Massage & Bodywork

JULY/AUGUST 2024 Handling Bad Days in Your Practice Mastering the Sacroiliac Puzzle By Erik Dalton, PhD Acknowledging the Ankles 3 Approaches to Work an Underserved Area Medication Patches and Their Massage Implications + FAT 101 MUST-KNOW ANATOMY FOR MTs Whether you use superficial or deeper modalities, fat is right under your fingertips By Nicole Trombley Overcoming Communication Challenges

• Cover
• Contents
• Editor's Note
• How Do You Define Success as a MassageTherapist?
• Government Relations Begins with Education
• Massage Is for EveryBody Week
• Knead to Know
• Faces of Bodywork: Jonathan Twidwell
• Forearm Function
• Bent Out of Shape
• FAT 101
• MASTERING THE SACROILIAC JOINT PUZZLE
• FOUR THINGS I DON'T LIKE ABOUT MY WORK
• PAYING ATTENTION PAYS DIVIDENDS
• PATHOGEN MODES OF TRANSMISSION
• Peritoneum: Your Core, Inside Out
• Walking the Fine Line of Friendship and Therapist, Part 2
• Validation and Affirmation Are Part of the Therapeutic Experience
• Medication Patches and Implications for Massage Therapy
• Overcoming the Unexpected
• Acknowledging the Ankles
• Communication Challenges in the Treatment Room
• ABMP Member Benefits
• ABMP Continuing Education
• 10-, 20-, and 30-Year Members
• Replenish Your Energy Reservoirby Practicing Earthing