Category Archives: Stress Reduction
Autism, Asthma, Children, and Massage (Part II)
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, health, holistic benefits, Massage, massage therapy, quality of life, stress, strong relationships
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Massage Therapy is an Unequivocal Stress Buster
Continuing on with our blog’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 … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, health, Massage, massage therapy, pain, repetitive stress injury, stress, tension
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Adolescents, Aggression, and Massage
Last week I wrote about a study posted on the Touch Research Institute’s Web site about the effect massage therapy and touch can have on infants (massage therapy, according to the study, was shown to improve responsiveness among infants. Click … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescent aggression, anxiety, chair massage, health, Massage, massage therapy, relaxation
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Aromatherapy and Massage, an Easy Combination
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged aromatherapy, chair massage, health, immune system, Massage, massage therapy, relaxation, stress, table massage, tension
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Massage: The Perfect Complement (and gift) for the Holidays
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness, Holiday, Massage, Stress Reduction
Tagged Christmas, gift, Holiday, Massage, massage therapy, stress, Stress Reduction, Thanksgiving
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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 I)
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged health, immune system, Massage, massage therapy, pain, relaxation, stress, tension, trigger point
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Massage Means Less Stress, More Math
I do not think there is anyone who would be reading this blog and would not agree that stress is a major problem in modern society, and that massage is a great way to get rid of it.
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Tagged academic study, anxiety, chair massage, health, math, relaxation, stress
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The Art of Self-Massage (Part II)
As promised, I will continue outlining the ways to give self-massage on different parts of the body. Last week, I wrote about giving self-massage to your head, shoulders, and feet. This week I will write about self-massage for your hands … Continue reading
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Tagged hand massage, Massage, relaxation, self-massage, torso massage
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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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