This Is a Serious Matter A Study of Foot Massage and Cancer Symptoms

The Massage Provider and Protocol In the study, you received foot massage from a nurse “experienced in the administration of massage.” This sometimes raises eyebrows among massage therapists who ask about credentials and whether this truly reflects massage therapy practice. In this case, the authors wanted to restore massage...

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Beyond the Box: The Evolution of Structural Energetic Therapy

The Three-Step Approach The first step releases the swelling, fluids, ischemia, inflammation and surface trigger points with their related pain referral zones using milking strokes with tolerable pressure to clear surface and intermediate layers of tissue. The second step is the directed myofascial unwinding process. To unwind the myofascial...

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Why Massage Say That Deep Tissue Massage Helps Plantar Fasciitis

Why Massage Say That Deep Tissue Massage Helps Plantar Fasciitis Since shortening of the plantar flexor muscles could increase stress on the plantar fascia, it seems reasonable that massage to these muscles would relieve foot pain in patients with PHPS. However, until recently, there was no scientific evidence that...

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Why Massage Fang? Breathing Patterns, Connective Tissue and Soft-Shelled Eggs

Why Massage Fang? Before making these connections, though, I need to offer a brief summary of a personal health episode. I have shared this information with various audiences before (e.g., AMTA Conference, Nashville, October 2004), when attempting to highlight just how powerful and immediate the effects of respiratory alkalosis...

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