The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals

Join Kristin Coverly as she asks four leaders in the bodywork field, “What daily habit do you have that sets you up for success?” This episode of The ABMP Podcast can help you gain inspiration you can immediately apply to your personal and professional lives.
Diane Matkowski
Diane Matkowski has been practicing therapeutic massage for over 27 years and her business, Freedom Massage http://www.freedommassage.com, is home to thirteen fantastic LMTs. She is the creator and moderates The Massage Mentor closed group on Facebook home to over 7,500 massage therapists worldwide. She founded The Massage Mentor Institute, home to JAM series events, where ten industry leaders focused on ONE body part! http://www.themassagementorinstitute.com.
Heath & Nicole Reed
Heath and Nicole Reed are cofounders of Living Metta (living "loving kindness”), a continuing education company that unearths the practical tools of healing through the lenses of bodywork, yoga therapy, medical qigong, and other somatic sciences. They have been team-teaching touch and movement therapy for more than 20 years. They lead in-person and online workshops and facilitate local and global retreats. In addition to their live courses, the Reeds created a thriving online, self-care community that helps you nourish and flourish in your everyday life! Learn more at https://livingmetta.com/.  
Davonna Willis
Davonna Willis is a health and wellness practitioner, entrepreneur, and advocate for her clients and students. She owns 4 Nineteen Education & Training where she teaches massage courses and is a marketing and strategy consultant to new business owners. In 2023, she founded the annual Black Massage Therapist Conference. Learn more at https://4nineteeneducation.com/ and https://blackmassagetherapist.com/
 
Resources:
 
ABMP Education Center: https://www.abmp.com/learn/
 
“Attitude” by Earl Nightingale, Motivational Tribe podcast, Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1CWifyzBccdmThYyvU5pKP
 
“The Miracle Morning” by Hal Elrod, https://halelrod.com/
 
 
Host:
Kristin Coverly, LMT is a massage therapist, educator, and the director of professional education at ABMP. She loves creating continuing education courses, events, and resources to support massage therapists and bodyworkers as they enhance their lives and practices. Contact her at ce@abmp.com.
Sponsors:
Anatomy Trains: www.anatomytrains.com 
MassageBook: www.massagebook.com
Elements Massage: www.elementsmassage.com/abmp

Gratuities are customary in massage businesses, but should they be? Business or Pressure host Allissa Haines covers the factors to consider and the steps to implement a no gratuities policy.
 
Host:
Allissa Haines is a practicing massage therapist and business owner and columnist for Massage & Bodywork magazine. You can find her building a community of massage therapists at deepbreathdigital.com/community.
 
Author links:
 
Website: www.deepbreathdigital.com/community
 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deepbreathcommunity/
 
Sponsors:
 
Yomassage course content includes: 
The science behind Yomassage
The Yomassage philosophy
The nervous system, the mind-body connection, and the fascial system
Foundational tools for creating the ultimate Yomassage experience
How to structure and effectively teach Yomassage sessions
Understanding body mechanics, variations, adjustments, and contraindications
Yomassage positions and massage techniques
 
Learn more at yomassage.com/pages/training-info
Website: yomassage.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yomassage
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yomassage
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@yomassage9200?app=desktop
 

A client cancels her massage therapy appointment because she has hand, foot, and mouth disease. Her therapist is grateful but wants to know when it will be safe to work with the client again. Oh, by the way, the client also has strep throat and lupus. Does that make a difference? Find out on this episode of “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner.
Sponsors:  
 
Books of Discovery: www.booksofdiscovery.com  
Anatomy Trains: www.anatomytrains.com 
MassageBook: www.massagebook.com
Elements Massage: www.elementsmassage.com/abmp
 
Host Bio:        
          
Ruth Werner is a former massage therapist, a writer, and an NCBTMB-approved continuing education provider. She wrote A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, now in its seventh edition, which is used in massage schools worldwide. Werner is also a long-time Massage & Bodywork columnist, most notably of the Pathology Perspectives column. Werner is also ABMP’s partner on Pocket Pathology, a web-based app and quick reference program that puts key information for nearly 200 common pathologies at your fingertips. Werner’s books are available at www.booksofdiscovery.com. And more information about her is available at www.ruthwerner.com.   
               
                 
 
Resources: 
 
Pocket Pathology: https://www.abmp.com/abmp-pocket-pathology-app
 
Acropustulosis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and More (2017) Healthline. Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/acropustulosis (Accessed: 3 July 2024).
 
Diagnostic Department and Public Health Laboratories, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens, Greece. et al. (2023) ‘A case of hand-foot-and-mouth disease in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient presenting as late complication onychomadesis’, Open Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports, 9(39). Available at: https://doi.org/10.52768/2379-1039/2150.
 
