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Over the years I have observed male therapists have generally taken the path of clinical massage therapy practice with a scientific academic foundation. While a few I have met do practice reflexology or aromatherapy, most I have found, do so as only a collateral practice, usually focusing on the knowledge base of anatomy, physiology, neurology, and kinesiology along with a heavy dosage of fascia exploration.
I have also seen that even the best massage therapy schools out there seem to have missed teaching Critical Thinking skills in their didactic learning curriculum. I have often wondered as to why this is so. Are schools afraid of what they are teaching will be debunked if their student populations could discriminate between evidence-based massage concepts and pseudoscientific modalities?
Regardless, leaving out these Critical Thinking skills is a great disservice should we want our future therapists to have effective clinical reasoning with their clients for formulating treatment plans in massage therapy. Take a look at this Critical Thinking video and reflect on yourself as a practitioner.
Afterwards, if you think you might want more on Critical Thinking, check out www.criticalthinking.org (or just scroll down past the video to add your comments as to what you think about Critical Thinking-Good or Bad)
While most booklets on CriticalThinking.org website are sold for a price (a very small price in most cases), if you search the booklet descriptions carefully, you will find some of the booklets are downloadable for desktop reading for free.
So now, sit back and relax, this is a 40 minute video. Open your mind and learn. Regardless of how you feel afterwards, you will be a better male therapist when you go into work tomorrow.
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