
The Levator Scapula: That Which Cannot Be Fixed
How do we fix something that can’t be fixed? We can’t. But a good look at the Levator Scapula gives us some insights into how we perceive...


RACHELLE CLAUSON: LIVING LIFE LIKE A ROOMBA
Rachelle Clauson is your average mild-mannered, everyday massage therapist. Except for one thing: She has mastered the art of pivoting....

THE BICEPS BRACHII: SMOKE AND MIRRORS
The biceps are that muscle you know before you study anatomy. But there is a lot going on underneath the skin to make it all look easy....


LISTENING TO EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION WITH AUBREY GOWING AND ALISON KAVANAGH
Aubrey Gowing and Alison Kavanagh, a brother and sister team from Dublin, Ireland, are the founders and college directors at the Holistic...

THE MASSETER: A LESSON IN LEGOS
The muscles of mastication are many. But if one of them goes astray, it can create a downward spiral into a series of pain responses that...

Heath and Nicole Reed: Changing Reaction into Creation
Heath and Nicole Reed started off like many of us—falling in love with bodywork while in massage school, then having to juggle all the...


The Rhomboids: Spread Too Thin
Any muscle that is named after a geometric shape is bound to have issues. For the rhomboids, this shows up in the same way that a people...

Paul Kelly on How to Build Something from Nothing
Paul Kelly is the owner of Temple Human Performance (www.templehp.com) and the creator of the brand Physiokinetics. To an outsider, he...


The True Quandary of Shin Splints
The need to connect is awesome. But the need to protect and feel safe is equally as important. How do we know when to do which? Shin...

Paul Ingraham and the Search for Understanding Chronic Pain
Paul Ingraham is a pain researcher whose journey as a massage therapist and his experience with his own chronic pain led him to launch...