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		<title>Massage Therapy Shown To Be the Best Choice of Treatment for Lower Back Pain</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massage therapists often gush about the therapeutic properties of massage therapy, saying it can lower levels of anxiety and stress, improve wellness, and even reduce pain. And for the most part, they’re right.
Indeed, many academic studies have demonstrated the therapeutic properties of massage therapy, but these studies are usually small in their number of participants, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring Massage Therapy: Myofascial Release (Part II)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 16:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our previous entry we described myofascial release, how it compares to structural integration, and the need to be highly trained in the modality in order to know how to manipulate fascia in the correct way so it creates an optimal pattern, allowing for natural, effortless movement. This week we’ll look at some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring Massage Therapy: Myofascial Release (Part I)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 23:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the more therapeutic side of massage therapy, many modalities exist that focus on specific health benefits. We have written before, for example, about acupressure, structural integration, and the effectiveness of massage therapy as a Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) treatment. The modality we’re looking at this week, myofascial release, is another massage therapy technique [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massage Therapy Shown To Be Effective in Relieving Back and Neck Pain</title>
		<link>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/massage-therapy-shown-to-be-effective-in-relieving-back-and-neck-pain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 20:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another week, yet another really great article and conclusion to reference from the Massage Therapy Journal. From page 97 of its Winter, 2010 edition, there is an excellent article demonstrating massage therapy’s proven effectiveness in relieving chronic neck and lower back pain, and its possible effectiveness in relieving a slew of other ailments as well.
Indeed, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massage Therapy for Pain Relief from Scars</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we wrote generally about how sports massage therapy can help football players, stating that regular massage can help keep players fresh during long periods of training, as well as help players avoid or manage their injuries. Yet another way massage therapy can help all athletes – and especially football players – is in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sports Massage Therapy and Football</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The large, hulking physique of a professional football player usually doesn’t illicit images of a massage therapist, but to the writers of this Blog it most certainly does. Why?
As we’ve outlined in previous postings (click here, for example) massage therapy is a highly effective treatment for athletes who are constantly in training, and football players [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massage Can Help Those Suffering From PTSD</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/?p=885</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past two weeks we’ve been looking at the increasing popularity of attending massage therapy school, and earlier this year we wrote an entry about massage therapy being named one of the top careers out there. The U.S. News &#38; World Report wrote that massage therapy was a top career as the education required [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equine Massage: Not Just for Elite Horses</title>
		<link>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/equine-massage-not-just-for-elite-horses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve written before about horses and animal massage therapy, mainly that animal massage is a growing industry among pet owners and that even some famous owners (Kentucky Derby winners and the Queen of England) spring for massage therapy for their horses.
Today I want to pass along an article from the Jackson, NJ Tri-Town News, that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring Massage Therapy: Rolfing (Part II)</title>
		<link>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/exploring-massage-therapy-rolfing-part-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we looked at Rolfing, explaining that it focuses on fascia manipulation that can be somewhat painful, and that some claim it can relieve pain and improve wellness.
Indeed, the creator of Rolfing, Ida Rolf, was a biochemist who believed that proper alignment of the body’s soft tissues (fascia, muscles, ligaments and tendons) would allow the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring Massage Therapy: Rolfing (Part I)</title>
		<link>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/exploring-massage-therapy-rolfing-part-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Public Radio recently reported on Rolfing as a type of massage therapy that was becoming more popular among the “yoga-Pilates-acupuncture crowd.” While we’re big fans of NPR any way, we’ve linked the story to this post because it does a good job of explaining the ideas behind fascia manipulation and why some people think [...]]]></description>
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