Disease Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (no date). Available at: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/cattle/foot-and-mouth (Accessed: 3 July 2024).
 
Faulkner, C.F. et al. (2003) ‘Hand, foot and mouth disease in an immunocompromised adult treated with aciclovir’, The Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 44(3), pp. 203–206. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-0960.2003.00679.x.
 
Hand-Foot Syndrome: What It Is, Causes & Treatment (no date). Available at: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24105-hand-foot-syndrome (Accessed: 3 July 2024).
 
‘Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease (HFMD): Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology’ (2024). Available at: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/218402-overview (Accessed: 3 July 2024).
 
It’s Not Strep Throat: Treating Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease | University of Utah Health (2018). Available at: https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/kids-zone/all/2018/11/its-not-strep-throat-treating-hand-foot-and-mouth-disease (Accessed: 3 July 2024).
 
Li, Z., Jiang, N. and Xu, Y. (2016) ‘The concurrence of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus and hand-foot syndrome in a patient undergoing capecitabine chemotherapy’, Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 57(1), pp. e14–e16. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.12224.
 
Qin, L. et al. (2019) ‘Identification of immune and metabolic predictors of severe hand-foot-mouth disease’, PLoS ONE, 14(5), p. e0216993. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216993.
 

When being in control becomes etched in the very fibers of your being, learning how to shift gears is not easy. Letting go is not only a lesson in parenthood, it’s also a lesson in myology. The adductors could use a few of these lessons. And if you understand the adductors as individuals, as a group, and in relation to the other muscles of the body, your ability to help them ease their grip becomes a lot easier.
 
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Contact Allison Denney: rebelmt@abmp.com     
      
Allison’s website: www.rebelmassage.com          
          
Allison Denney is a certified massage therapist and certified YouTuber. You can find her massage tutorials at YouTube.com/RebelMassage. She is also passionate about creating products that are kind, simple, and productive for therapists to use in their practices. Her products, along with access to her blog and CE opportunities, can be found at rebelmassage.com.        
 
Sponsors:
 
Rebel Massage Therapist: http://www.rebelmassage.com
Anatomy Trains: www.anatomytrains.com 
MassageBook: www.massagebook.com
Elements Massage: www.elementsmassage.com/abmp
 
 

Sometimes policies and protocols need to evolve and adapt to keep meeting our clients’ needs. Join Allissa as she discusses how some simple changes help nurture ever evolving clients in your business.
 
Host:
Allissa Haines is a practicing massage therapist and business owner and columnist for Massage & Bodywork magazine. You can find her building a community of massage therapists at deepbreathdigital.com/community.
 
Author links:
 
Website: www.deepbreathdigital.com/community
 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deepbreathcommunity/
 
Sponsors:
 
Jojoba: www.jojobacompany.com
 
HobaCare Jojoba is a premium quality, 100% pure jojoba oil that is highly beneficial for massage therapists. As a single-ingredient product, it aligns perfectly with holistic practices, providing an all-natural, chemical-free massage medium option. Jojoba oil closely resembles human sebum, which allows it to absorb easily and deeply into the skin, delivering a non-greasy, moisturizing experience that doesn't clog pores or cause allergic reactions. This unique property makes it an excellent medium for massage, enhancing tactile contact without leaving an oily residue. HobaCare Jojoba is also shelf stable and will not stain natural fiber sheets. By choosing HobaCare Jojoba, massage therapists can enhance their practice, offering clients a superior, skin-friendly experience that promotes both skin health and overall well-being.
Website: www.hobacare.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jojobacompany

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jojobacompany
 
 

The advent of AI and its uses grow exponentially every day. How is this technology going to impact the massage therapy field? In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, Whitney Lowe discusses how AI can be used to create personalized treatment plans, it’s use as a personal assistant for scheduling, billing and follow-up, and how it can be used for education purposes, in-tandem with instructor lead courses.
 
Resources:
 
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/
SciSpace: https://typeset.io/
Consensus: https://consensus.app/
ExplainPaper: https://www.explainpaper.com/
Course: AI For Everyone:  https://www.coursera.org/learn/ai-for-everyone
 
 
Host:
 
Whitney Lowe is a known authority in the field of massage therapy, with a 36-year career marked by clinical work, research, publications, and teaching in advanced massage principles. He specializes in treating pain and injuries using massage and is one of the pioneers of the orthopedic massage approach. Lowe's Orthopedic Massage Program stands out in its engaging and accessible design and comprehensive curriculum. Students, whether learning online or in-person, praise Lowe for his approachable style and personalized training.
Sponsors:
Anatomy Trains: www.anatomytrains.com 
MassageBook: www.massagebook.com
EmbodyU: www.embodyu.net