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Soleus Muscle Strain
... test does not cause any discomfort, try this variation to increase the stress on the injured area. Have the client stand on one leg (the ... on the soleus muscle, have the client lie face down on your table. Sit on the table just below the client’s knees, and bend the knee ...
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Dimensions of Alignment
... side to side, the length and the depth may be seen to increase. Pressure front to back will lessen the depth, making the shape wider ... STEP 1. Stand comfortably straight with your weight about even right to left and the feet parallel. Align yourself in ...
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The Mystery of Low-Back Pain: Part I
... a forward (lordotic) curve, so that when you lie supine with your legs straight you can easily slide your hand under your low back. A low ... mechanism that serves to prevent movement that might increase the pain or cause further injury. Back pain purely due to muscle ...
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Six Unspoken Questions About Massage Therapy
... article will address those questions you’d like to ask your massage therapist, but were afraid to ask. I’m a bit ... massage, which is to invite your body to relax, reduce pain, increase well-being, and have long, supple muscles. Massage therapists aren’t ...
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Walking the New Body
... of release into better body usage, it would be like painting your car without taking off the rust. This would encourage tightening over already engrained tensions which increase the body’s stress.” The memories of past compensations to ...
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Chi Nei Tsang
... anger or aggression, you may have a harder time digesting your response, and it will take longer for that emotion to move through your ... immune system, better processing of body fat and an overall increase in kidney and liver function. It raises awareness and vital energy, or ...
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Understanding Scientific Results: Fundamental Building Blocks
... communicate and can decide if that information is useful to your practice, and if so, how it is useful. Let’s get started on our path. ... 3 and 9 report no change, and patient 6 actually reports an increase in pain after the massage. So what’s going on here? Is there ...
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Massage and the Cancer Patient
... the radiation therapist — is concerned with getting rid of your cancer cells,” Adlerstein said. “The other parts of your body and the ... The statistics are grim, but there is a silver lining. An increase in early detection and improved treatment means that cancer is no ...
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Gender in the Profession
... an attractive young female, you will be propositioned during your career,” says Jocelyn Olivier, founder and director of the Institute of ... though I had a steady clientele by then, I noticed an increase of women callers not wanting to book massage after they realized I ...
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Herbal Face & Scalp Massage
... and sandalwood. Gotu kola and amla, both cooling herbs that increase brain function, are infused into shirodhara oils for pitta. Spicy ... chosen oil in a bowl. Work the oil little by little into your scalp, using the pads of your fingers in circular motions, as in ...