Posts Tagged ‘osteoarthritis’

Therapeutic Massage Therapy in More Ways than One

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Every couple of months we try and pull together a list of the many benefits of massage therapy (click here or here). We do this because, while writing individually about different benefits of massage therapy week in and week out, it is easy to forget the impressive collection of benefits that massage therapy provides.

Fortunately for this week’s report, another writer has pulled together a pretty thorough list of massage therapy benefits for us. (more…)

The Benefits of Massage for Treatment of Arthritic Conditions (Part II)

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

The knee joint is the joint most commonly associated with osteoarthritis. The diminished cartilage within the knee joint causes a deep, persistent ache which is aggravated by use. The simple act of walking can become a painful experience for those who suffer from osteoarthritis. Further deterioration of cartilage increases (more…)