May/June 2016 Issue of Massage & Bodywork Magazine Available

04/21/2016

In this issue, authors Brandon Twyford and Karrie Osborn worked to unveil both the history and future of sports massage. Twyford’s article “Razor’s Edge” reveals the progressive pre-NFL Scouting Combine program in Miami, Florida, where sports massage experts George Kousaleos, founder of the CORE Institute, has partnered with Tony Villani, founder and owner of XPE Sports Academy, to offer myofascial therapy to NFL pros and elite college athletes hoping to make it in the NFL.

Kousaleos and Villani’s goal with the bodywork program is to both assist in avoiding injury and make tiny adjustments to an athlete’s body that allow the athlete to train at a progressively higher intensity day after day.

“Most people know massage and bodywork can be extremely effective for recovery from athletic training, but what I saw at the XPE Sports Academy in Boca Raton, Florida, gave me a new appreciation for just how valuable manual therapy can be for athletes in intense training,” Twyford says.

Karrie Osborn’s article “The Evolution of U.S. Sports Massage” looks at a seminal meeting of the sports massage minds that occurred in the mid-1980s during which a sports massage credentialing exam and a national sports massage team were created. Osborn interviewed the “father of U.S. sports massage” Benny Vaughn, George Kousaleos, Aaron Mattes, Linda Lynch, Michael McGillicuddy, Jody Stork, and others for the article.

“It was fun traveling the historical path of U.S. sports massage through the personal stories told by these trailblazers,” Osborn says. “From opening the locker room doors to women to getting a seat at the table in the Olympic arena, these sports medicine experts helped the profession in ways that are still being realized. It was a real honor to have these icons share their journeys with us.”

Other articles in the May/June 2016 issue of Massage & Bodywork include:

Breath: Your Most Powerful Tool

By David M. Lobenstine

Learn how harnessing the power of breath can help you deliver more effective, satisfying bodywork.

Do More Massage and Hurt Less

By Mark Liskey

Ergonomics are crucial to your career success. Embrace these five strategies for a pain-free, sustainable massage therapy practice.

5 Steps to Getting Clients to Rebook

By Kristin Coverly

It’s much easier to retain clients than recruit new ones. Here are some tips for cultivating loyal clients and inspiring them to come back.

To read the May/June issue of Massage & Bodywork, click here.

Ohio Adopts Interstate Massage Compact

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The Ohio legislature adopted Senate Bill 56 on June 21, becoming the second state to enact the Interstate Massage Compact. Massage therapists will soon be able to obtain a multistate license that will reduce holdups and delays that often occur when moving to a different state.

US Department of Education 150% Rule Update

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A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction that halts the enforcement of the US Department of Education’s new Bare Minimum Rule, also known as the “100% rule,” until the court takes further action. This is the first step in what could be a lengthy battle to ultimately delay enforcement of the rule, providing schools more time to adjust their programmatic standards, or overturn the rule altogether. Find out more and what your school needs to do to prepare.

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Governor Jared Polis signed into law House Bill 24-1371, requiring local government (counties, cities, or municipalities) to conduct periodic criminal background checks for massage establishment operators, owners, and employees.