So, for all those that read my newsletter last month about Medibank Private refusing to recognise newly qualified massage therapists as providers, now we know why: a massive fraud has been perpetrated against MP by 'happy ending' brothels advertising remedial massage therapy. You can read the rather sordid details below, including the rather amusing point [...]

“The human body, at peace with itself, is more precious than the rarest gem. Cherish your body, it is yours this one time only. The human form is won with great difficulty, it is easy to lose. All worldly things are brief, like lightening in the sky; this Life you must know as the tiny [...]

Another massage conference over, and a good one this year. Physiotherapist Adam Cootes gave an excellent seminar on the science of chronic pain and its long-term effects on the body. Professor Ian Stevens gave us a kick in the collective backside and urged us to do the research and gather the evidence needed to allow Massage [...]

Massaging scar tissue after an injury or surgery is essential to restoring and maintaining elasticity and function of the soft tissues involved, including skin, muscle, connective tissue, organs and lymphatic vessels. It is especially important after a Caesarian section because the location and depth of the incision impacts on so many different structures in the [...]

"But I, that am not shaped for sportive tricks Nor made to court an amorous looking-glass; . . . Why, I in this weak piping time of peace Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to spy my shadow in the sun And descant on mine own deformity. And therefore since I cannot [...]

The New York Times' Health section is one of my favourite reads: a cornucopia of fascinating articles on diet, exercise and the latest research into illness and treatment.  In the first of an ongoing series, here's a link to an article which discusses how productivity can be increased by respecting the body's intrinsic rhythms, rather [...]