Massage Students Work With Former Olympic Athlete

Ena instructs students at the Athens Institute for Massage in Medical Massage, Sports Massage and Personal Training. Mrs. Weinstein is a talented massage therapist, professional trainer and actress, and has dual degrees in Occupational Therapy and Exercise Physiology.

At a diminutive 5’5”, few people would guess that her many accomplishments include credentials as a professional athlete. She represented Peru, her native country, in the 1984 and the 1992 Olympics. Ena also placed 10th in the grueling Woman Overall division of the Boston Marathon. Read the rest of this entry »

Clay Models Teach Our Students About Anatomy

Alberta Hayes with her hand-built clay model of the muscles of the body. Ms. Hayes’  class was invited to exhibit their models at a local art gallery.

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New Enzyme Gives Hope

A key factor in  chronic disease has been  identified as low grade chronic coagulation. The clumping of red blood cells causes an interruption of blood flow and is caused by excess fibrin formation.

Fibrin has been recognized as a factor in atherosclerosis, infertility, high blood pressure, varicose veins, fibromyalgia, hemorrhoids, thrombosis, and ischemic strokes.

During chronic infections  the body arrests the movement of  harmful pathogens in a fibrin web. This web blocks  nutrient and oxygen delivery causing local infections  to fester. Read the rest of this entry »

Graduates of the massage therapy career training program at the Athens Institute for Massage are setting the standard in passing the  national massage therapy board exams.
Leasa Taylor, A.I.M.  Registrar, announced that the first-time  pass  rate for A.I.M students taking the National Boards is Read the rest of this entry »

The CDC and National Institute of Health  published research results indicating that U.S. health care patients are actively following alternative treatment. Four in ten adults have received treatment using chiropractic, massage, acupuncture and other modalities. Read the rest of this entry »

- By Martha Kent

Don was a middle-aged businessman who was divorced and lived alone. His favorite “stress buster” was a regular therapeutic massage. Don shares his experience, “My medical massage therapist insisted that I see a dermatologist to have a mole checked out. I couldn’t even see it because it was on my back. She was right. It was a malignant melanoma, a type of fast-killing cancer. My doctor told me they got it just in time. If my massage therapist hadn’t recognized the changes in that mole and “nagged” me until I had it checked…,” he added, a little embarrassed, “I might have died!”

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Good news for Alternative Health Care!
The health insurance industry is responding to increased demands from members and employers. They are beginning to add coverage of  alternative healthcare services in their plans. Read the rest of this entry »