'Massage' Category
Stop knee pain
I see clients on a regular basis who suffer from debilitating knee pain. Many of those clients have already gone under the knife because of worsening knee conditions like torn ligaments or excess fluid within the knee joint. Well, what’s a person to do when the knees are so necessary for daily functioning […]
Western vs Eastern headache
Headaches are such a pain in the…well, you get the idea. I’ve posted about this nagging subject quite a few times in the past (see here and here for just a couple of examples). Below is an excerpt from an article written for Oracle 20 /20 Magazine by Li Hua L.Ac. TCMD of […]
Debunking Medical Myths
We’ve all heard rumors of various health concerns over the years that have alerted us to pay more attention to certain trends in health. Life Scripts recently posted an article based on the professional opinion of NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman regarding some of the most popular medical myths. While the following is only […]
Your hands can make a difference in your health
Where would we be without our hands? Quite inconvenienced in most cases. But did you know your hands can be responsible for maintaining your health (and I’m not talking about picking up the phone to make your next massage appointment!). Merritt Watts for Prevention.com wrote a list of 5 simple ways to […]
Self massage for headaches
Headaches are pretty high on the list of reasons several of my clients see me on a regular basis. Their headaches are usually combine with sinus or neck pain and most times they can be alleviated 15 minutes into an hour long massage.
I often give these clients a little homework to try on their […]Massage helps these dysfunctions
Many people may hesitate to book a massage session because they are not sure if massage would address their particular ailments, or dysfunctions. Well I’m happy to have stumbled across an informative piece at holisticonline.com that describes various dysfunctions that massage helps in detail. Read on…
Massage and Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction
Pain and/or physiological […]Massage for Depression
We are in the midst of a season when depression can be at its highest. Even for those who don’t clinically suffer from it, I think we’ve all felt “the blues” from time to time. Clinical depression, from my understanding, is the blues times 10 with seemingly no relief in sight.
There are many […]Massage yourself
Massage therapy is one of the top requested services in spa and wellness centers. Most people who’ve experienced professional massage don’t need to be told why. But let’s face it: if you could ease your tension yourself, most of us massage thereapists would be out of business.
With that in mind, take a […]Massage helps heart surgery patients
Here’s inspiring evidence of the positive effects of massage therapy on heart surgery patients. According to this report (found at Massage & Bodywork Magazine), the reduction in pain by the massage recipients led to the Mayo Clinic’s introduction of holistic therapies for their patients.
A Mayo Clinic five-month pilot study shows massage therapy […]Massage: The more the better
You may have heard that it’s a good idea to frequently receive massage therapy. If you’ve only heard that and not experienced it (sessions weekly or bi-weekly) you’d probably never know that the known benefits of massage increase when the frequency does. Well, MassageTherapy.com
recently posted an article describing these benefits. Here’s an […]
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