Mary Mullally Adaptions to make when working with older clients *Continuing our series about working with older clients - I thought I would explain a little about how I work with my older clientele and outline some of the specific considerations a massage thera... Aug 2, 2020
Mary Mullally Making sense of labels, Part 1 - Organic What does ‘organic’ actually mean? What is a 'natural' ingredient? Can you believe a product is 'certified'? Before I was introduced to Pure Pro products, I found the notion of choosing which produc... Aug 2, 2020
Mary Mullally Making sense of labels, Part 2 - Parabens In my previous blog about Making Sense of Labels, I talked about the claims that massage products might make on their labels about being 100% natural or organic (certified or not). I advised that rath... Aug 2, 2020
Mary Mullally Spoilt for choice, Part 1 - Selecting a Massage Oil What criteria do you use when selecting your massage oil? Ingredients? Lightness? Purity? Spread-ability? Cost? Suits all the different treatments you offer? We really are spoilt for choice with ... Aug 2, 2020
Mary Mullally Spoilt for choice, Part 2 - 5 oils in one blend! *Five Different Oils In One Blend....* In my last blog, I suggested that massage therapists are spoilt for choice with the number of massage oils available to them. Don’t get me wrong, having such a ... Aug 2, 2020
Mary Mullally Summer income slump? How to keep your Appointment Book full over summer The primary schools have closed their doors so summer (in spite of this week's weather!) has officially started. What does that mean for your business? How will you cope with the perennial summer slum... Aug 2, 2020
Mary Mullally Are you a TIME-POOR Massage Therapist? * * *Are you a TIME-POOR massage therapist? * Are you juggling family commitments (children off school for the summer, perhaps) finances, clients and building your business all at the same time. ... Aug 2, 2020
Mary Mullally Pregnancy Massage, Part 1 - Benefits & Contraindications When I first considered writing a blog on massage during pregnancy, I soon realised that the subject was vast and that I would need perhaps two blogs go cover the subject adequately. I ended up with t... Aug 2, 2020
Mary Mullally Pregnancy Massage, Part 2 - Emotional & Physical changes *Emotional & Physical Change during Pregnancy* In today’s blog, we will look at some of the emotional changes that may occur for some mothers-to-be. I will also list some of the many physical change... Aug 2, 2020
Mary Mullally Pregnancy Massage, Part 3 - Positioning Adaptations *Positioning Adaptations during Pregnancy* Massage during pregnancy differs from regular massage. Most forms of pregnancy massage are based on the techniques of Swedish massage. However, adjustments ... Aug 2, 2020
Mary Mullally You may be familiar with peripheral neuropathy through your treatment of diabetic clients, or clients undergoing chemotherapy. I wrote a blog about treating chemo-induced peripheral neuropathy last Oc... Aug 2, 2020
Mary Mullally Saturday 14th November 2020 is World * *Diabetes Day and * according to Diabetes Ireland, “people with diabetes have special reason to take good care of their feet. Long-term high blood glucose levels... Aug 2, 2020