Paul David Tuff, CMT, BCTMB

05/17/2025

Tech neck syndrome is the price many of us pay for using technology. Massage can help with the symptoms.

From the Summer 2024 issue of the American Massage Therapy Massage Therapy Journal:

"In our modern era, the escalating integration of technology into all facets of our lives is giving rise to a heightened risk of painful imbalances within the neck and shoulder girdle. This increasing reliance on technology is not only causing symptoms to multiply, but is also fostering more specific and chronic forms of pain across many different body systems.

"These symptoms are making an appearance with unprecedented speed—especially among adolescents—and this confluence of risk factors has precipitated the emergence of a novel and widespread health concern known as tech neck syndrome (TNS). Symptoms of this condition include pain and stiffness in the neck and shoulders, headaches, neck muscle spasms, back pain, numbness or tingling in the neck and pinched nerves."

07/16/2024

Yes!

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PUBLISHES LARGEST STUDY EVER ON MASSAGE THERAPY USE

July 2024

"Many people receive massage therapy and for many reasons. But according to a new study – the largest and most comprehensive ever conducted on the subject – the prevalence of visits to massage therapists is higher than one might have imagined and the reasons may be surprising."

“What our study shows is that it’s probably not helpful any longer to label massage as an ‘alternative’ therapy, with all of the marginality that the term conveys.”

“Licensed massage therapists ought to be respected as mainstream practitioners, whose profession provides a therapeutic approach not just to address pain and functional challenges but to foster wellness and overall well-being, physical and emotional.

Everyone can benefit from working with a skilled massage therapist. They’re the hidden gems in the healthcare system.” - Jeff Levin, Ph.D., M.P.H., University Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health. (Robert Rogers/Baylor University)

Study Link: Journal of Science & Healing
Prevalence & Determinants of Massage Therapy Use in the US
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830724000958

04/30/2024

Just renewed my certification

11/03/2023

Come by if you're in the area

06/08/2023

Got my 40-year member anniversary pin

05/13/2023

Interesting information

An overview of the current state of the massage therapy profession compiled by AMTA.

04/06/2023

Per the governor's recent ruling, we no longer have to wear masks at work. A client yesterday who I started seeing after COVID hit looked at me in surprise and said, "So that's what you look like!" It'll be nice to see the entire faces of some clients for the first time.

01/12/2022

This is a Facebook memory from around ten years ago:

"One of my clients, a professional runner, will be competing in the marathon at the Olympic Trials in Houston Saturday. I joked at our last session Tuesday, 'If you don't do as well as you want, you can blame me.' Her reply: 'You're the reason I'll be at the starting line.' Made my day."

08/10/2021

I'm back to work in Salinas at 115 Cayuga Street, near the courthouse and the Steinbeck House. I'm in a wellness center with an acupuncturist, naturopath, and psychologist. Office hours are Monday 7-5, Wednesday 7-5, Thursday 7-12, Friday 7-12, and Saturday 7-9:30 and 3-5.

07/16/2021

Was just told by the Monterey Peninsula College Kinesiology Division Chair that the committee convened to determine the future of the Massage Therapy Program voted to discontinue it. The official vote by the MPC Board will take place this fall, and it is expected the Board will accept the determination of the committee. Sad to hear it, but glad I had the opportunity to be a part of it for over 27 years.