Articles

Lactating Mythers - Massage and the Lactic Acid Myth (Keith Grant, HTML)

There is a persistent myth that massage relieves muscle soreness by flushing out lactic acid. In truth, excess lactic acid does not persist beyond 30-60 minutes following strenuous exercise. This article summaries lactic acid physiology and then examines it in more depth.
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The Practice of Massage

An Interview with Bodywork Pioneer Judith McKinnon. HTML, reprinted from Open Exchange Magazine, October-December, 1998.
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Could Touch Become Illegal? -- The Massage Licensing Debate

An interview with Judith McKinnon from Open Exchange, October-December 2003.
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Body and Soul - Touching Human Needs

by Judith McKinnon, from SKIN Magazine, June 1998
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Trauma and Healing, by Keith Eric Grant, Ph.D., NCTMB

Reprinted from Open Exchange Magazine, January-February, 2002
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Learning at the McKinnon Institute: Proficiency with the Bricks

by Keith Eric Grant, Ph.D., NCTMB, reprinted from Open Exchange Magazine, Summer 2001
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Learning Styles and Competence:
Sometimes those we love have a lot to teach us about learning

by Keith Eric Grand, Ph.D [HTML]
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Technology, Change, and Massage Governance Activism

by Keith Grant
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McKinnon Institute a Leader in Green Business Practice

McKinnon Institute featured in Massage Magazine On-line for its innovation in Green Health Care practices.
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Facilitated Stretching Has Something to Offer You and Your Clients

Mark Frederick, Instructor, McKinnon Body Therapy Center
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Feet: Connecting to the Earth and Connecting to the Body

Reflexology - one of the best kept secrets of the world - by Carl Johns, Director, McKinnon Body Therapy Center
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State Licensure for Massage Therapy - Not quite….

SB 731 is a Title Act, which means it will restrict the right of someone advertising themselves as a Certified Massage Practitioner or Therapist to those who are certified through the CAMTC. Even with this, you will not be state certified or licensed.
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