This is the third in a series of articles extracted from a forthcoming book on Dynamic Bodyuse for Effective Strain-free Massage which is designed to promote good bodyuse as an integral part of doing massage. It presents guidelines on how to reduce the poor working habits that take a cumulative toll on the massage practitioner’s body.

Blind people have always preferred ‘hands on’ professions, and in Asia, the tradition of the blind masseur is centuries old. Early texts indicate that blind people in China, Japan and Korea have been formally trained in therapeutic massage and acupuncture since Medieval times and over 50,000 blind or visually impaired masseurs now earn a living in the Asia-Pacific region.

Continuing our series examining the common conditions that a sports & remedial massage therapist will come across on a regular basis, Susan Findlay of the North London School of Sports Massage looks at Frozen Shoulder, the cause, effect and treatment.

After qualifying in ITEC Holistic Massage (Clare Maxwell Hudson School) in 2004 I registered as a sole trader with my business Amica Health in April 2005. One year into the business I thought it might be useful to review and share some of the experiences I have had of working as a Massage Therapist to date. It would be great to write about some of the fantastic discoveries I have made such as the therapeutic benefits of massage for the Practitioner (I always feel at peace and content during and after working) or the fascinating variety of the work, the amazing people you get to work with or the sense of fulfilment experienced through massage. However, this piece is going to focus on the business side of massaging.