Three Ways to Protect Your Back During Yard Work

August 3, 2010

Fabulous summer weather invites our favorite outdoor activities. “Weekend Warriors” head  to home improvement stores to purchase yard supplies and tools to beautify their yards. However, jumping into gardening can set up opportunities for aching back or painful knees. Here are three ways you can protect your back while doing lawn work: Make Plans Before [...]

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Tips to Prevent Sports Injuries During the Summer Months

July 26, 2010

Summer is here, along with increased participation in many sporting and outdoor activities.  Careful preparation, recovery time and a sensible training program can promote a healthy active lifestyle. This article will review the definition of acute and chronic soft tissue injuries, how to respond to a sports injury and ways to help prevent occurrence and [...]

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Some Like It Hot: How Hot Stone Massage Can Benefit You

February 8, 2010

If you are looking for a massage session to warm your bones during the cold winter months, a hot stone massage may be just for you. Hot stone massage is the use of smooth, heated stones during a relaxation massage. The use of hot stones in massage can be traced back over 3,000 years ago [...]

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Side Effects: The Benefits of Side Lying Massage

February 5, 2010

Most typical massages are received while positioned on your stomach or back. But what about getting a massage on the side of your body? This article explores, postural issues, the benefits of side lying massage as well as when it may be an appropriate treatment approach. First, let’s look at what can happen to our [...]

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Massage Utilized in Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders

November 2, 2009

Slight muscle soreness around the jaw joint quickly goes away for most people. But according to the National Institutes for Health, temporomandibular joint and muscle disorder (TMJD) can be a painful condition during chewing or even yawning for roughly 5 to 12 percent of the population. TMJD is only second to low back pain in [...]

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Deep Tissue Massage – Part 2

September 5, 2009

Deep tissue has become a very popular form of massage therapy, yet there are widespread misconceptions about this valuable technique. Part two will provide tips on choosing a massage therapist to give you the best possible deep tissue massage experience. Part Two: Make the Most of Deep Tissue Massage It’s important to find the best [...]

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Backpack Blues

August 26, 2009

Back to school can be a dreaded time for students. No more sleeping in plus mounds of homework. It also starts the time when students are carrying heavy backpacks filled with books and other items. Most students overfill their school bags for many reasons, such as not being able to return to lockers during school [...]

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Deep Tissue Massage, No Pain, No Gain? Part 1

August 1, 2009

Deep tissue has become a very popular form of massage therapy, yet there are widespread misconceptions about this valuable technique. Part one of this article explains what is—and is not—deep tissue massage and reviews some of its benefits. Part two, which will appear next week, will provide tips on choosing a massage therapist to give [...]

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Five Tips for Better Back Health

June 30, 2009

Chances are pretty good you and the person next to you have something in common: back pain. According to the National Institutes of Health, 8 out of 10 people will at some point suffer back pain that hinders their work, daily living, and leisure activities. Acute injuries lasting a few days or weeks most likely [...]

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So What are Trigger Points?

December 26, 2008

One of the most common reasons clients come to see me are “knots”—aches or sore spots that develop at specific points. Trigger points—knots—develop in a muscle when it is injured or overused. A trigger point affects not only the muscle where it is located; it also causes a pattern of pain in other soft tissue. [...]

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