Lauriann Greene

Lauriann Greene knows firsthand what it’s like when the work you love takes a toll on your body. While training to become a massage therapist, she experienced an injury that changed the course of her career—and sparked a lifelong commitment to helping manual therapists stay healthy, comfortable, confident, and working in the profession they love.

Lauriann wrote the first edition of Save Your Hands! to fill a need she had experienced herself: practical, accessible guidance for preventing the injuries that can shorten a massage therapist’s career. Since then, she has expanded her work to other manual therapists, taught injury-prevention workshops throughout North America, written articles and columns for massage and spa publications, presented educational webinars, and spoken at professional association conferences.

Through her workshops, teaching, Q&A sessions, and other interactions with thousands of practitioners, Lauriann has gained a deep understanding of the realities of hands-on work—from nagging aches and repetitive strain to the physical and mental stress that can eventually lead to burnout. These experiences, together with years of research and writing, have shaped the practical approach at the heart of Save Your Hands!. Lauriann understands that knowing what should be done is only part of the challenge. The real question is how to make healthier ways of working realistic and sustainable in the middle of a busy day with real clients.

The revised and updated Save Your Hands! Third Edition reflects more than two decades of work devoted to the health and safety of manual therapists. Save Your Hands! has become a valued resource in massage schools and related professional programs and has received acclaim from respected educators and clinicians, including Ben E. Benjamin, PhD, Sandy Fritz, and Susan Salvo.

Today, through her Save Your Hands!™ Method, Lauriann helps spas, schools, and clinics develop programs that support practitioner health and safety. At the heart of her work is a simple belief: a career in manual therapy should not require sacrificing your own health to care for others.