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Corey Rivera and Cal Cates explore the existence of rubbing robots and how (unsurprisingly?) they prompt a critical examination of what defines massage therapy. This episode dives into what the robots can and cannot do, why they're happening now, and how you need a human to do massage therapy.

Unreal Rubbing Robot Images
Michael and Aubrey's Podcast
Aescape
Alex: Massage Robotics
Phill the Nightstand
2023 ISPA U.S. Spa Industry Study
2024 ISPA U.S. Spa Industry Study
Massage Cost Optimization Article

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Topics:

• Healwell News 0:44
• State and National News 2:44
• Massage Envy Settlement  2:49
• Association News 7:20
• AMTA, MPPR, and Veteran's Affairs 9:58
• Upcoming Live and Online events 14:30

Healwell's Glossary of the Massage Therapy Profession

Opening to the Mystery with Cal Cates (21 CEUs for most healthcare)

Department of Justice
AMTA's Letter to Veteran's Affairs
MTF Grants
IMTRC Registration
ABMP News
AMTA News

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This episode contains a discussion about suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or crisis call or text 988 on your phone to reach the suicide hotline or click the lifeline link.

Healwell believes it is important to talk about the hard things. In this short episode,  with an introduction by Cal Cates, Corey Rivera talks about their recent experience with suicidal ideation; what it is, what it isn't, and how to support yourself or someone else who may be experiencing it.

Call or Text 988
988 Lifeline Home Page

International Suicide Hotlines

For more information:
Ologies Podcast: Suicidology
NPR: Reach out and listen: How to help someone at risk of suicide
Toxic Positivity and Mental Health | When Does Optimism Become Toxic?

Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Suicide Prevention Resource for Action
2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

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Topics:

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• State and National News
• Association News
• Upcoming Live and Online events

Healwell's Glossary of the Massage Therapy Profession

NPR: Non-Compete Ban Thrown Out
The Massage Therapy Foundation Ergonomics Project Interest Survey
MTF Public-Based Research Network
MTF Executive Director Departure (After 26 Years!)
MTF Practitioner and Student Case Report Contest

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AI is everywhere. And it does everything...or does it?

In this episode we break down the different types of AI, including generative AI like ChatGPT. We'll explain how each AI type operates uniquely, with a focus on their current roles and limitations. And boy, do they have limitations.

Corey provides a clear breakdown of AI, explaining the distinction between weak AI, which performs specific tasks, and the elusive strong AI seen in science fiction. She explores how AI is currently used in healthcare, from interpreting medical imaging to handling large data sets, and how it might influence massage therapy through the development of "rubbing robots." 

This episode offers valuable insights into the intersection of technology and massage therapy, balancing excitement with caution. Whether you're a therapist or just curious about the future of AI in health and wellness, this episode will give you a thoughtful perspective on what's ahead.

The definition of massage therapy (Kennedy 2016)
ChatGPT Just Solved Chess (Video)
Google apologises for Photos app's racist blunder (BBC)
Man is to Programmer as Woman is to Homemaker: Bias in Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence and Its Role in Massage Therapy with Whitney Lowe (ABMP Podcast)
Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell
The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values by Brian Christian

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Topics:

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• State and National News
• MPower Shut Down
• Baylor Research Article (They like us!)
• Association News
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Healwell's Glossary of the Massage Therapy Profession
ABMP News Page
AMTA News Page
USOLMT News Page

Dept of Ed Asynchronous Ban Public Comment
ABMP Nebraska Call to Action
AMTA List of Resources for MPower Students
Baylor Article Press Release
Baylor Open Access Article
MTF Fundraiser
USOLMT Board
Lorimer Moseley TED talk: Why Things Hurt
Black Massage Therapist's Conference

Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture) is performed by the Skidmore Community College Orchestra and used under Creative Commons licensing. 

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When is a tool a robot?

Join your host, Corey Rivera on the meandering development of tools used for massage (but not necessarily massage therapy). We'll talk about:

• Tools that help
• Tools that don't
• Tools that are robots
• Tools that are fish

Cathy Ryan, The Fascia Nerd also stops by to explain cellulite! Stay tuned after the outro to hear bonus Cathy.

Take a class with Cathy Ryan!
You can't break fascia (Threlkeld 1992)
National Library of Medicine TENS Article
Tool-Making and Tool-Using in the Northern Blue Jay
The definition of massage therapy (Kennedy 2016)

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Topics:

• Healwell News
• State and National News
• AMTA Files a Lawsuit Against the Department of Education
• Association News
• Upcoming Live and Online events

Healwell's Glossary of the Massage Therapy Profession
ABMP News Page
AMTA News Page
International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork

ABMP's Response to Change.org Petition
AMTA and Friends of Veteran's Affairs Research
Massage Therapy Foundation's Bob King Legacy Grant
NCBTMB Strategic Plan
USOLMT Board
Lorimer Moseley TED talk: Why Things Hurt
Black Massage Therapist's Conference

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In this episode of "The Rubdown," your host Corey Rivera brings you the latest news and updates from the massage therapy profession for May 2024.

Topics:

• Healwell News
• State and National News
• Coalition for National Massage Organization Meeting 
• Upcoming Live and Online events

Healwell's Glossary of the Massage Therapy Profession
Support Georgia joining the interstate compact with ABMP
MTF Poster Submissions
Lorimer Moseley TED talk: Why Things Hurt
Davonna Willis; 4 Nineteen Education
Black Massage Therapist's Conference
AFMTE Educational Congress

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Welcome to an exploration of intersectional identities, featuring those who live at the crossroads of race, gender, sexuality, and disability. This episode is a departure from The Rub's usual style, and we hope you enjoy this brief detour.

Here is the audio piece about addiction that inspired this episode: Life Left In Me

All audio is from interviews on Healwell's podcast "Interdisciplinary."

Original interviews:
Authenticity Soup with Arika Patneaude and Bridget Sumser
People Just Want to Live with Chase Anderson
Celebrate and Affirm with Kalyn Falk and Ro Walker Mills
Don't Make It About You with Anna Valdez
Everyone is Afraid Sometimes with Harry Pickens
Put Me At the Center with Frances Reed
If I Had Been Seen Sooner (Part 2) with Frances Reed
Keep Going with Jennifer Hutton
WHYYYY? with Jennifer Hutton
What You See You Can't Unsee with Jamil Rivers
Worthy of Care with Jamil Rivers

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Healwell is a 501(c)(3) non-profit based out of the Washington DC area. Check us out at www.healwell.org