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Tag Archives: David Palmer
France recognizes seated massage as an occupational title
[Click to download a PDF of the press release version.] France recently became the first country in the world to recognize seated massage as an occupational category with a professional certification. On June 7, 2016, the National Professional Certification Commission … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chair Massage
Tagged chair massage, David Palmer, France, regulation, TouchPro, Xavier Court
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The History Channel Features the Massage Chair
When I was first approached by The History Channel last July (2015) about filming a segment on the massage chair for a series on contemporary inventions and inventors, I didn’t get my hopes up. After all, how many of these … Continue reading
Posted in Chair Massage, History
Tagged David Palmer, Living Earth Crafts, massage chairs
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An Overview of Chair Massage Marketing
Here is a recent email from a massage student: I will be graduating in December and have to write a business plan. I need to decide how chair massage will fit into the plan but don’t have much direction from … Continue reading
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Tagged David Palmer, marketing, retail chair massage, seated chair massage, workplace chair massage
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Massage Chair Inventor Profile
[youtube_sc url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FFlwzIZusY&feature=share&list=PL1mtdjDVOoOpzYNFdLmgAxAaKTzwrOi2z” title=”David%20Palmer%20-%20Inventor” fs=”1″]Sometime around 2008, New York-based photographer David Friedman flew out to San Francisco to include me in an online series of portraits he was doing on inventors. During the photo shoot he also recorded a video interview … Continue reading
Posted in Chair Massage, History, Videos
Tagged chair massage, David Palmer, ergo pro, inventor, stronglite, video
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Massage is Sensational
A recent article in The Atlantic about a phenomenon called ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) reminded me of how little we celebrate the purely sensational nature of massage. ASMR is a subjective sensory experience that typically includes highly pleasurable tingling … Continue reading
The Realms of Massage
The first professional massage I ever received was around 1970 in an old Russian Banya on the near-North Side of Chicago called the Luxor Baths. The clientele was a mix of the old Jewish expats who had moved to the … Continue reading
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Tagged business, David Palmer, health care, massage, massage therapy, personal care, wellness
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Hygiene Protocol for Chair Massage
While there are probably more infectious agents on the doorknob customers touch as they enter your massage space than are on your massage chair, the public nature of chair massage makes a solid hygiene protocol essential. It is a matter … Continue reading
Posted in Chair Massage, Videos
Tagged chair massage, David Palmer, hygiene, TouchPro, video
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Moving Massage from Acceptability to Accessibility
For as long as people have been paying for therapeutic massage services, practitioners have feared being mistaken for prostitutes. That fear was the primary driving force that, in 1983, led the American Massage Therapy Association to re-brand “massage” into “massage … Continue reading
Posted in Bodywork, Politics
Tagged business, David Palmer, massage, massage industry, massage schools, massage therapy, medical massage, personal care, wellness
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The Leg Problem in Chair Massage
Steve Knobles called today from North Seattle Community Acupuncture clinic. He recently started seating patients in a massage chair because it allowed easy access to their necks, backs and arms for needling and was often more comfortable than lying on a … Continue reading
Posted in Chair Massage, Videos
Tagged chair massage, David Palmer, ergo pro, leg problem, retail chair massage, stronglite
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Make Your Business Persistent with Consistence
Note: This is the third in a series of four articles called “C”-ing Your Way to Success about the value of Conviction, Clarity, Consistency and Change-ability in business. In a sense, consistency is the practical result of a commitment to … Continue reading
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Tagged business, consistency, David Palmer, edison, marketing, massage, persistence
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How Massage Became Therapy
The year was 1983 and the oldest national association of massage practitioners was about to change the face of an industry by turning “massage” into “massage therapy.” This is the story of what led up to that moment. The association … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics
Tagged AMTA, David Palmer, history, massage, massage therapy
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Seeing Your Way Clearly to Success
Note: This is the second in a series of four articles called “C”-ing Your Way to Success about the value of Conviction, Clarity, Consistency and Change-ability in business. While having conviction about your work is fundamental to a successful value-based … Continue reading
Should hugs be banned?
Admittedly, since my oldest grandchild just entered second grade this year, I have been out of the loop regarding school board policies dealing with public displays of affection (PDA) between students. I guess, after watching Glee for three years, I … Continue reading
Successful Businesses Start With Conviction
For an entrepreneur, conviction is where it all starts. An exciting idea enters your brain and gets your juices flowing. You can’t stop thinking about it so you start testing the idea out in conversations with friends. After that reality … Continue reading