Ruth Werner - Massage and Pathology
With massage therapy going mainstream around the world more clients are seeking out massage for treatment of complicated health concerns. Today Ruth will discuss massage and pathology in the context of working with clients who are not perfectly healthy, whose bodies may not have the capacity to keep up with the kinds of changes some types of bodywork bring about where we can run the risk of doing more harm than good. In this presentation Ruth will discuss some of the most important pathologies you need to know about for the safety of you and your client.
Ruth Werner is a massage therapist and educator and author of the textbook A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, that is now in its 3rd edition, and is used in massage schools all over the world. Ruth is currently working on the 4th edition, along with several other projects. She writes columns for Massage Today and Massage and Bodywork Magazine, and teaches continuing education workshops all over the country. Ruth is the Education Chair of the Massage Therapy Foundation, and she serves on committees for the AMTA and the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Ruth was selected for the Jerome Perlinski Teacher of the Year Award for 2005.
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A Common Problem, Often Misunderstood
Adhesive Capsulitis: Freezing, Frozen, Thawing Shoulders
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Part 1 of 2
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Part 2 of 2
Avian Flu: How Threatening Is It?
Celiac Disease, Part 1: What Is Going On Here?
Celiac Disease, Part 2: What Is Going on Here?
Cysts, Cysts, Cysts!
Dealing With Psoriasis
Depression and the Stress Response System, Part II
Depression and the Stress Response System, Part III
Depression and the Stress Response System: Part I of III
Employer Education
Four Menu Choices
Hepatitis C: The Silent Epidemic
Herpes Simplex Demystified
How Do You Say "No" When Your Client Says "Yes"?
How to Say "No" When Your Client Says "Yes," Part III
How to Say "No," Continued...
Massage at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games:
Massage School Student Clinics
Massage School Student Clinics III: The Educators Weigh In
Massage School Student Clinics: Replies to a Query
Massage Therapy Foundation Announces 2007 Case Report Contest
Metabolic Syndrome: A New Way of Thinking About Long-Term Risk
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: A Moving Target
Non-Contagious Skin Rashes, Part 1: Contact Dermatitis
Non-Contagious Skin Rashes, Part 2: Eczema
Parkinsonism
Parkinsonism Redux: The Movers and the Shakers of the World
Peripheral Neuropathy
Post-Polio Syndrome
Verruca Vulgaris: Warts!
What's on Your Table?
Whooping Cough: A Re-Emerging Disease
Working with Central Nervous System Dysfunction
Working with Clients Who Have Cerebral Palsy
Working With Clients Who Have Hyperthyroidism
Working With Clients Who Have Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome
Working with Clients Who Have Spinal Cord Injuries
Working with Patients Who Have Hypothyroidism
Working with Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Ben Benjamin's Corner
This article fully describes urinary tract infections and dysmenorrhea, and considers the usefulness of massage.
By Ben E. Benjamin and Ruth Werner
Ben Benjamin's Corner This article describes two bone and joint conditions, and considers the usefulness of massage.
By Ben E. Benjamin and Ruth Werner
Ben Benjamin's Corner This article details how massage can affect three neurological conditions.
By Ben E. Benjamin and Ruth Werner
Ben Benjamin's Corner A proper balancing of macronutrients can provide the fine-tuned maintenance of blood glucose required for optimal health.
By Joy Bicknell; Edited by Ben E. Benjamin
Ben Benjamin's Corner  Good and bad stress is
a normal, beneficial fact of life.
By Ben E. Benjamin and Ruth Werner
Ben Benjamin's Corner  Positive, loving touch with others early in life leads
to the development of good behaviors in adulthood.
By Ben E. Benjamin and Ruth Werner
Ben Benjamin's Corner  Children who are raised not to have physical contact
with others become adults confused on what touch is, and how it is needed for survival.
By Ben E. Benjamin and Ruth Werner
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