The pandemic disrupted the massage industry. Now those who specialize in hospice massage therapy are in demand and redefining their roles.
operations director at Healwell, a nonprofit that trains and employs massage therapists to work in hospitals in the Washington, D.C., area., who works at Faith Presbyterian Hospice in Dallas, could not massage patients due to the state's lockdown orders. Then, the state granted an allowance for massage therapists like her, working in medical settings under supervision, to resume giving massages.
Cindy Spence, one of three licensed massage therapists on staff at Faith Presbyterian Hospice in Dallas, gives a client a massage in this undated photo. "All hospices, not-for-profit or for-profit alike, should aim to include medically-trained massage therapists as part of best holistic care,", a professor of medicine at Georgetown University who directs palliative care at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., wrote in an email. Employing these specialists is beneficial and does not diminish the important service of volunteers, particularly in end-of-life care, he added.
Like Streim, Spence has continually redefined her role. She began in private practice before becoming an employee of a large hospice agency in which she traveled across nine counties in Texas, giving thousands of massages to people dying in their homes, assisted living communities, and skilled nursing homes. Today, at Faith Presbyterian Hospice, she is one of three licensed massage therapists on staff and fully integrated as an employee of the organization, which has more than 100 patients.
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