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I love our profession, and I worry about our profession.
With each continuing education workshop I teach, I
am moved by the devotion of these therapists—their
eagerness to learn, their willingness to grow themselves,
the sincerity of their practice. And I am simultaneously
horrified—contorted body mechanics, shoulders that
creep up toward ears, arms pressing so hard they
shake, gritted jaws and gripping hands, and endless
overexertion. We are devoted to helping our clients, but
too often we seem equally devoted to injuring ourselves.
By David M. Lobenstine
Photography by Elena Ray
Illustrations by Gene Klein
How to Massage with Greater Depth and Ease
DON'T PUSH
