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Massage Therapy Helps Before, After – and During?!? – Birth
We’ve written about the magic of massage therapy before, and how it helps mothers (and fathers) relieve tension, lower their blood pressure, and reduce their anxiety, both before birth and after. But a new study published in the May 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged health, hospital, Massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, muscle pain, newborn, pregnancy, pregnant, women
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Massage Therapy Beneficial for all Pregnant Women
We’ve mentioned earlier how massage therapy has benefits for women who are pregnant, and we’ve even written about hospitals in Tennessee that offer massage therapy to women who are delivering or have delivered babies there, noting that massage therapy can … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, health, Massage, massage therapist, massage therapy, muscle pain, pregnant, women
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Jaw Pain and Massage Therapy
Over the past few weeks, I have written about the therapeutic benefits of massage therapy, specifically for infants and adolescents. Now I want to focus on the therapeutic benefits of massage therapy for all people, children and adults. This entry … Continue reading
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Tagged ethics, health, Massage, massage therapy, muscle pain, pain, trigger point
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Massage therapy eases neck pain and so much more
After lots of posts about the holidays, NFL stars, and ethics in massage therapy, I want to return to a subject that I think this blog does best: the therapeutic benefits of massage therapy. After all, massage therapy’s benefits to … Continue reading
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Tagged health, Massage, massage therapy, muscle pain, neck, neck pain, pain
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Understanding Trigger Points (Part III)
In my last two entries about trigger points, I’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’ve done this all while … Continue reading
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Tagged health, Massage, massage therapy, muscle pain, pain, stress, tension, trigger point
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Understanding Trigger Points (Part II)
I wrote last week about trigger points, how they are somewhat hard to define and that this lack of definition has led to many different theories, and an overall lack of consensus, as to how to locate and treat these … Continue reading
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Tagged health, Massage, massage therapist, massage therapy, muscle pain, pain, referred pain, trigger point
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Hands-Free Massage
How much money will a client pay for a hands-free massage? Different massage modalities require different levels of exertion and forms of application by massage therapists. Often times a deeper, Swedish massage can involve a lot of force from a … Continue reading
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Tagged hands-free massage, hot stone massage, Massage, massage therapy, muscle pain, relaxation
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Massage: A Deeper Look (Part II)
One of the most important things to do before giving – or receiving – a deep tissue massage is to determine which muscles need a deep tissue approach. It’s very rare that all muscles will need to have deep tissue … Continue reading
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Tagged deep tissue, health, Massage, muscle pain, relaxation, sports, stress, swedish, tension
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Massage: A Deeper Look (Part I)
I’ve been blogging recently about animal massage – even snake massage (my stomach still clenches when I think about that one!) and both entries touched briefly on “deep massage”. I think it’s important to understand what deep tissue massage actually … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic, deep tissue massage, muscle pain, relaxation, sports, swedish
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Massage Helps Cyclists Reach Peak Performance
If you have ever watched television coverage of a major cycling race, such as the Tour de France or Giro d’Italia, you have undoubtedly seen an array of motorcycles and cars huddled together, driving perilously close to the riders. These … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, Massage, muscle pain, sports
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