Author: Julie Onofrio

  • Build a Referal Network for your Massage Business

    One of the most important things you can do for your massage business is learn how to build a referral network to keep your massage business going strong.  This is about creating relationships with others who will complement your business.   There are many types of referrals.  Start with your current clients by just asking them…

  • Muscles of the Chest and Trunk – Chart

    Chest and trunk          Muscle Origin  Insertion  Action  Notes  Intercostals Inferior border of the rib above Superior border of the rib below External Intercostals: draw the ventral part of the ribs upward, increasing thoracic cavity spaceInternal Intercostals: draw the ventral part of the ribs downward, decreasing the space of the thoracic cavity…

  • Learning the Muscles of the Body

    Learning the muscles of the body is one of the basic subjects in massage school.  After you learn the basics anatomy and physiology of how the cells and how the fibers work and how they form muscles and groups of muscles you can start putting it all together. You also need to know the basics…

  • Not in Our Good Name

    For a very long time, the massage therapy profession has been plagued with brothels doing business under the name of massage. My look down the history of the massage profession shows how the profession has even tried to stop it by starting licensing laws back in the early 40’s/50’s. The laws did little to nothing…

  • Muscles of the Head and Neck – Chart

    Muscles of the Head and Neck – Chart  for Massage Therapists Neck Origin Insertion Action Notes           Sternocleidomastoid Manubrium of sternum,medial 1/3 of clavicle Mastoid processes of temporal bone Unilaterally- Lateral flexion to same side and rotation to opposite side Bilaterally- flexion of head and neck Laying prone -Turn head to side…