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By: | Monday, February 20, 2012
Cheryl Victor was selected as a featured guest in the February 2012 issue of Massage Magazine's Best Practice column which highlights accomplished massage therapists. Congratulation to Cheryl for recognition of her success!
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By: | Monday, November 21, 2011
...Hear AMTA 2011 National Convention speaker Ann Catlin talk more about who will be impacted by Alzheimer's disease as our population continues to age, as well as why educating consumers on the role massage therapy can play is important:more »
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By: Linda Matchan | Saturday, October 8, 2011
From the Bosoton Globe 10/8/2011
Naomi Kliman sat regally at the piano, hands poised. She adjusted her tiny five-foot frame on the piano seat, and with a nod toward her audience members - all five of them - she started to play.
Her hands flew across the keys as she cycled through a repertoire of classical pieces, then moved on to ragtime, a waltz, amore »
By: Ann Catlin, LMT, NCTMB, OTR | Friday, April 1, 2011
We are all either an elder (some of us), someone who cares about an elder (most of us), or someone who will be an elder (practically all of us). According to the American Medical Association, in 2011 America's 78 million baby boomers will begin turning 65 at a rate of one every 10 seconds.Of those, about 69 percent will need some form of long-term care.more »
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By: Ann Catlin, LMT, NCTMB, OTR | Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Part one of this article dealt with facts about Alzheimer's disease. As an educator, I believe that facts are a good place to start to understand a topic. Facts give us the big picture about the disease, demographics and guidelines. I've been around people with dementia my entire professional career. I've seen how this disease takes the brain a little at amore »
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By: Ann Catlin, LMT, NCTMB, OTR | Saturday, January 1, 2011
You don't have to look too far to find a person with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or someone caring for a family member with this devastating condition. While teaching massage therapists about working with people with Alzheimer's disease, common questions - and misperceptions - emerge.
Sound information gives us a foundation from which to act and increases ourmore »
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By: Ann Catlin, LMT, NCTMB, OTR | Monday, November 1, 2010
As a massage therapist, like other health care professionals, you are expected to adopt and uphold standards of practice that serve as "guiding principles" in scope of practice, client relationships, clinical decisions, and business practices.
If you choose to work in hospice you enter a complex field of service that exposes you to ethical issues andmore »
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By: Ann Catlin, LMT, NCTMB, OTR | Wednesday, September 1, 2010
My last article focused on keys to opening doors to eldercare and hospice. If you desire to work in these settings, my guess is you have wondered: 1) How do I get my foot in the door? 2) How do I generate a clientele? 3) How can I get paid? All very valid questions! A few months ago, Massage Today conducted a poll asking two questions: "Do you providemore »
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By: Ann Catlin, LMT, NCTMB, OTR | Tuesday, June 1, 2010
It's no secret that the fastest-growing segment of our population is over the age of 65 -- and the greatest increase is occurring in those 85 and above. At the same time, there is growing awareness of the benefits of massage for people who are affected by debilitating illness, injury or cognitive impairment.
There is clearly a burgeoning market for massagemore »
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By: Ann Catlin, LMT, NCTMB, OTR | Saturday, May 1, 2010
I remember a woman I'll call Grace whom I visited frequently in a skilled-care facility. She was a lovely 75-year-old woman, and her room was full of paintings she had created over the years as well as memorabilia from her travels around the world.
I often would find her walking in the hallway and we would return to her room for our visit. She loved tomore »
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