Massage & Bodywork Magazine Ushers in New Format

The January/February 2016 issue of Massage & Bodywork is now available to ABMP members in both its print and digital format. Access the digital edition now at www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com.

The new issue ushers in a transition to a new, larger print and digital format (9” x 10.875” vs. 9” x 9.875”). The new one-inch-wider format allows for even better editorial design and a more efficient press run with the magazine’s printer, Quad Graphics.

“This is actually a more contemporary magazine size,” says Editor-in-Chief Leslie Young, “and we’re just one of many leading publications to move in this direction.”

With this inaugural 2016 issue, Massage & Bodywork also launches several new columns.

“We’re keen on author Jennie Hastings expanding her repertoire from self-care to include practical discussions on the financial side of the massage therapy and bodywork profession,” says Darren Buford, Director of Editorial, Design, and Digital Strategy for ABMP. “So often, MTs shy away from their relationship with money or have limiting beliefs about their own professional self-worth. We hope Jennie’s new column can help shift some of those long-held thoughts.” Hastings’s new column, Mindful Money, is in addition to her already successful Savvy Self-Care column.

Frequent Massage & Bodywork contributor Whitney Lowe has also launched a new column titled Science of Nerves (his first topic is the Long Thoracic Nerve). Lowe’s goal is to shed light on current pain science, as well as a host of nerve-related disorders that go undetected or misidentified on a regular basis.

And Massage & Bodywork’s new column The Story of Massage, excerpted from Patricia J. Benjamin’s book The Emergence of the Massage Therapy Profession in North America, aims to acknowledge the importance of knowing about the profession’s history. The launch of this column is a complement to Benjamin’s feature in the January/February issue titled “The Evolution of Massage.”

Any questions, comments, or concerns regarding Massage & Bodywork, or any of ABMP’s publications, can be directed to editor@abmp.com or to Leslie Young or Darren Buford directly at leslie@abmp.com or darren@abmp.com, respectively.