Exercise and Bodywork Keep Joint Pain at Bay
The word arthritis strikes fear in the hearts of older adults. It often signifies aging, pain, inactivity, and disability. However, new research shows moderate physical exercise can actually ease arthritis symptoms by decreasing pain and increasing a person’s likelihood of living a normal life.
Healing a Pain in the Neck
by Hope Bentley
Getting rear-ended in traffic. Face-planting at the bottom of a ski slope. Tumbling over the handlebars on your bike. Whiplash comes in many forms and can become a long-term problem if not treated correctly. Fortunately, massage and bodywork can address the ache and discomfort that come with whiplash and prevent chronic pain down the road.
Bodywork Eases Migraines and Tension Headaches
by Cathy Ulrich
“Do you get headaches?” I asked Cindy. She had come to see me for massage to address her neck and shoulder pain but hadn’t mentioned headaches.
“Well, yes,” she said. “I’ve always had headaches and, now that you mention it, they seem to be worse when my neck hurts.” Cindy went on to say she suffered from them as often as 2-3 times a week and typically treated them with ibuprofen.
Like many Americans, Cindy suffers from chronic, frequent headaches. Her neck pain finally prompted her to seek help, but she was so used to the headaches, she thought they were something she simply had to live with. What Cindy didn’t understand was that frequent headaches are not normal and, with a little proactive planning, there is something that can be done to manage and even prevent them.
Ancient Injuries Don’t Have to Make You Feel Old
by Art Riggs
Injuries such as chronic back pain, trick knees, and sticky shoulders are not necessarily something you just have to live with. Massage techniques might hold the key to unlocking this old pain. Continue reading »
Correct Alignment Leads to Better Health
by Hope Bentley
Talk of good posture often generates images of women walking in a circle with books balanced on their heads or soldiers standing at attention. But good posture does not have to be rigid or ridiculous. In fact, far from ridiculous, it may be the key to good health.
There have been many studies done on the numerous benefits massage can give you. I stumbled upon an entertaining (and enlightening) article on massage and how it benefits you in more ways than you think. Continue reading »
If you’ve never experienced a massage session with me, you should continue reading this short article I’ve posted. It has some helpful answers to the most common questions people have asked me about massage before I’ve worked on them. Please feel free to email me any additional questions you might have for me before your first massage session, if the article is lacking in answers.
Time and time again, I find myself trying to fight the effects of bad “computer desk” posture with my clients. With my business centered in Silicon Valley, I’ve found that bad posture is rampant. Well, let’s just say it’s an epidemic. This post will hope to enlighten all you engineers, bloggers and desk jockeys as to what the perfect desk set-up is so that you may all enjoy better posture and less pain when you are really old. Read on!
We all want to be without pain (save some masochists out there!). But just what is it, and what should we do to manage it? Massage therapy certainly helps to relieve all sorts of pain, but here is some really great info about pain and what you can do to help manage it and hopefully get it out of your life. Good riddance, I say!
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Yes, you can get relief from all that discomfort of carrying around your future progeny. Men, this article isn’t for you. Women who are with child or plan to be might just find this post to be pretty informative and persuasive in getting yourself motivated to make a massage appointment. Power to the pregnant!
