Massage Tools Podcast

Check out our review of Myofascial Decompression Level 1 Online course. If you're a Massage Therapist, Athletic Trainer, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Chiropractor, etc considering a cupping therapy course, see if this is right for you.

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Wade Alberts is back! This time we jump into his Sport Massage experience. We cover topics such as  breaking into or increasing opportunities with teams and the importance of communication with our athletes.

Topics: Communication with Athletes, Never Split the Difference,  Breaking into Sport Massage

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This weeks episode features Wade Alberts of Wellness by Wade. We cover a variety of topics including great Con Ed, the challenge of moving from the big city back to a small town, and the most important thing of all: trust. 

Topics: Business, Client Communication, Active Release Techniques (ART),  George Davies

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This weeks guest is Bob McAtee, owner of Pro-Active Massage Therapy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

He is the author of Facilitated Stretching and Sport Massage for Injury Care.  We talk about some of the content from his books, his 38years in the sports massage world, plus a lot of our mainstay questions. Although it’s a bit of a long one, but it is jam-packed with information. 

Also  be sure to check out our bonus episode where Bob...

This episode we talk with Irene Diamond, the "Pain Reliever and Mover Improver". She's a 2013 Massage Hall of Famer and a triple threat, as a clinical, massage system founder/instructor, and business coach. She shares her journey of joining the massage field and how that helped her develop the Active Myofascial Therapy - Diamond Method. We also talk a lot about the business side...or lack there of... of the massage f...

This week we have Vincent Bounds of Myology Sport Massage.  We discuss finding your brand, where to put logos, and a fairly unique idea of athlete sponsorship. Plus we hit some of our hallmark questions about the massage field. We hope you enjoy!

Vince
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This week's guest is Bill Helm. He's a bodyworker/massage therapist, taoist priest, Chen style Taichi teacher, and our host's first massage instructor.  We discuss Tuina and traditional massage practices and how they fit into the modern world. Plus he delivers some solid advice to anyone in the massage and manual therapy career. We hope you enjoy his no-nonsense sage wisdom.

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Gay Koopman, the OG sport massage therapist for adaptive athletes joins us this week. She discusses working with this unique population, her time with Amputee Soccer, and some other special populations she works with regularly.  Plus she  provides great advice on continuing education, general sports massage, and areas the industry needs to grow.

Gay Koopman:
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We're back with another Sports Tools segment. Tony Poland tells us about his experience with USA Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, and working the Recovery Center at the 2016 Olympic Games. He gives some great advice on those first few days with a new team. We also talk about Functional Range Conditioning, RockTape/RockBlades, and the Shoulder Sphere.

Tony Poland
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We cover some great ideas in this episode. Tony dives into his philosophy on stretching and its nuances. Plus he tells us about a fantastically simple and powerful drill for develop a better sense of touch/palpation. This last one is huge for students, newer therapists...or anyone who palpates.
 
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Massage Tools Podcast Episode 8: Qiana Thompson
Are you interested in running a six-figure income massage practice? Tune in.
We welcome this week's guest all the way from San Fransisco. We first heard Qiana talk on Maestro on the Mic Podcast (episode 146: Leveling Up as a Massage Therapist) and I knew we needed her on our podcast. We talk about finding being authentic, communication styles, and building a loyal client-...

Tom is back! In this segment we get into some depth about working with sports teams. If you've got an interest in massage with collegiate and professional teams, or being on a medical team at an international event, there are a some great pearls throughout this episode. If event/team massage doesn't appeal to you, Tom still delivers advice on his clinical approach...and with 52 years in the industry he's got it down ...

We are back with another Industry Tools segment and this is a big episode.  Tom Benson is trying to distill 52 years (that's not a typo, fifty-two years) of experience into one conversation.  He does a fantastic job with advise on practice and it was so much fun talking with him. We hope you enjoy!

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We have Amy Murry back! Working with the National Teams of wrestling, swimming, plus having served Team USA at the 2016 Olympics and 2018 Paralympics, she has tons of information to share with us. We talk continuing education, tips and advice for working with elite athletes, and how to potentially break into the field of sport & competition massage.

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