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Massage Therapy Shown To Be the Best Choice of Treatment for Lower Back Pain
Massage therapists often gush about the therapeutic properties of massage therapy, saying it can lower levels of anxiety and stress, improve wellness, and even reduce pain. And for the most part, they’re right. Indeed, many academic studies have demonstrated the … Continue reading
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Tagged health, lower back pain, Massage, massage therapist, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, muscle pain, pain
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Exploring Massage Therapy: Myofascial Release (Part II)
In our previous entry we described myofascial release, how it compares to structural integration, and the need to be highly trained in the modality in order to know how to manipulate fascia in the correct way so it creates an … Continue reading
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Tagged fascia, health, Massage, massage therapist, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, muscle pain, myofascial release, pain, tension
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Exploring Massage Therapy: Myofascial Release (Part I)
On the more therapeutic side of massage therapy, many modalities exist that focus on specific health benefits. We have written before, for example, about acupressure, structural integration, and the effectiveness of massage therapy as a Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) … Continue reading
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Tagged fascia, health, Massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, muscle pain, myofascial release, pain, tension
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Massage Therapy for Pain Relief from Scars
Last week we wrote generally about how sports massage therapy can help football players, stating that regular massage can help keep players fresh during long periods of training, as well as help players avoid or manage their injuries. Yet another … Continue reading
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Tagged health, Massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, muscle pain, pain, scar, scars
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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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Office Massage Therapy Can Reduce Stress, Pain and Costs
Last week we wrote about how office massage therapy can help reverse postural problems and the pain associated with them. While there is research that has been done showing that massage therapy can help in many different areas (relieving stress, … Continue reading
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Tagged chair massage, health, Massage, massage therapy, muscle pain, office massage, pain, stress, workplace massage
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Office Massage Therapy Can Help Employee Posture and Well-Being
One thing that we promote strongly is office massage, as it can be extremely beneficial to employees. We have discussed how workplace massage can be unobtrusive to the general set-up of an office, and how it can help diffuse stressful … Continue reading
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Tagged acupressure, back pain, digestive problems, health, Massage, massage therapy, muscle pain, neck pain, office massage, pain, relaxation, shoulder pain, stress, workplace massage
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Sports Massage Therapy for Runners
We’ve written generally about massage therapy and its benefits for athletes (see our entry on Sports Massage), but often times a description of the general benefits can gloss over the specific positives sports massage provides athletes of a specific sport. … Continue reading
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Tagged circulation, deep tissue massage, health, Massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, muscle pain, runners, running, sports, Sports Massage, sports massage therapy, swedish
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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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Tagged acupressure, anxiety, back pain, CAM Therapy, children, health, hospital, insomnia, Massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, muscle pain, neck pain, pain, pre-operative anxiety, relaxation, stress, tension
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Exploring Massage Therapy: Acupressure (Part I)
Acupressure is an intriguing modality of massage therapy as its methods and potential benefits are extremely expansive. It’s also hard to get a precise definition of what acupressure actually is, which is what we will try to do in today’s … Continue reading
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Tagged acupressure, acupuncture, health, Massage, massage therapy, muscle pain, pain, pressure points, relaxation, self-massage, stress, tension, trigger point
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