Twenty-Five Hints and Tips for the Massage Therapist: Volume Two

By Diane Madden

After becoming a massage therapist in 1997, Diane Madden has happily been working with the public as well as the terminally ill residents of Northern Colorado. For years, she taught Neuro-Muscular Therapy at the school she graduated from, and Pre-Post Natal, Special Interests, and Body/Mind Therapy at another local school and has been honored to help guide students along the way. These are some of the hints and tips she learned throughout her two-and-a-half decades of owning her own business, and working with others.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Diane Madden
• Release date: Mar 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215113271

Diane Madden

Since 1997, Diane Madden has been working with the general public and the terminally ill as a certified massage therapist. She went on to complete four more certifications including Sports Massage, Personal Fitness, Body Insight Neuromuscular, and Body-Mind therapy. Diane has also taught numerous classes at two massage schools and since 1999, is qualified as a Doula. You can find her on Facebook at Human Touch Massage Therapy.She also began a Non-Profit in 2004; Transitional Life Care, Inc. that someday will house the terminally ill; this too can be found on Facebook.Diane took up photography early on in life and loves taking photos of her five grandkids, her backyard neighbors (all critters), and anything else she finds interesting. Diane has been honored to meet and photograph such greats as the Temptations, Darius Rucker, the Beach Boys, Sammy Hagar, and the honorable men and women who participate in the Warrior Games. You can view her work at StandoutImagery.com and on Facebook.

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Twenty-Five Hints and Tips For The Massage Therapist

Volume Two

By Diane Madden

Copyright © 2023 by Diane Madden

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​Dedicated to everyone who helps take care of others.

​Even after you have learned everything that you must in school about bodies, ethics, business, and more, the learning continues. How do you handle unwanted propositions? Should you use oil, lotion, or cream? Should you rent a space, or work from home? These answers and more are found in this second volume of Twenty-Five Hints and Tips For The Massage Therapist.

​Congratulations on your decision to become a Massage Therapist. May your career be as fulfilling and wonderful as mine.

Chapter One

Double Barrel

​When I first got into massage school, one of the first things we had to purchase was a lotion holster. Many of us bought the first one that we could–usually at the school we attended, or the cheapest that we could find–after all, we just spent over $5000 to enter school.

​I shopped around until I found the holster I wanted to wear for what has been the length of my massage career so far. I found a well-made black double holster for about $25 at the local massage supply store. It was exactly what I wanted.

​I was using either lotion or oil, or sometimes a combination of both, depending upon what we were doing. I offered a choice if it didn’t matter to me. It was important to me to have both available for whatever my patients wanted and what I needed.

​Later, I began using a blend that I developed that works well for what I need (contact me at [e-mail] or on Facebook at Human Touch Massage Therapy for my recipe or to purchase). On the other side of the holster, I have placed Sombra (it’s like Icy/Hot if you are not familiar) into a squeeze bottle to use as needed.

​My patients appreciate the ease I have of using one or the other without missing a stroke, and I’m sure yours will too. The last time I looked, you can find a double barrel holster similar to mine for only $16 on the famous online shopping site. It is well worth the money spent.

Chapter Two

What's Essential

​During the practical massage portion in school, they prohibited us using essential oils in our lotion since it may ‘offend’ some patients. I wanted to use