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How to Choose the Right Healthcare Career for Me
Choosing a healthcare career can be a tough choice. Why is this usually the case? There are so many different types of healthcare careers it can be really hard to narrow down exactly what you want to spend the rest of your working years doing. This blog post is a
Benefits of a Career as a Massage Therapist
Do you enjoy helping others and allowing their stress melt away? Perhaps a career in massage therapy is for you. Working as a massage therapist is one of the most beneficial careers you can possibly have. You are helping others and still making a great living. Now that is a
7 Great Reasons for making Medical Billing your Career
Summary: A career in Medical Billing and Coding is rewarding and is one of the best paid jobs in the healthcare administration field. Over the next 10 years, job opportunities in Medical Billing is expected to increase by 21% so there will be plenty of jobs in the future for
5 Tips on How to Impress in a Phone Interview
Summary: Whether you’re applying for a job as a Medical Administrative Assistant or a Pharmacy Tech, more and more employers in the health field industry are using phone interviews as an initial screening tool to narrow the pool of candidates. You’ll need to prepare for you phone interview because it
Do You Have What it Takes to be a Medical Assistant?
Medical Assistants are always high in demand and according to TIME magazine out of the 150 best recession-proof jobs, Medical Assistants rank #23. That’s a lot of job security and with an average starting salary of a little over $38k it becomes quite a rewarding profession. The first step in
Tips on how to Research a Future Employer before an Interview
Summary: You need every advantage you can get to ace that interview and the best way to get that edge is to do your homework on the company you’re interviewing for. Imagine walking in the door having the perfect responses to hard questions your interviewer will throw at you right
Massage may help ease pain and anxiety after surgery
A 20-minute evening back massage may help relieve pain and reduce anxiety following major surgery when given in addition to pain medications, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Many patients still experience pain following major surgery despite the
Study shows massage reduces inflammation following strenuous exercise
Genetic analysis also shows massage promotes growth of new mitochondria Most athletes can testify to the pain-relieving, recovery-promoting effects of massage. Now there’s a scientific basis that supports booking a session with a massage therapist: On the cellular level massage reduces inflammation and promotes the growth of new mitochondria
Massage therapy improves circulation, eases muscle soreness
Massage therapy improves general blood flow and alleviates muscle soreness after exercise, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The study, reported online in advance of print in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, also showed that massage improved vascular function in people
Massage eases anxiety
Seattle—A new randomized trial shows that on average, three months after receiving a series of 10 massage sessions, patients had half the symptoms of anxiety. This improvement resembles that previously reported with psychotherapy, medications, or both. But the trial, published in the journal Depression and Anxiety, also found massage to