Give someone you love a Gift Certificate for a Massage Session - and while you are doing that - schedule a session for yourself!
Alternative Therapies for Stress and AnxietyNatural strategies for dealing with stress
Published on August 17, 2012 by Catherine Ulbricht, Pharm.D. in Natural Standard
Everyone experiences stress at some point in their lives. Some feel anxious once in a while, when they have to visit the dentist or present a project at school. Others may feel tense on a daily basis, if they get stuck in rush hour traffic or have to run around to meetings all day.
So what’s the best way to unwind and catch a break from a jam-packed schedule, barring a tropical vacation?
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Reflexology for Selfcare
My clients know I am committed to sharing selfcare techniques with them. This illustration of the reflex points on your feet is a great place to start your own selfcare program!
20.11.12
Have I broken a rib?
A client appeared with a sharp pain in the back at the lower edge of the ribs and was concerned that the rib was broken. With palpation a sharp pain was felt at the lateral, lower edge of the bottom rib and with further palpation, at the top of the buttock on the same side.
What is located between the ribs and the hips?
It is the quadratus lumborum, or QL, a muscle often injured by football players. This video will show you were it is located.
The discomfort can often be relieved with trigger point therapy especially in the gluteus maximus and gluteus minimus.
What is located between the ribs and the hips?
It is the quadratus lumborum, or QL, a muscle often injured by football players. This video will show you were it is located.
The discomfort can often be relieved with trigger point therapy especially in the gluteus maximus and gluteus minimus.
30.10.12
Will Massage help a Client with Mitochondrial Disease?
What is Mitochondrial Disease?
Mitochondrial diseases result from failures of the mitochondria, specialized compartments present in every cell of the body except red blood cells. Mitochondria are responsible for creating more than 90% of the energy needed by the body to sustain life and support growth. When they fail, less and less energy is generated within the cell. Cell injury and even cell death follow. If this process is repeated throughout the body, whole systems begin to fail, and the life of the person in whom this is happening is severely compromised. The disease primarily affects children, but adult onset is becoming more and more common.From the United Mitochodrial Disease Foundation
Commonly Affected Systems in Mitochondrial Disorders
Each of our cells contains, on average, 500 to 2,000 little "factories" called mitochondria that are responsible for supplying our energy needs. When the mitochondria aren't working properly, the effects are particularly apparent in parts of the body with high energy requirements, such as the nervous system, skeletal muscles and heart.
From the Mitochondrial Research Society
Does Massage help a client with Mitochodrial Disease?
Massage therapy is commonly used during physical rehabilitation of skeletal muscle to ameliorate pain and promote recovery from injury. Although there is evidence that massage may relieve pain in injured muscle, how massage affects cellular function remains unknown.
From Pro Health
