Archive for February, 2008
New program trains physio’s with physio assistants
via canada.com Institute sets up shop in basement of continuing care facility Jodie Sinnema, edmontonjournal.com Published: Monday, February 25 EDMONTON – Lindsey Rayner first met Richard Boswell last year when she helped with his dinner at CapitalCare Dickinsfield. Now, she’s hoping to become a licensed practical nurse and is being trained in the basement of [...]
Mangalore: Students urge Oscar
via mangalorean.com By Team Mangalorean Photographs: Rajesh Shetty Mangalore, February 23, 2008: Various group of students including the ones that study Physiotherapy and members of Dakshina Kannada branch of Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP) have appealed to the Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Mr. Oscar Fernandes to amend the physiotherapy council Bill [...]
The therapeutic relationship for massage therapists
via massagepracticebuilder.com One of the least talked about concepts in massage school is the therapeutic relationship that occurs between the massage therapist and the client. Cidalia Paivia in her book “Keeping the Professional Promise” says: When a massage therapist and a patient come together, the therapist and patient enter into a therapeutic relationship. What distinguishes [...]
Touching Massage : Human or Machine?
from Robert at learn-massage-online.com Which would you rather be touched by? A human being or a machine? Recently I ran across this article… http://www.charlotte.com (archived) It was suggesting that robots are beginning to replace human beings at certain spas. And that a new invention could be paving the way. Makes for a nice story and [...]