Under Your Skin Archives - One River Massage Therapy

How Does Cancer Metastasize? Think Skeevy, Sketchy Club Dudes

Posted by Megan September 25, 2020

A big thank-you to the folks at Healwell.org for reaching out and asking if I’d like to draw this one up. Check out all the great things they do in hospital and care setting massage here, donate to their work, and for those who want to...

Lymphedema, Fibrosis, and Ketchup

Posted by Megan March 1, 2020

I’d like to thank Jodi Winicour, PT, CMT, CLT-LANA – an instructor at Klose Training & Consulting, LLC – for this great analogy about fibrosis and lymphatic flow. If you have moderate to severe lymphedema, and your tissue...

Lymphedema and Surgical Treatment Options – The Train Analogy

Posted by Megan November 3, 2018

I’d like to thank Dr. Dhruv Singhal, Director of Lymphatic Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center here in Boston, for sharing his brilliant “train” analogy for lymphedema and for his collaboration in making this latest...

Your Growling Tummy and Massage

Posted by Megan June 29, 2018

The question: Why does my GI tract sometimes make so much noise when I’m in my massage session? The answer: There’s actually a fabulous word for that sound. Borborygmus. Go ‘head, say it again in your head. It kinda sounds like...

Sentinel Node Biopsies and Lymphedema

Posted by Megan April 25, 2018

The question: “But I only had one lymph node removed when they did my sentinel node biopsy. How could I possibly develop lymphedema if just one little node is gone?” The answer: Well, let’s take a quick-and-dirty look at how...

Scar Tissue Formation and How Massage Can Help

Posted by Megan March 15, 2018

I used to draw cartoons as a kid, through high school and college, and sometimes during my corporate career. I realized during massage therapy school that I retained information about the human body best when instructors characterized different...