Working with ‘Muscle Knots’
A Better Way to Explain What Clients Feel Most massage and soft tissue therapists have heard a client say, ‘I’ve got a knot in my
May 6, 2026
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A Better Way to Explain What Clients Feel Most massage and soft tissue therapists have heard a client say, ‘I’ve got a knot in my
Many therapists were taught a simple rule early on. When you work on the limbs, move the tissue towards the heart. From the feet to
Why touch helps and language matters Working with scars has its challenges for therapists. On one hand, clients can genuinely struggle with scars. They might
Protocols are everywhere in manual therapy. Some are routines you have built over years. Others are taught as fixed sequences, with the promise that if
What they include, what they do not, and why outcome systems can mislead. Therapeutic outcomes matter in touch therapy because they describe value in a
Why a ‘wonky’ body is often perfectly fine Most of us are used to seeing pictures like this. On the left, a crooked skeleton with
For years, massage has been sold with a neat promise: ‘Massage reduces cortisol by about 30 per cent.’ It sounds scientific and powerful. It is
Following the discussion of massage and the detox myth, another common question arises: why do some people need to urinate after a massage? This observation
1. What Are Toxins Really? The term toxin is often used loosely in health and wellness. Scientifically, toxins are poisons produced by living organisms, such as bacterial
Have you ever wondered why some clients leave your treatment room feeling calm, emotionally lighter, or even more like themselves, even when you did not