The second course I attended today at the ABMP CE Summit on pain was Rethinking Shoulder Pain with Whitney Lowe of the Academy of Clinical Massage, and it opened with one of my favorite subjects: anatomy. Whitney first went over the architecture of the shoulder.

Las Vegas massage therapist Christina Aldan of Luckygirl Bodywork brought a massage pop-up to Sweat Equity Studios' Halloween community party Saturday, October 24, 2026, at the studio's Arts District home at 1409 S Commerce St, Suite 110, Las Vegas, NV 89102.

Christina Aldan's 12-week online coaching program for shoulder pain that keeps coming back By: Luckygirl Bodywork, LLC LAS VEGAS - Oct. 23, 2026 - PRLog -- Las Vegas massage therapist Christina Aldan has launched UnPattern Your Shoulder, a 12-week online coaching program for people whose shoulder, neck, and jaw tension keeps coming back despite trying multiple solutions. The program covers anatomy, guided imagery, self-myofascial release, movement, emotional resilience trai

Hot stones come with your massage at no extra charge. I prep lots of tools and use them as needed (or requested) as part of your Las Vegas Myofascial Swedish massage session with me, Luckygirl Christina Aldan.

I want to tell you about the four weeks at Therapy on the Rocks in Sedona, Arizona that transformed my life in the fall of 2024. Sedona gave me the space. The Therapy on the Rocks team gave me the structure. My body did the rest.

I recently earned a continuing education credit through ABMP's website by watching a recorded webinar called Presence, Boundaries, and Emotional Resiliency, led by Cal Cates and Kerry Jordan of Healwell.

Las Vegas massage therapist, Christina Aldan, offers chair massages at Kapihan2, a community mental health gathering hosted by Healthy Fil-Am Nayon at the Valley Health System Training Center

What you’re often seeing is a well-documented physiological loop called the pain–spasm–ischemia cycle (also known as the pain-tension cycle). Once you understand this sequence, a lot of chronic pain patterns start to make sense.

A client came to me five weeks after being involved in a serious car accident in which the vehicle they were riding in was struck from the side. They hadn't recovered fully from whiplash.

An Intro to the Stecco Method, Fascial Manipulation, taught by Mike Edwards DPT at European Massage Therapy School

Repetitive stress injuries suck. Magnus has been a software developer for decades. He is also a very active person in the gym. Tennis elbow has been causing him a lot of pain these past several months and I was able to offer him some relief, exercises, and share information with him for self-care when he returned to Malmo, Sweden.

After a lifetime of shoulder and neck pain, I was able to give Courtney full range of motion again after one session. Five months later she was still pain-free and agreed to give me a video testimonial.

I worked on Tre's frozen shoulder in one session in the student clinic while we were in school together and helped his pain. 6 months later he still had full range of motion and was pain-free so he was happy to make a testimonial video for me.

We live in a world that doesn't leave much room for feeling things. I recently watched a webinar with Thomas Hübl and Amy Elizabeth Fox. They were talking about coaches and consultants, and so much of what they said applies just as much to anyone lying on my massage table in Las Vegas.

Every morning, before your feet hit the floor, you make a choice. You may not realize you are making it. It happens quietly, in the space between sleep and waking, before the first notification, before the first obligation, before the day has had a chance to tell you who it needs you to be. But the choice is there. And it shapes everything that follows. You choose your filter.

Pay for your Las Vegas massage at Luckygirl Bodywork using your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)

Last month I traveled to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for the first time. There, I earned 16 live Continuing Education (CE) hours and a certification in Myofascial Swedish massage. As a Licensed Las Vegas massage therapist, I’m always looking for ways to deepen my practice.

If you’re having IT band pain, the solution usually isn’t to stretch the IT band itself, it’s to build up your booty. When the glute muscles do their job, they absorb and distribute more force, taking pressure off the overworked IT band.

Owner Christina Aldan of Luckygirl Bodywork announces the expansion of her massage practice to include Las Vegas mobile massage services and throughout the valley, offering bodywork in clients' homes, during events, and in workplace settings.

Yes, I really do look at the bottom of your shoes during the intake part of your Las Vegas massage appointment. Not in a weird way. Not to judge. And not to comment on your taste in footwear. I look because your shoes tell me things you probably don’t even realize your body has been saying.