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…)
Posts Tagged ‘massage therapy’
Wintertime Blues and Massage Therapy
Monday, March 1st, 2010Why do People Choose Massage Therapy?
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Massage therapy’s great. And there are numerous studies outlining why, most coming from a medicinal point of view (we’ve written about a lot of them: massage therapy’s helpful to cancer patients, people who are stressed, people suffering from jaw pain, etc.).
But a new study shows another, substantial reason why people appreciate and seek out massage therapy: They like it. (more…)
Massage Therapy Festival and Hall of Fame
Thursday, February 18th, 2010We wrote recently about NFL football player Errick (Ricky) Williams wanting to become a massage therapist after he finished his impressive football career. On a lighter note, there’s also been some news about Britney Spears wanting to become a professional massage therapist (although these reports – and the individual dedication – don’t seem to be as serious as Errick Williams’).
While these two names bring some celebrity to the world of massage therapy, others from the profession are trying to bring fame to massage therapy from within. As MassageMag.com announced, this June, at Berea College, in Kentucky, the fifth annual World Massage Festival and induction ceremony for the Massage Therapy Hall of Fame will take place. (more…)
Massage for Valentine’s Day: A Gift to be Given Professionally
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010A lot of content seems to appear around the holidays for massage therapy-related services, for Christmas, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, even Valentine’s Day. Advertisements and articles about gifts and gestures that couples can give each other for Valentine’s Day extend to massage therapy, such as this article from a community Web page in Maryland.
The idea is that, on Valentine’s Day, partners can learn the art of massage therapy to treat their significant other with a massage that is not only personal, but also somewhat professional. While a sweet idea, I think there is a potentially serious flaw in the gift idea of massage therapy for Valentine’s Day. (more…)
Massage Therapy’s Many Benefits for Breast Cancer Patients
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Massage therapy can have tremendous benefits for people generally, for example, in dealing with stress (see last week’s entry). But massage’s therapeutic benefits extend to specific groups of people as well. This week I want to focus on how massage therapy can help improve the symptoms and general condition of women with breast cancer.
Massage Therapy is an Unequivocal Stress Buster
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Continuing on with our blog’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 a little biased in favor of massage therapy. (more…)
Jaw Pain and Massage Therapy
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Over the past few weeks, I have written about the therapeutic benefits of massage therapy, specifically for infants and adolescents. Now I want to focus on the therapeutic benefits of massage therapy for all people, children and adults.
This entry will be about jaw pain and ways massage therapy can help combat it. (more…)
Adolescents, Aggression, and Massage
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010Last 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 on the Touch Research Institute’s Web site, but available, for free, online as well (click here). This study focuses on massage therapy’s effectiveness in decreasing rates of aggression among adolescents.
Infants, Massage, and Touch
Friday, January 8th, 2010This blog has been used a lot over the past year and a half of its existence to trumpet the therapeutic benefits of massage. And while this is a good site to find yet another ailment that massage therapy can help cure, the Touch Research Institute is the gold mine of scientific research into the therapeutic benefits of massage therapy.
This week I’m writing about another study from their resources, this one demonstrating the benefits of touch and massage therapy among infants. (more…)
Massage therapy eases neck pain and so much more
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009After lots of posts about the holidays, NFL stars, and ethics in massage therapy, I want to return to a subject that I think this blog does best: the therapeutic benefits of massage therapy.
After all, massage therapy’s benefits to people’s health are great. Thus far we have featured blogs about massage therapy and its ability to alleviate trigger points, symptoms of old age, allergies, eating disorders, stress, and the list goes on and on.
Today I want to write about neck pain and massage therapy’s effectiveness in treating it. (more…)