Tag: nurses

  • Certified Lymphedema Therapist – Trinidad and Tobago

    Oncology Massage It would seem that massage is returning to its rightful place alongside Doctors and Nurses in medical settings after long being relegated to the Sports and Spa world. The art and science of massage, through the decades-long work of dedicated professionals, has captured the attention of the medical establishment, the massage community, and…

  • Permission to Practice

    Namaste A few years ago I shared the link http://www.ttparliament.org/hansards/hh19980306.pdf which advises that on Friday March 6, 1998 the Bill regarding the Massage Therapy Association of Trinidad and Tobago and matters relating thereto (e.g. the issuance of license) were read in the House of Representatives for the first time. The document goes on and on…

  • Milk and Nipples

      Namaste It is said to be a blessed thing to give. As Therapists we live this. We give of our energy and skills and feel blessed by the positive feedback we receive. And while this direct form of giving is good, it is said that the highest form of giving is the type where…

  • Massage – An Experience

    Namaste I had a massage session recently that turned out to be anything but massage. We sat talking about the intransient nature of God. The Being who requires no validation from Its creation to Be. It Is. The conversation took me back a few weeks ago when we (warily) looked at God as being Absolute…

  • Spondylosis Encounter

    Namaste I finally checked the meaning of the word. Spondylosis. I had two clients in five day who told me that their Doctor suggested that that was their condition. Does anyone know why it is that Doctors are allowed to speak Greek and Latin to the English-speaking population? The Bureau of Standards dictates that importers…

  • Inappropriate Touching

    Namaste I sat astride a poof doing massage on the leg of one of my elderly friends. Her heel was resting on the poof and her dress drawn up over her knee. When I had arrived earlier, she was lounging in her chair and eagerly got up and came to the gate to greet me.…