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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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Tagged acupressure, arthritis, CAM Therapy, cancer, depression, health, Massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, muscle pain, neck pain, pain, stress
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Massage Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis: An Effective CAM Therapy
As we have written, massage therapy is an excellent Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), and can be a CAM therapy for many different conditions (for example, see last week’s entry on burns and massage therapy). Recent research has shown massage … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, depression, health, Massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, MS, multiple sclerosis, pain
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Massage Therapy as a Complementary Treatment for Stroke Patients
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. … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, depression, health, Massage, massage therapy, pain, stress, stroke, stroke patients
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Massage Therapy Shown to Benefit Children with Sickle Cell Anemia
The words massage and therapy seem to go together more and more the more one researches the therapeutic benefits of massage. The latest medical benefit we’ve found that massage therapy provides is an improvement in the health of children and … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, depression, health, Massage, massage therapy, pain, sickle cell anemia
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Wintertime Blues and Massage Therapy
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, depression, funk, gift, health, Massage, massage therapy, relaxation, snow, stress, winter
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Massage Therapy and Depression
One of the best-known benefits of massage therapy is its ability to enhance feelings of well-being and studies show promise in aiding those diagnosed with depression.
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Tagged cortisol, depression, Massage, pain, serotinin, stress
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