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How Does Cancer Metastasize? Think Skeevy, Sketchy Club Dudes

Posted by Megan Belanger, LMT, CLT, BCTMB in Under Your Skin 1674 Views

A big thank-you to the folks at Healwell.org for reaching out and asking if I’d like to draw this one up. Check out all the great things they do in hospital and care setting massage here, donate to their work, and for those who want to...

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Lymphedema, Fibrosis, and Ketchup

Posted by Megan Belanger, LMT, CLT, BCTMB in Under Your Skin 2167 Views

I’d like to thank Jodi Winicour, PT, CMT, CLT-LANA – an instructor at Klose Training & Consulting, LLC – for this great analogy about fibrosis and lymphatic flow. If you have moderate to severe lymphedema, and your tissue...

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Lymphedema and Surgical Treatment Options – The Train Analogy

Posted by Megan Belanger, LMT, CLT, BCTMB in Under Your Skin 2535 Views

I’d like to thank Dr. Dhruv Singhal, Director of Lymphatic Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center here in Boston, for sharing his brilliant “train” analogy for lymphedema and for his collaboration in making this latest...

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The intestines can be vocal during digestion

Your Growling Tummy and Massage

Posted by Megan Belanger, LMT, CLT, BCTMB in Under Your Skin 3242 Views

The question: Why does my GI tract sometimes make so much noise when I’m in my massage session? The answer: There’s actually a fabulous word for that sound. Borborygmus. Go ‘head, say it again in your head. It kinda sounds like...

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lymph nodes in the axillary department working together in harmony

Sentinel Node Biopsies and Lymphedema

Posted by Megan Belanger, LMT, CLT, BCTMB in Under Your Skin 2021 Views

The question: “But I only had one lymph node removed when they did my sentinel node biopsy. How could I possibly develop lymphedema if just one little node is gone?” The answer: Well, let’s take a quick-and-dirty look at how...

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nerve cells stimulate fibroblasts during surgery trauma

Scar Tissue Formation and How Massage Can Help

Posted by Megan Belanger, LMT, CLT, BCTMB in Under Your Skin 3153 Views

I used to draw cartoons as a kid, through high school and college, and sometimes during my corporate career. I realized during massage therapy school that I retained information about the human body best when instructors characterized different...

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Megan in the News

Megan Talks About Oncology Massage on Milford’s MyFM 101.3, August 15, 2019

BostonVoyager, “Boston’s Most Inspiring Stories” Series, December 4, 2017 https://bostonvoyager.com/interview/meet-megan-belanger-megan-belanger-lmt-clt-westborough/

Massage Magazine, “This Therapist’s Massage Clients Pay It Forward,” December 6, 2016  https://www.massagemag.com/this-therapists-massage-clients-pay-it-forward-42062/

Worcester Business Journal, “Westboro Massage Therapist Launches Pay It Forward Program,” September 7, 2016 https://www.wbjournal.com/article/20160907/NEWS01/160909959/westboro-massage-therapist-launches-pay-it-forward-program

Massage Today, “Paying It Forward: The Touch of Kindness Fund for Oncology Massage,” August, 2016 https://www.massagetoday.com/digital/index.php?i=639&r=t&a_id=15211&pn=1&r=t&Page=1