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How Long Should I Wait to Exercise After a Massage or Bodywork Session?

Many therapists recommend clients avoid strenuous exercise for at least 24 hours after a bodywork session. Exercising after a session can both increase muscle soreness and compromise the value of the soft-tissue work you’ve just received.

Fibularis Muscle And Tendon Injuries

If you’ve strained one of your fibularis tendons, the pain in your ankle will let you know something is wrong, but you’ll probably have a hard time identifying the fibularis as a source of the trouble.

Should You Tip?

The act of tipping is a fascinating phenomenon. More and more professions appreciate and even encourage tips. What about massage therapy?

The All-Important Glutes

You may not realize this, but your gluteal muscles—those that make up your derrière—are tangential to everything else in your body and affect nearly every movement you make.

Massage for Your Colicky Baby

While there are lots of home remedies on the internet to relieve the symptoms of colic in your baby, massage is one scientifically proven way you can bring them relief, while also creating important parent-child bonds.

Massage Therapist or Masseuse?

You may have heard a couple of different words used to describe the occupation of people who perform massage therapy: masseuse or massage therapist. Which term does your bodyworker prefer, and which should you use?