The Self Centre Is Now Offering Massage Therapy Continuing Education Something new is happening at The Self Centre, and it is not a new service or a new treatment room. It is something we have been thinking about for a long time. We are launching a massage therapy continuing education platform for massage therapists and…
The Hardest Part of Working in Healthcare Is What It Does to You Nobody talks about this part. They talk about the long hours. The short-staffing. The emotional weight of watching people suffer. The decisions made in seconds that have consequences measured in years. But they do not often talk about what all of that…
Summer has a way of arriving faster than expected. One day you are layered up in a hoodie and the next you are standing in front of your closet looking at tank tops wondering if your skin is ready for the reveal. For a lot of people the answer is not quite yet, and that…
Most people think of trauma as something that lives in the mind. A bad memory. A flashback. Something you talk through with a therapist. But researchers have known for decades that trauma does not just live in the brain. It lives in the body too. In the tightness of your shoulders. In the way you…
Lymphatic Drainage Massage: How to Open the 7 Key Pathways for Better Flow If you have been on YouTube or social media lately, you have probably seen the videos. Someone stands in front of a camera, rubs behind their ears, moves down to their collarbone, works their armpits, belly, and knees, finishes with a set…
The Self Centre Massage & Wellness Clinic is proud to announce that we are now an authorized Immunotec reseller. As registered massage therapists who work daily with clients managing inflammation, chronic pain, lymphatic congestion, and recovery from illness or surgery, we are always looking for evidence-based additions that genuinely support the work we do. Immunocal…
Teen Tech Neck, Exam Stress, and Bad Posture: The Hidden Pain Epidemic Affecting Edmonton Teenagers Picture a typical teenager’s day. They wake up and check their phone. They sit through six hours of school, hunched over a desk or laptop. They come home, drop their backpack, and either crack the books at the kitchen table…
The Benefits of Massage Therapy for Lipedema: What You Need to Know If you have been living with lipedema, you already know how exhausting it can be. The heaviness in your legs, the tenderness that comes seemingly out of nowhere, the swelling that doesn’t respond the way you expect it to — it can feel…
Why Shift Workers Are at Higher Risk for Repetitive Strain Injuries If you work rotating shifts, spend stretches of time in a camp, or move between physically demanding contracts and desk-based downtime, your body is absorbing a compounding kind of punishment that most people never have to think about. It isn’t just the heavy lifting,…
How Regular Massage Can Help You Manage Stress, Cortisol, and the Physical Changes of Midlife If you’re somewhere in the middle of perimenopause or menopause and you feel like your body has turned against you — you’re not imagining it. The hot flashes, the sleep problems, the stiff shoulders that seem to have come out…