The trained touch Page 3 AMTA Past President –Carrie Badker Carrie Badker, SD AMTA Past President, passed away in April. Carrie was SD AMTA President in 1983. She owned Carrie’s Kadesh in Mitchell where she practiced massage and taught massage students for 35 years. I knew Carrie well. She was my teacher and she gave me my first job as a massage therapist. Carrie’s support for AMTA was passed down to her students. All of Carrie’s students were required to join AMTA. All of her students were also required to take the National Certification exam. Carrie was a nurse before becoming a massage therapist. As a massage therapist Carrie had a very broad repertoire of massage techniques. Because of her nursing “What is the essence of life? To background, she learned some unusual massages including stroke massage, hemorrhoid massage and prostate massage. These techniques were later taught to Carrie’s students. In hemorrhoid massage one does not actually touch the hemorrhoid. It is a technique that helps shrink the hemorrhoid and reduce the pain caused by a flair up. Prostate massage can be used to help a person with an enlarged prostate to urinate. This technique also does not involve direct contact with the prostate or private area. Carrie used stroke massage to calm the nervous system of clients that had had a stroke. A stroke victim is at risk of overstimulation which may lead to another stroke. Carrie’s method worked wonders in reducing that risk. Submitted by Patricia Bleeker Historian and SD Delegate serve others and to do good.” — Aristotle Keep reading to find out about our volunteer opportuniDID YOU KNOW? WE WOULD LIKE TO WISH OUR FELLOW MEMBERS CONGRATULATIONS WITH THE NEW ADDITIONS TO THEIR FAMILIES: Riley Ann Sprengeler born to Stacy Sprengeler, April 24th, 2018. She was 5lbs 14 oz and 19.5 inches long. We also send condolences to Karen Peschong in the passing of her brother in May. Let us keep their families in our hearts and prayers. If you would like to submit anything to the community corner, please email amtasd.benv@gmail.com. As always we hope to find all our members in good health and great spirits.
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