Archive - Massage Therapy Nexus

A New Model for Maintenance of Competence

Evidence-Based, Practitioner-Centered, and Focused on Actual Public Safety

Mar 16 • Julie Onofrio, LMT

Free Toolkit: Hands Off Our Name

Mar 14 • Julie Onofrio, LMT

The Long Fight Over Two Words: Why “Massage Parlor” Still Haunts a Profession

If you search the news for the phrase “massage parlor,” you will notice something almost immediately.

Mar 13 • Julie Onofrio, LMT

When Soft Robotics Meets Human Touch: What a New Study Means for the Future of Massage

I came across an article by David Palmer titled A new study explores how “smart touch” technologies could expand the reach of manual therapy

Mar 11 • Julie Onofrio, LMT

The Power of Mentorship in Massage Therapy

Why Our Profession Needs It Now

Mar 11 • Julie Onofrio, LMT

The Massage Profession’s $252 Million Mistake: Why We’ve Been Confusing Competence with Development for 30 Years

And how fixing this one confusion could transform the entire profession

Mar 9 • Julie Onofrio, LMT

The Unanswered Questions:

Rick Rosen’s 2013 Challenge to the Massage Therapy Profession

Mar 7 • Julie Onofrio, LMT

Understanding Continuing Competence in the Massage Therapy Profession

An examination of the evolution, controversies, and future directions of professional development requirements for massage therapists

Mar 7 • Julie Onofrio, LMT

Certification vs. Certificate: A Distinction the Massage Profession Needs to Understand

The massage profession has a long history of confusing the words Certification and certificate.

Mar 6 • Julie Onofrio, LMT

The Interstate Massage Compact: Progress, Politics, and the Risk of Fragmentation

Reflections on Episode 165 of the Thinking Practitioner Podcast

Mar 5 • Julie Onofrio, LMT

Informed consent in massage therapy

What informed consent means and why it matters in a hands-on profession

Mar 4 • Julie Onofrio, LMT

Trauma Dumping, Boundaries, and the Emotional Weight of Our Work

(Last week one of my Facebook Friends Posted this about Trauma Dumping and it made me think.

Mar 3 • Julie Onofrio, LMT

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