Dave Oldenhage

How Much Should You Tip Your Hairdresser?

Have a hair appointment soon? Make sure you know the proper tipping etiquette for hairdressers, such as if a tip is expected and how much to tip.

TIPS to grow out SHORT HAIR!

We love pixie, and other, short haircuts. They are so stylish and easy to maintain and they look amazing on most hair types and face shapes! Have you ever tried growing that adorable pixie out, then you get to a certain length get frustrated and cut it back to the pixie? Or have you recently cut off your length and decided that short hair is not for youHere are some excellent tips on how to grow your hair out and still have…

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Physical Therapy for Your Chronic Condition

It takes a team to support each patient while they journey with a chronic condition. One of those teammates can be a physical therapist. October is National Physical Therapy Month, and it’s important to raise awareness about these movement specialists who support our work each day. The team at

What Can Physical Therapy Do?

What Can Physical Therapy Do? The Healing Power of Physical Therapy Have you recently sustained an injury or some other serious physical setback? Are you experiencing pain and weakness from an old injury or a chronic health condition? If so,...

What Makes a Successful Massage Therapist?

Bodywork Buddy: business management software for the solo therapist that keeps you organized and makes tax time a breeze.

10 Things You Might Not Know About Physical Therapy

This photo infographic illustrates ten of the most common things people do not know about a job of physical therapist. Majority of people thinks physi

Start a Massage Practice: From Massage School to Professional Touch

When you start a massage practice, much of the first year of a massage career is spent repeating and learning how to develop your skills.

Tips From Physical Therapists on How to Manage AS

Aerobic exercise, strength training, and improving sleep can help you better manage ankylosing spondylitis. Get advice from physical therapists.

Seven Ways To Maximize Your Next Massage

Seven Ways To Maximize Your Next Massage 1. Don’t eat right before a massage. Your body works very hard to digest food and the more at ease your body is, the better the experience will be. 2. Ask i…

How to Choose a Good Massage Therapist

How to Choose: 5 Characteristics of a Good Massage Therapist Do you hop from massage therapist to massage therapist or feel like you’ve tried them all but can’t settle on one? Maybe there’s a good reason! Finding a massage therapist who is the complete package can be challenging, and depending on what is important to …

Does Massage Help Heel Spurs?

Spurs are calcium deposits that protrude from the heel bone to the soft tissue of the foot. The protrusion in itself may be painless but can cause an inflammation of the tendons that connect the ball of the foot to the heel bone. Unfortunately, heel spurs do not go away on their own, but treatment …

Physical Therapy: What To Expect

WHAT IS PHYSICAL THERAPYPhysical Therapy (PT) is the treatment of disorders with physical agents and methods such as therapeutic exercises, mobilization, electrical and light modalities to assist in rehabilitating patients and restoring normal function after an illness or injury. Physical therapy is a necessary tool to bring a patient back to their full physical potential. Physical therapy care focuses primarily on the rehabilitation of motor…

Sole Practitioners: Are You Ready to Reopen Your Massage Business?

If you're about to reopen your massage therapy practice, consider these ISPA guidelines; they're part of its free Spa Reopening Toolkit.

You’ve Had a Baby: Deciding if Postpartum Pelvic Floor PT is Right For You

Firstly, I would like it to be known that my opinion is that every woman deserves pelvic floor physical therapy postpartum, no matter if she delivered vaginally or by cesarean section. Pregnancy and childbirth change our bodies in miraculous and tremendous ways and I believe we as a society could

Why Everyone Should Get A Professional Massage

To massage or not to massage Do you need a massage? Probably, and not just the kind you get from your BFF while laying on the couch. Massage therapy is a growing business across the country that offers stress relief and relaxation in the confines of a day spa offering a variety of …