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		<title>Massage Therapy as a Complementary Treatment for Stroke Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we finished up a series of articles on medical massage therapy, and I can think of no better transition than to go from medical massage therapy to a medical condition that massage therapy has been demonstrated to help.
Strokes are a leading cause of death and disability in the United States and world, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autism, Asthma, Children, and Massage (Part II)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I wrote specifically about two studies that demonstrated massage therapy’s marked ability to improve the symptoms of autism and asthma. These bring up the perspective of massage therapy as a holistic therapy in the overall conclusions that they make.
The idea of massage therapy as a complementary therapy that can relieve the symptoms of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massage Therapy is an Unequivocal Stress Buster</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing on with our blog&#8217;s often-explored theme of the benefits of massage therapy for mankind, today’s blog focuses on an element that affects nearly all humans and that massage therapy has a great track record of treating effectively. That element is: stress.
To start off, check out this article from The Massage Advancer, which obviously is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adolescents, Aggression, and Massage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I wrote about a study posted on the Touch Research Institute’s Web site about the effect massage therapy and touch can have on infants (massage therapy, according to the study, was shown to improve responsiveness among infants. Click to see my post).
This week I want to focus on a different study, also posted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aromatherapy and Massage, an Easy Combination</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We already wrote about the medicinal benefits of aromatherapy, coupled with massage therapy, over a year ago (see post). As it says in that entry, aromatherapy and massage can be used (and has been clinically proven) to reduce stress levels and help the immune system.
But in that entry, we glossed over the fact that making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massage: The Perfect Complement (and gift) for the Holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DISCLAIMER: I know in my previous blog I said I would offer some solutions for personal and professional boundary transference, but I wanted to squeeze in a quick entry about Thanksgiving and the holidays first. Please look for the blog I promised some time next week. Happy Thanksgiving!
Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, pie – and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Trigger Points (Part III)</title>
		<link>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/understanding-trigger-points-part-iii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last two entries about trigger points, I&#8217;ve discussed how they have been studied, some ways they are described clinically, and the type of pain they cause for the people who suffer from them. I&#8217;ve done this all while maintaining that there is still a lot unknown about trigger points, how they are defined, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Trigger Points (Part I)</title>
		<link>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/understanding-trigger-points-part-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massage therapy has been demonstrated to help relieve chronic pain, stress, and anxiety, all in a non-invasive way. For this, it deserves praise as a profession. But there are, of course, limits to what massage can do. Often pain and discomfort is caused by something (such as an internal injury, certain chemical imbalances, etc.) that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massage Means Less Stress, More Math</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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I do not think there is anyone who would be reading this blog and would not agree that stress is a major problem in modern society, and that massage is a great way to get rid of it. However, if you are one of those people, please let me refer you to some introductory resources [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Self-Massage (Part II)</title>
		<link>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/the-art-of-self-massage-part-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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As promised, I will continue outlining the ways to give self-massage on different parts of the body. Last week, I wrote about giving self-massage to your head, shoulders, and feet. This week I will write about self-massage for your hands and torso. I will end with some general guidelines for self-massage.

 
For  your hands:
-       Stroke the [...]]]></description>
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