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Massage Therapy Foundation Awards $300,000 Research Grant to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

The Massage Therapy Foundation announces the award of a $300,000 research grant to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. ...more

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April 16, 2024•0 min read

Goodwin Hospice Partners to Provide Massage Therapy

Goodwin Hospice is one of the only hospice programs in Northern Virginia to offer massage therapy at no additional cost. Our hospice team works directly with Healwell to deliver this care. ...more

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October 24, 2023•0 min read

Podcast: Breaking the Grind

In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, Kristin and Darren speak with Cal Cates about how rest and relaxation are necessities, not luxuries. ...more

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September 26, 2023•0 min read

Podcast: Changing the Experience of Illness

In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, Cal Cates and Kerry Jordan from Healwell to discuss their research study, what the objective of the study was, the methods used, and the surprising results that we... ...more

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July 11, 2023•0 min read

Cal Cates featured on Kinkly

It's clear to me that we will not be silenced. We are strong. We are gorgeous, and we are coming into our power. ...more

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June 22, 2023•0 min read

Healwell featured in KFF Health News

Massage Therapists Ease the Pain of Hospice Patients — But Aren’t Easy to Find ...more

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June 08, 2023•0 min read

Massage therapists ease the pain of hospice patients — but aren't easy to find

CBS News - Massage therapists ease the pain of hospice patients — but aren't easy to find ...more

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June 06, 2023•0 min read

Massage Therapy Improves Quality of Life for Seriously Ill Patients

New research demonstrates that patients in the palliative care setting benefit most from short, repeated doses of massage therapy in the hospital. ...more

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May 23, 2023•0 min read

Podcast: The Gift of Massage for Seriously Ill Patients

Cal Cates is a guest on The Integrative Palliative Podcast with Delia Chiaramonte, MD. ...more

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May 18, 2023•1 min read

ABMP Blog Highlights Healwell's Within Reach Symposium

Cal Cates and Corey Rivera were invited to write this piece about our Within Reach symposium for the ABMP blog. ...more

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May 15, 2023•0 min read

Latest Study Highlighted by Physicians Weekly

The latest study Healwell published “Massage Therapy for Hospitalized Patients Receiving Palliative Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial” was highlighted in Physicians Weekly in their article "Massage Th... ...more

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May 13, 2023•0 min read

Podcast: Bringing Therapeutic Massage to Hospitals

Cal Cates on the first episode of S4OM's Collaborative Connections Podcast ...more

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May 10, 2023•0 min read

Podcast: The Importance of Harm Reduction with Cal Cates

Cal Cates speaks about the lack of self-regulation training, examples of judgment with a client, and how offering opinions can have a “silencing effect” on clients. ...more

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February 27, 2023•0 min read

Latest Study Highlighted by Clinical Pain Advisor

The latest study Healwell published, “Massage Therapy for Hospitalized Patients Receiving Palliative Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial” was highlighted by Clinical Pain Advisor. ...more

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February 24, 2023•0 min read

Podcast: Cal Cates on The Thinking Practitioner

Til Luchau talks with Cal Cates about "massage therapy's sex problem:" how the profession's "touchiness" about the intimacy-sensuality-sexuality continuum, however well-founded, might not be serving e... ...more

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August 24, 2022•0 min read

Podcast: Let’s Talk. About Sex. Yes, Sex. (with Cal Cates)

Cal Cates joins the MBB podcast to talk about why we all need to get cozier talking about sex in our massage practices. ...more

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August 23, 2022•0 min read

Your 3-Step Guide to Start Reading Research Papers

Corey Rivera authored this article about reading research for Massage Magazine. ...more

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August 12, 2022•0 min read

Podcast: Rebecca Sturgeon on The Thinking Practitioner

Healwell's Education Director, Rebecca Sturgeon goes "Beyond It Depends" on the Thinking Practitioner podcast. ...more

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June 01, 2022•0 min read

The Gender Reveal Party Podcast: The Real Reveal with Cal Cates

Cal Cates interviewed by Jay Pryor for The Gender Reveal Party Podcast ...more

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April 18, 2022•0 min read

Podcast: Doing End-Of-Life Right

How does one do things right at the end of life? There are many ways to answer this question, as varied as all of us. ...more

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March 30, 2022•0 min read

Podcast: Don't Let Your COVID Guard Down

Cal Cates discusses what it means to stay resilient with masking practices, understanding “mask fatigue” and “COVID fatigue,” why the mask you are wearing is the right mask to wear, and how high-risk ... ...more

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November 09, 2021•0 min read

Podcast: Cultivating Unconditional Positive Regard for Clients (with Cal Cates)

Allissa Haines and Cal Cates dig deep into the work that needs to be done to cultivate an unconditional positive regard for clients. ...more

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October 05, 2021•0 min read

Podcast: Cal Cates Interviewed on Massage Mentor Podcast

Diane Matkowski interviews Cal Cates on the Massage Mentor podcast ...more

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August 17, 2021•0 min read

Podcast: How To (Not) Fix It (with Cal Cates)

Cal Cates joins The Thinking Practitioner to talk about how their work with death and dying brought perspective and presence to their work as a massage therapist; and to living itself. ...more

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June 09, 2021•0 min read

New Cultural Competency Courses Added to ABMP Education Center

“Cultural Competency for Massage Therapists” from instructors Cal Cates and Kerry Jordan has been added to ABMP's Education Center. ...more

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June 07, 2021•0 min read

“The Customer is Always Right... But Are They Really?”

Feature article in Massage & Bodywork Magazine by Healwell's Cal Cates and Kerry Jordan ...more

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September 01, 2020•0 min read

Podcast: “The Client Is Always Right… Really?”

Kerry Jordan and Cal Cates join the ABMP podcast to talk about the difference between the validity of a client’s experience and what the therapist knows to be scientifically and mechanically sound. ...more

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August 31, 2020•1 min read