Yes, You Need a Massage!
Have you had your tires rotated recently? Been to the dentist for a cleaning? There are some appointments you don’t think twice about making—they’re just a part of life. It’s time to think of massage as routine maintenance.
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Massage Benefits Animal Athletes Too
For the weekend warrior, a massage helps both recovery time and future performance. If you’re taking your favorite four-legged friend with you on those weekend adventures, there’s a good chance they could use some bodywork as well.
Shoulder Series #1: Infraspinatus Tendinitis
In the October/November 2003 issue of Massage & Bodywork (“Injuries of the Knee: Essential Principles and their Applications,” page 16), I described how discovering and learning new information about the injury process revolutionized my understanding and changed the way I treat clients in my practice. Because of the essential principles I learned, I am able to identify the source of clients’ pain quickly and recommend the type of treatment most likely to help them recover.
It May Be Good to Be a Bit Salty
You are probably familiar with how uncomfortable it is to get salt in your eye or in an open cut on your body. So if I were to suggest you try salt therapy, you might be a bit hesitant if you do not know what it entails.
Recharge Between and After Clients
Sometimes, we enjoy the work of giving generously to others so much that we neglect to release the previous massage and bodywork sessions and instead carry them throughout the day. Doing this over and over can be emotionally and physically draining.
5 Ways a Healthy Gut Makes a Healthy Brain
The idiom “trust your gut” means relying on intuition, rather than thoughtful, deep analysis, to make a decision. But research shows there is actually a tangible connection between gut health and brain health, and that linkage can affect emotions and cognitive processing.
Ask the Experts: Can Massage Help with Whiplash?
“My father was in a recent auto accident and has whiplash. Can massage benefit him, and will insurance pay for it?”
Wrist Relief
Oh, those aching wrists. Here are a few simple Active Isolated Stretches (based on the principle of short, repeated movements) to help ease the hurt.
The Problem with the Back Mouse
The term “back mouse” is a rather cute description for a very painful yet often overlooked problem, even by back pain specialists.
Gastrocnemius Muscle Strains
The gastrocnemius is one of the most easily visible muscles in the human body—the structure that gives the calf its characteristic bulging shape. It is this shape that inspired the name of the muscle: “belly of the leg,” from the Greek gaster (belly) and kneme (leg).
