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		<title>Massage Therapy as a Complementary Treatment for Stroke Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Therapeutic Massage Therapy in More Ways than One</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massage Therapists and Taxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s tax week, with all taxpayers having until Thursday, April 15 to file their income taxes for 2009. While this is a stressful time for all industrious Americans, it is especially taxing (ha!) for massage therapists.
Taxes are difficult for massage therapists because of the varied nature of their business. While some only work at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autism, Asthma, Children, and Massage (Part II)</title>
		<link>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/autism-asthma-children-and-massage-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/autism-asthma-children-and-massage-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I wrote specifically about two studies that demonstrated massage therapy’s marked ability to improve the symptoms of autism and asthma. These bring up the perspective of massage therapy as a holistic therapy in the overall conclusions that they make.
The idea of massage therapy as a complementary therapy that can relieve the symptoms of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wintertime Blues and Massage Therapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massage Therapy is an Unequivocal Stress Buster</title>
		<link>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/massage-therapy-is-an-unequivocal-stress-buster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/?p=421</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Continuing on with our blog&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aromatherapy and Massage, an Easy Combination</title>
		<link>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/aromatherapy-and-massage-an-easy-combination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We already wrote about the medicinal benefits of aromatherapy, coupled with massage therapy, over a year ago (see post). As it says in that entry, aromatherapy and massage can be used (and has been clinically proven) to reduce stress levels and help the immune system.
But in that entry, we glossed over the fact that making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massage: The Perfect Complement (and gift) for the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/massage-the-perfect-complement-and-gift-for-the-holidays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DISCLAIMER: I know in my previous blog I said I would offer some solutions for personal and professional boundary transference, but I wanted to squeeze in a quick entry about Thanksgiving and the holidays first. Please look for the blog I promised some time next week. Happy Thanksgiving!
Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, pie – and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Trigger Points (Part III)</title>
		<link>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/understanding-trigger-points-part-iii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/understanding-trigger-points-part-iii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/?p=265</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my last two entries about trigger points, I&#8217;ve discussed how they have been studied, some ways they are described clinically, and the type of pain they cause for the people who suffer from them. I&#8217;ve done this all while maintaining that there is still a lot unknown about trigger points, how they are defined, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Trigger Points (Part I)</title>
		<link>http://www.joylifetherapeutics.com/massage/health-wellness/understanding-trigger-points-part-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massage therapy has been demonstrated to help relieve chronic pain, stress, and anxiety, all in a non-invasive way. For this, it deserves praise as a profession. But there are, of course, limits to what massage can do. Often pain and discomfort is caused by something (such as an internal injury, certain chemical imbalances, etc.) that [...]]]></description>
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