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3 main reasons you suffer from back pain!
Nearly everyone has low back pain sometime. Men and women are equally affected. It occurs most often between ages 30 and 50. Read more...
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Massage Improves Sleep, Decreases Pain and Substance P in Fibromyalgia Patients
After receiving massage twice weekly for five weeks, fibromyalgia patients experienced improved mood and sleep, and their levels of substance P, a neurotransmitter in the pain fiber system, decreased, along with the number of tender spots throughout their bodies, according to recent research. Read more..
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Treatment for Rotator Cuff Injuries
Repeating the same shoulder motions again and again can stress your rotator cuff muscles and tendons. Baseball, tennis, rowing, and weightlifting are examples of sports activities that can put you at risk for overuse tears. Many jobs and routine chores can cause overuse tears, as well. Symptoms and who is at risk? Read more..
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Taking the bite out of bruxism!
40 million people are suffering with grinding and clenching of their teeth. You may have been fitted with night guards to help protect your teeth but does that cure the problem? Read more..
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Massage as Part of a Multidisciplinary Treatment Program for Fibromyalgia
A new study shows that a health care program that included massage therapy, ischemic pressure on the 18 tender points, aerobic exercise and thermal therapy resulted in "significant" improvement in overall health perception, social functioning, grip strength and a walking test among fibromyalgia patients.
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"Lose the back pain"
The psoas muscle tends to shorten (tighten) due to prolonged sitting and it stays shortened even when you stand up. Read more
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Elbow Pain: Overuse Injuries Common Among Tennis Players But No One Is Immune.
Over time due to stress on the muscles, joints and soft tissue you can begin to feel small, nagging ache or pain which can grow into a debilitating injury if not treated early and properly. Read more...
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Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a medical term which describes muscle pain or inflammation. Pain syndromes may develop from a muscle injury or from repetitive strain on a muscle, ligament or tendon. Read More
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A Study In The July 5 Issue Of The Annals Of Internal Medicine Shows That Massage Is An Effective Treatment For Lower Back Pain. Read more....
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Athletes Enhance Performance By Treating Muscle Spasm With Neuromuscular Therapy
Surprising enough, when athletes see a doctor about a nagging pain that won't go away, they hardly ever examine muscles or screened them for problems. They tend to focus on tendons and joints.
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Post surgery back pain
Chronic pain may also indicate the formation of adhesions after surgery. Adhesions are bands of scar tissue that can distort anatomy and glue together organs and tissues that are normally separate. Read more..
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The Scientific Approach
Session are based on treatment outcome to Re-educate the Neuromuscular Junction in order to achieve postural balance, relieve biomechanical strain, and normalize muscle tone. Read more.. |
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Massage: It's real medicine by CNN Health
Massage helps ward off bugs by boosting your "natural killer cells," the immune system's first line of defense against invading illness. "We know that cortisol destroys natural killer cells," Field says. "Therefore, since massage decreases cortisol, your immune cells get a boost." Massage even seems to boost immunity in those people with severely compromised immune systems, such as breast-cancer patients. Read more...
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Improve body alignment and posture
Neuromuscular Re-Education Therapy (NMT) is a system of specific therapies that achieves and maintain balance (Homeostasis) between your musculoskeletal and nervous system. Which addresses your chronic pain patterns, stress and postural distortions that debilitate and greatly reduce your quality of life. Read more...
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Cycle of Pain
The rise of computer use is calling attention to an increasing occurrence of repetitive strain injuries or RSI's. Often attributed to long hours of desk work ,RSI's can develop from repeated movements during any activity at work or leisure, resulting in pain, loss of work, and decreased enjoyment of everyday life. Read more...
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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
(TOS) is a neurovascular entrapment, the nerves of the brachial plexus or the blood vessels running to or from the arm (or some combination of both) are impinged or impaired at the thoracic outlet. Read more...
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Chronic Stress
Signs and symptoms of stress overload, It’s important to learn how to recognize when your stress levels are out of control. The most dangerous thing about stress is how easily it can creep up on you. You get used to it. It starts to feels familiar – even normal. You don’t notice how much it’s affecting you, even as it takes a heavy toll. Read more... |
Cause of back pain
Back pain is caused by broad range of environmental, physical and physiological factors. Read more... |
Neck Pain
Poor posture can cause neck pain by putting extra strain on ligaments and muscles. Standing with the shoulders slouched and chin jutted forward, working with your head down for long periods of time, slumping while seated and sleeping face-down are common postural problems. Read more... |
SCIATIC PAIN!
For some people, the pain from sciatica can be severe and debilitating. For others, the pain might be infrequent and irritating, but has the potential to get worse. Read more... |
Repetitive Strain Injury
Repetitive Strain injuries account for over 67% of all occupational injuries. Statistics show that the number of patients suffering from RSI has now surpassed those suffering from back pain. Repetitive strain injuries appear in all walks of life, in all types of occupations, and in all types of sports and physical activities. Read more... |
TMJ
Are you frequently waking in the morning with sore cheek muscles, loose or temperature-sensitive teeth, a headache, earache, or jaw pain? If so, you may be grinding your teeth or habitually clenching your jaw in your sleep (or even during waking hours). Read more... |
Headaches
One of the most common physical problems, up to 90% of adults in the Unites States will experience a headache each year. Headaches are pain caused by any number of sources. Muscular tension, vascular spasm and dilation, and chemical imbalances all can contribute to headache. Headaches only rarely indicate a serious underlying disorder. Read more...
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Detox Your Body
Common signs that your body is harboring too many toxins include: feeling “out of balance,” skin, intestine, and sinus problems, headaches, poor digestion, constipation, insomnia, depression, adult acne, allergies, weight gain, and bloating. Read more...
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10 ways to manage low back pain at home
Whatever the cause, once you have low back pain, it can be hard to shake. About one in four Americans say they've had a recent bout of low back pain. And almost everyone can expect to experience back pain at some point in their lives. Read more... |
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Massage for Athletes
Sports massage should play an important part in the life of any sportsman or woman whether they are injured or not. Massage has a number of benefits physical, physiological and psychological
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