Massage Therapy Study Tips: Beating TMI Syndrome
You suffer from … Double vision. Your notecards are so jammed with facts, hand-drawn diagrams, mnemonics, and cross-references that they’re making you cross-eyed. Sleeplessness. By the time you...
View ArticleMuscle Up With Note Cards, Part 1
Muscles. There are hundreds of them, and somehow you’re going to be expected to know a thing or five about most. Luckily, most come in pairs or larger sets, cutting the number down by half. Some are...
View ArticleMuscle Up With Note Cards, Part 2
Muscle Up With Note Cards, Part 1 talked about how to write note cards that were actually useful for helping massage therapy students with their anatomy. But what do you actually do with them besides...
View ArticleIn My Notes Today
searching for the place I’d stopped taking anatomy and physiology notes yesterday, I found this: reticular activating system (RAS)- the ascending part of the reticular formation, consisting of axons...
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Massage Therapy Study Tips: Compare and Contrast
I wrote earlier about beating TMI with simple definitions in both anatomy and massage class. Unfortunately, not everything is a simple term to be defined. There are systems, processes, and techniques...
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The Truth About Why You Need Sleep
I’ve learned something new about massage therapy school this quarter! You need, need, need to sleep. Not just in class. In your bed. At night. Or during the day, if you’re a third shift person. I’ve...
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Get a Squeaky-Clean Reputation With SOAP!
I’ve got a reputation at work, and I’m pretty happy about it. I’ve got 6 years less experience than my least experienced co-worker, far less continuing education, and not nearly the number of...
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SOAP Notes for Massage Therapists, Part 1
Yep, most massage therapists learn about SOAP notes in school. But it might be a good idea to review if you: Are a student who is still getting the hang of SOAP notes You work in a spa-setting that...
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SOAP Notes for Massage Therapists, Part 2
Missed Part 1? Get the skinny on S and O here. A. First letter in the alphabet, third letter in SOAP, and all-around awesome. (Anybody adore alliteration?) Also confusing, because in the medical world...
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