Massage therapy for multiple sclerosis from the therapist PoV
August 21, 2019 6:18 AM Subscribe
When I search online I find a lot about massage as an ameliorative treatment for multiple sclerosis from the patient point of view, but not much for a massage therapist who wants to touch up those specific skills.
I used to be a CMT and let the certification lapse because I stopped having time for a side gig. Jump some years ahead, and my housemate has been diagnosed with MS and I find I can help her a little with the pain. I'm probably not going to re-certify, but I know there are continuing education classes for every sub-specialty under the sun and there must be resources to learn massage treatment for MS. Where can I find resources for educating myself as massage therapist so I can better help my friend?
I used to be a CMT and let the certification lapse because I stopped having time for a side gig. Jump some years ahead, and my housemate has been diagnosed with MS and I find I can help her a little with the pain. I'm probably not going to re-certify, but I know there are continuing education classes for every sub-specialty under the sun and there must be resources to learn massage treatment for MS. Where can I find resources for educating myself as massage therapist so I can better help my friend?
The American Massage Therapy Association has an online continuing education course for massage therapists: CE: Multiple Sclerosis & Fighting Back with Massage.
The AMTA's Massage Therapy Journal includes the voices of both massage therapists and people with MS in Stand Up to MS. Massage therapists and people with MS call on therapists to tailor their techniques to specific MS symptoms and offer advice on how to accommodate clients' bladder and mobility challenges.
In this post from the Australian Association of Massage Therapists – Multiple Sclerosis, Massage and Me. – people with MS and massage therapists, several of whom have MS themselves, offer advice on working with clients with MS. (Scroll down to "Considerations for Massage" and "I Have MS, and I Get Massage.")
Working with Multiple Sclerosis Patients (from Massage Today) also draws on the experiences of massage therapists (including one who has MS), but goes into much more detail about the progression of MS stages, what happens in the body, and how particular massage modalities do or do not benefit clients in specific stages of MS.
posted by virago at 9:07 AM on August 21, 2019
The AMTA's Massage Therapy Journal includes the voices of both massage therapists and people with MS in Stand Up to MS. Massage therapists and people with MS call on therapists to tailor their techniques to specific MS symptoms and offer advice on how to accommodate clients' bladder and mobility challenges.
In this post from the Australian Association of Massage Therapists – Multiple Sclerosis, Massage and Me. – people with MS and massage therapists, several of whom have MS themselves, offer advice on working with clients with MS. (Scroll down to "Considerations for Massage" and "I Have MS, and I Get Massage.")
Working with Multiple Sclerosis Patients (from Massage Today) also draws on the experiences of massage therapists (including one who has MS), but goes into much more detail about the progression of MS stages, what happens in the body, and how particular massage modalities do or do not benefit clients in specific stages of MS.
posted by virago at 9:07 AM on August 21, 2019
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