Posts Tagged ‘depression’
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
CAM therapies are Complementary and Alternative Medicine treatments that help alleviate symptoms without relying on pharmaceuticals or more invasive medical treatments like surgery. While there are many CAM therapies out there, I wonder if any have as many potential diagnoses as does massage therapy.
Consider that:
o Massage therapy has been demonstrated to help treat symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis, lowering levels of pain, anxiety and depression while improving physical sensation and muscle movements. (more…)
Tags: acupressure, arthritis, CAM Therapy, cancer, depression, health, massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, muscle pain, neck pain, pain, stress
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Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
As we have written, massage therapy is an excellent Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), and can be a CAM therapy for many different conditions (for example, see last week’s entry on burns and massage therapy). Recent research has shown massage therapy to be effective in dealing with symptoms on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) as well. (more…)
Tags: anxiety, depression, health, massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, MS, multiple sclerosis, pain
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
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 usually strike suddenly with dramatic consequences. Fortunately, massage therapy has been shown to ease stroke patients’ levels of pain and stress while improving their quality of life. (more…)
Tags: anxiety, depression, health, massage, massage therapy, pain, stress, stroke, stroke patients
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
The words massage and therapy seem to go together more and more the more one researches the therapeutic benefits of massage.
The latest medical benefit we’ve found that massage therapy provides is an improvement in the health of children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia (also called sickle cell disease – SCD). (more…)
Tags: anxiety, depression, health, massage, massage therapy, pain, sickle cell anemia
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
As the East coast shovels out from yet another brutal winter storm, and places as far south as Florida see snow, many of us are left to wonder exactly how much longer winter can last. The shorter days and limited sunshine can leave people depressed, lethargic, and illness-prone, looking for something to give them a boost that will carry them to the longer, warmer, sunshine-filled days of spring and summer. (more…)
Tags: cold, depression, funk, gift, health, massage, massage therapy, relaxation, snow, stress, winter
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
One of the best-known benefits of massage therapy is its ability to enhance feelings of well-being and studies show promise in aiding those diagnosed with depression. (more…)
Tags: cortisol, depression, massage, pain, serotinin, stress
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