Most people wouldn’t think that a relaxing massage can actually help you lose weight. But, after hearing the reasons why massage therapy can help take off the pounds, the conclusion should seem obvious, especially to those who read this blog and our Website regularly.
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Massage Therapy Can Help People Lose Weight
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Exploring Massage Therapy: Face Massage
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010When getting a massage, most people focus on the bigger areas, such as the back, neck, shoulders and arms. Face massage doesn’t seem to be too common, but, in fact, there is a lot of information out there about it. Indeed, the term gets 2,120,000 hits on Google, and there are numerous instructional videos on YouTube.
However, the exact benefits of face massage therapy, how, and to whom, it is performed, and even basic general information about the modality (from legitimate sources) are hard to discover. (more…)
Massage Therapy as a Complementary Treatment for Stroke Patients
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010Last 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…)
Massage Therapy in the Medical Field (Part III)
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010We’ve been writing over the past few weeks about medical massage therapy and the difficulty of defining what it is exactly. While we reached a fairly bland definition last week, what’s more important is that now, more than ever, people are beginning to use massage therapy for medical situations and in medical environments. (more…)
Massage Therapy in the Medical Field (Part II)
Monday, August 2nd, 2010Massage Therapy in the Medical Field (Part I)
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010We talk about the therapeutic and medicinal benefits of massage therapy so often that it seems important to actually define what medical massage therapy is exactly. The hard part, of course, is that medical massage therapy lacks clear definition across, and within, America’s 50 states. As we’ll explore in a series of blogs, there are many players who determine the current definition of medical massage therapy, and, so far, an exact definition of the term has yet to be reached.
Massage Therapy Good for New, Expecting Fathers, Too
Friday, July 9th, 2010This is somewhat of a follow up on last week’s entry about massage therapy and its benefits for pregnant women. As was reported in many news outlets across the country, around 10 percent of men experience serious depression either before or after their partner’s pregnancy. The benefits of massage therapy for women before and after their pregnancy thus seem to naturally extend to men. (more…)
Massage Therapy Beneficial for all Pregnant Women
Friday, July 2nd, 2010We’ve mentioned earlier how massage therapy has benefits for women who are pregnant, and we’ve even written about hospitals in Tennessee that offer massage therapy to women who are delivering or have delivered babies there, noting that massage therapy can ease tension, lower blood pressure, reduce anxiety, and promote quicker healing. But as the Institute of Integrative Healthcare Studies points out in an article published this May, “[w]omen with high-risk pregnancies are often deprived of bodywork, even though they can benefit the most.” (more…)
Massage Therapy Shown to Benefit Children with Sickle Cell Anemia
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010The 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…)
Animal Massage Therapy is more than just Pet Spas
Thursday, May 27th, 2010When most people think of massage therapy for animals, especially pets, the first thing that comes to mind, I think, is a pampered exuberance – dogs who get $200 spa treatments and cats who get manicures while eating $10-a-can meals. I know this was our thinking when we first wrote about the emergence of pet spas last year.
However, writing off animal massage therapy as an unnecessary luxury is somewhat like writing off massage therapy for humans as an unnecessary luxury; yes, massage therapy can be an indulgent treat, but it can also be a medically beneficial procedure that can improve the health and quality of life for animals, pet or otherwise. (more…)