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Massage Therapy as the Aspirin of CAM Therapies

CAM therapies are Complementary and Alternative Medicine treatments that help alleviate symptoms without relying on pharmaceuticals or more invasive medical treatments like surgery. While there are many CAM therapies out there, I wonder if any have as many potential diagnoses … Continue reading

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Exploring Massage Therapy: Acupressure (Part II)

Last week I wrote about acupressure, defining the modality and describing its benefits generally. This week I want to examine the specific benefits acupressure provides, as detailed in recent scientific research. The first study comes from a 2010 issue of … Continue reading

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