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  1. The Mystery of Low-Back Pain: Part III

    ... on the ligaments. It may also tear improperly formed scar tissue, allowing the injured structure to heal more strongly with proper ... treatment for that individual. 2. Friction Therapy and Deep Massage Deep massage applied to the low-back region often helps to ...

  2. Running Injuries, Part 1

    ... produced through constant trauma to the calcaneus. The tissue surrounding the calcaneus is not very vascular, and the exudate — a ... order to dissolve the calcified deposit we need to work very deep. Goals, Objectives and Treatment The main goal of Russian ...

  3. Research & Massage Therapy, Part 1

    ... therapeutic impacts of massage therapy on the body, organ, tissue and cellular levels. Pressure’s Therapeutic Impact Massage ... application; intensity of application (i.e. light-moderate-deep pressure); and the area of application. Only after careful evaluation of ...

  4. Bodywork Sampler

    ... healing of injuries, reduce swelling, and help dissolve scar tissue adhesions. 2. Deep Tissue Often integrated with other massage methods, deep-tissue work ...

  5. Shoulder Series #1: Infraspinatus Tendinitis

    ... exertion, it can easily strain or tear. These lesions, or tissue damage, may be mild, moderate, or severe. Some people have a minor ... (the part of the tendon near the skin surface) or (b) at the deep distal end of the tendon (the part of the attachment deep near the bone). ...

  6. Stroke Rehab, Part 1

    ... and cranium can cause pressure injury to the sensitive brain tissue, because the blood cannot swell outward against the cranium; instead it ... or vertebrals; occlusion of small penetrating arteries deep within the brain; embolism, which is a traveling blood clot usually ...

  7. The Pain Game: Part 1

    ... and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Foremost, pain is always subjective. Each of us learns the ... describe client-activated movements such as head rotation, deep inhalations, pelvic tilts, wiggling fingers, and eye movements. Enhancers ...

  8. Research & Massage Therapy, Part 2

    ... the therapeutic effects of osteopathic medicine with soft tissue manipulations, acupuncture, hatha yoga and the action of negatively ... applies strong mechanical stimuli in the form of deep friction and compression in the place of somatic pathology. In such a ...

  9. Running Injuries, Part 3

    ... The injury caused constant cramping and very hard scar tissue. I gained incredible relief from just one 15-minute session of Russian ... as heel of the hand or cresting hand, in order to provide deep but non-invasive touch. After a few minutes of general pressure stretching ...

  10. Herbal Face & Scalp Massage

    ... of skin are functionally connected to one of seven body tissue types (dhatus). When we stimulate or nourish the skin, we simultaneously ... Generally speaking, ayurvedic massage involves little deep touch in the muscles, as it aims to stimulate the subtler energies of the ...

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