UPDATE: For ongoing mask requirements at Essential Therapy following NC Executive Order 215 changes: Please keep updated here While there is some social debate on the efficacy of masks, the science is pretty solid. An increase in viral load- how much gets into your system- affects how intense your sickness will become. Longer exposure increases […]
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I want to call on us all to keep in touch with your friends, your family, and your colleagues in a different manner: #sociallyconnectedphysicallydistant
WE ARE ACCEPTING VACCINATED CLIENTS AT THIS TIME (2022) UPDATE: Despite the Governor’s announcement, we will be continuing to require masks for your treatments for the time being. After we have reviewed therapist concerns, community spread numbers, and guidance from our professional boards, we will update our policies to reflect our best understanding. Update: As […]
MLD Massage therapy is for those who suffer with lipedema, lymphedema, cancer recovery (removal of lymph nodes), surgery recovery and other conditions
Q: I have finished taking antibiotics, but this cough has been lingering on for 2 months. Is there something that can be done? Every year, my wife would get allergies that would bring her immune system down. Since her body was spending all that time fighting allergies, it was not dedicating enough resources to fight […]
I’ve been doing massage over 12 years and I intimidate to learn that their are two main things that are important to be in an excellent massage therapist. One is to be dedicated student of anatomy and physiology. The more knowledge the therapist has about the tissues, the connective tissues, the fascia, the joints, the […]
The North Carolina legislature is attempting to undermine the profession of massage. A number of bills have been introduced to create major changes in the profession.
Back in October, the amended establishment rules were sent to the Rules Review Commission. While the rules are still not ideal for actually preventing the type of trafficking we see in our industry, they were no longer in danger of putting a large percentage of legitimate but small businesses out of practice. However, there was […]
The Board meeting following the end of the public comment period was this past Thursday (June 21). Most of the effects from the meeting were good. By and large, the Board listened to our concerns and some very problematic portions of the regulations were removed, especially the portions that would put most businesses out of […]
Please check back as this post will be expanded as I figure out how to articulate the various items that were addressed. See previous posts here (with sample letter to send to NCBMBT) and here. Overall, the public comment portion of the meeting went very much like we would have wanted it to. I was […]