'Round the Table

What basic skill do you find yourself needing an annual refresher in?

I always need to remind myself about body mechanics—I get so focused on the clients’ needs that I find myself putting myself in really bad alignment sometimes. Massage marketing is always helpful, too.
Soothing Solutions Therapeutic Massage
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I sometimes need a refresher on a basic Swedish. I incorporate different techniques into my massages. I sometimes forget how to give a basic, relaxing Swedish massage.
Jose Acevedo
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Positional release. In the beginning of my massage career, I didn’t practice that enough, and now I’m looking to use it more.
Gaylene LeVally
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Body mechanics. I feel as if year after year of being out of school my body mechanics get worse and worse.
Martha Burns
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Business, marketing, body mechanics, time management, and draping, especially for some of the more intricate stretching, range-of-motion, and other techniques that require more secure draping.
Linda Morris
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Body mechanics—always working on that!
John Keller Jr.
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I think that any spa treatment training would be helpful for someone like me who really needs experience in that setting, just so that I can get hired by a spa.
Gabriel E. Jolley
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A&P and documentation would be awesome.
Diana Bieker
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I would love a referesher on session notes (SOAPs).
Natalie Marsh
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I’m still new at this, but the more I learn and want to help my clients, the harder it is to not run out of time or to tie it all together. Some good old-fashioned time management tips would be great.
Don Ockey
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A&P. It’s been a while and would like to refresh.
Adrienne MassageTherapy McKnight
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Oriental, Western massage, and shiatsu.
Jacqueline X MassageTherapist
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Body mechanics! Catch myself and re-adjust during session, but need it to be natural throughout entire session.
Melissa Laux
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Body mechanics!
Rachel Blaasch
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Round the Table is a column in each issue of Massage & Bodywork magazine, providing practitioners a voice on a particular topic relating to the field. We'll provide the topic, then you give us your expert opinion. Your submission can be as short as you'd like and up to 250 words. However, due to space constraints, we may edit your material to a suitable length. Submission of a piece does not guarantee inclusion in Massage & Bodywork, but we will post all suitable submissions online at www.abmp.com and www.massageandbodywork.com.

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