles, it is valuable for therapists to have expertise and comfort working with it. One major manual therapy treatment approach when working on the piriformis is stretching. This article explores the many ways the piriformis can be stretched, comparing and contrasting the relative benefi ts of each method. By Joseph E. Muscolino, DC 78 LIFE IN THE BONES Some practitioners focus on physical structure and others focus on energy. Zero Balancing is unique in that it does both—simultaneously and consciously. This form of bodywork incorporates the skeletal side of the musculoskeletal equation and emphasizes contacting energy. By David Lauterstein 84 ZERO BALANCING At 90 years old, the founder of Zero Balancing, Fritz Smith, MD, is still teaching, innovating, and contributing to this systematic approach to the whole person. By David Lauterstein 46 CBD AND MASSAGE Therapists will have increasing opportunities to explore CBD in their massage work as clients start asking for it more often. Here's what you need to know: the benefi ts, side effects, contraindications, and legalities. By Julie Crispin, with Karrie Osborn Cover photo by Casey Hogan