www.thebodyworker.com
The massage therapy and
bodywork headquarters for
your journey through massage school and
the path to becoming a successful
massage therapist.
Hope you find what you are looking for....

Marketing - Marketing tips, chair massage, books and resources

Building Your Web 
Site - the only thing you really need to do to market your business
 Free Ebook -Creating a Website that works

Business Building- employment vs subcontractors, forms, contracts, setting fees and policies, informed consent, male issues, insurance billing overview, books, resources

Job Center - mission statements, finding a job, interview questions, contracts, employee vs subcontractors, salaries, surveys

Insurance Billing -
Cpt codes, ICD-9 codes, defining medial massage, books, resources.

What is the future of insurance billing?  (Massage
Magazine Guest Editorial, Oct/Nov 2005)
     Forms
     Insurance Billing Manual - complete manual online with everything you need to know to bill insurance companies for massage.

Massage Oils - types of oils, aromatherapy, ethics, books, resources

Anatomy/Kinesiology- Muscle charts (O,I, A) muscle pictures, books, resources

Meridians - pictures of pathways, qi, test questions, books, resources

Pathology -
Complete a-z list of conditions with links to articles and research on the diseases and conditions.

Massage Tests - Sample massage school tests

History of Massage

Books

Music -in development

State licensing - massage politics, list of state boards, definitions of massage, comparison chart of states

Products
Other web resources

 Types of Massage/Bodywork -explore different types of massage, benefits, links to schools and classes on learning these different types.

Deep Tissue Bodywork - theories and concepts, should it hurt, intentions, qualities, books resources

Swedish Massage
   -Summary of Massage Strokes
   -Contraindications
-Endangerment Areas

Medical Massage - guidelines for specific conditions, inflammation, stages of healing
  

Sports Massage  - aerobic and anaerobic training, strength, flexibility, basic sports massage strokes, pre and post guidelines, books and resources

Pregnancy Massage Guidelines -contraindications, trimester info, books, resources

Trigger Point Therapy  -definitions, referral patterns, resources

Aromatherapy - basic oils, safety

Hydrotherapy -rules, contraindications, indications,  applications, hot, cold, baths, poultices,

Animal Massage - resources

Ethics - principles of ethics, living ethics, issues in the profession, boundaries, setting your framework

 
Psychology 101-  understanding psychology concepts will help you understand your clients and yourself.

Mentoring - sharing what you know with others in the profession can help move the profession farther.

Peer Groups - Peer Supervision and peer supervision groups are support groups for building your ideal practice

Peer Supervision

Male Therapist Issues

Self Care for the massage profession and for everyone.
   Meditation

Nutrition

Massage Practice Builder - using the Law of Attraction to build the practice of your desire.

Websites that work- The process of building a website the Sitebuildit! way will help you get clear about what you are doing and what you want and teach you how to get it.

Highly Recommended Reading!