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Issue 127 2026
This issue brings together practice-focused features on clinical reasoning, scar work, movement confidence, neck treatment, professional standards, and the realities of building a sustainable massage career. There’s also a notable human-interest piece on training blind massage practitioners in The Gambia.
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Featured Articles
A selection from Issue 127. Discover these and more in Massage World.
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We Can’t Diagnose… So, What Are We Actually Doing?
A thoughtful exploration of what massage therapists are and are not doing when they assess clients, this piece examines diagnostic thinking, professional boundaries, and how practitioners navigate everyday clinical decisions without overstepping scope.
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Scar Massage Matters: A Massage Therapist’s Role in Scar Rehabilitation
This article looks at scar massage across different stages of recovery, outlining the therapist’s role in rehabilitation and discussing how hands-on work may fit into longer-term client care.
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Touch Beyond Sight: Training Blind Massage Practitioners in The Gambia
A human-interest feature on training blind massage practitioners in The Gambia, it highlights the opportunities created through massage education and the wider personal and community impact of the project.
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When Research Becomes Marketing with References Attached
A critical discussion of manual therapy research and evidence use, this piece asks whether studies are being applied to improve practice or selectively used to bolster marketing claims.
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When Your Clients Avoid Movement
This feature considers why clients with chronic musculoskeletal pain often avoid movement and offers a therapist’s perspective on helping them rebuild confidence in safe, gradual ways.
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The Art of Managing the Neck
A practical, evidence-informed look at neck treatment, this article focuses on managing one of the body’s most complex regions with clear clinical reasoning and workable techniques.
More inside this issue
Other Articles and Regular Features
- Why being a member of a professional as- sociation is good for business - and the professionp. 34-36
- Art of Massaging the Neckp. 45-47
- Massage Therapy at The Championships, Wimbledonp. 48
- Why So Many Skilled Therapists Struggle Financially - And What Needs to Changep. 58-59
- Insurance for health & wellbeing practitioners – A quick guidep. 56
- The Value of Finding Your Niche in Massage Therapyp. 30
- Looking Ahead: Building a Stronger Future for CNHC & Complementary Healthcarep. 40
- Is Your Treatment Table a Liability?p. 52
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