Can Any Licensed Massage Therapist Provide Postnatal Massage?

Can Any Licensed Massage Therapist Provide Postnatal Massage? The answer is certainly no because a Therapeutic Massage Practitioner must be trained specifically in Postnatal Massage as there are many special contraindications and considerations, and in some municipalities and states, an LMT must have taken a certain number of credit-hours of education in this modality. Training […]

Study Review Finds Massage Therapy In Older People Promotes Well-Being, Care In Residential Care Settings

The full abstract is titled Massage, a complementary therapy effectively promoting the health and well-being of older people in residential care settings: a review of the literature   This study was a review of fourteen studies of massage therapy provided to elderly residents in residential care settings. Presumably, this means primarily nursing homes, but there […]

Meals On Wheels, Other Providers Of Meals To Home-bound Seniors Unable To Shop For Themselves Provides Critical Help For Elderly Residents

No matter where you live in America, there is a Meals On Wheels program near you. If you are unfamiliar with this charity and its importance, then this might help to answer some of your questions. Elderly people are a group that is different from most other age groups. The population of Americans who qualify […]