Massage Blog

Bad habits tend to reinforce themselves. The more you engage in one, the more acceptable it becomes in your own mind. Between my own personal experience as a working massage therapist and managing a massage business for many years I have seen more than my share of bad “massage habits”…

I’ve always been a huge James Bond fan. There is a great scene from the movie Never Say Never Again (the one where Sir Sean Connery returned to play Bond one more time) where he pretends to be a massage therapist and works on the gorgeous and unknowing Kim Basinger…

Massage therapy is a unique profession with a unique history. Massage therapists have in many ways faced an uphill battle over the years to gain respect and acceptance in mainstream American society. As far as we have come, particularly in the past 10 to 15 years, it is not unusual to see some form…

Jane is a highly awarded and accomplished sports massage therapist who is based in the Tampa Bay area. She recently volunteered to perform massage for athletes at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon for the U.S. Track & Field Team! She was kind enough to answer a few questions about her experience working…

———————————————————————————————————————————— AUTHOR’S NOTE: The following is a work of fiction for the purposes of entertainment and discussion. It is not intended to be political or choose sides with respect to gun policy. It simply presents an imagined, yet theoretically possible situation. BODY WELL DOES NOT IN ANY WAY CONDONE OR ENCOURAGE…

A letter of protection may sound nice, but it really provides no protection to massage therapy providers from getting left holding the bag. If you like to be paid for your massage therapy work, never take a promissory note, also known as a letter of protection or LOP. Why not? Well,…

Sometimes a massage table needs a body scrub (and a bath) too! My original Earthlite Spirit massage table from 2002 sat too long in its carry case. Over time the vinyl oozed a very sticky film over the entire surface that plain soap couldn’t remove. I seem to have figured…

Today marks not only the 2016 summer solstice but also Body Well’s 11th anniversary! When I started Body Well in 2005, no one had heard of a place called Massage Envy, no one knew what an “App” was (not even Facebook!) and most people assumed a mobile massage company in…

Uber of Massages a.k.a. “Massage on Demand” I have written about Massage on Demand startup “app” companies like Zeel and Soothe (aka the Uber of Massages) previously, examining their impact on the mobile massage industry, which has been highly significant. (See “Has Massage Become a Commodity”). The last time, my focus…

Professional legal guardians provide countless services to individuals under their care. One of their biggest responsibilities is securing professional services from reputable vendors on behalf of their clients. This basic guide will discuss the growing trend of guardians utilizing in home massage service providers, including some of the salient issues…