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Massage Therapy Defined
This is a general term covering a variety of disciplines for the manipulation of soft tissue for therapeutic purposes Swedish, Shiatsu, trigger point, neuromuscular with roots in both Eastern and Western cultures. Massage improves the function of the body's connective tissues and/or muscles. Among conditions alleviated by massage are whiplash, low back and neck pain, and degenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis. It involves the practice of kneading or otherwise manipulating muscles or other soft tissue with the intent of increasing circulation and detoxification, reducing physical and emotional stress and increasing general wellness.
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Avoid crowds with these outlying attractions
Published August 21, 2008, 12:12 pm, Denver Post
Locals planning to venture downtown to a favorite shop or restaurant during the last week of August might opt to avoid the closed streets, packed dining rooms and elbow-to-elbow sidewalks that may correspond with the Democratic National Convention.
Health Highlights: Aug. 21, 2008
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Health Calendar: 08/21/2008
Published August 21, 2008, 6:58 am, Traverse City Record-Eagle
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Downsizing in Los Angeles: Mansion to Condo
Published August 21, 2008, 5:12 am, The Gadsden Times
A New York-style luxury high-rise lifestyle is creeping into the wealthiest echelons of society in Los Angeles.
Alexander Technique With Exercise May Alleviate Back Pain
Published August 21, 2008, 3:16 am, Medical News Today
Back pain is a leading cause of disability in Western societies, but we have had little success in developing long-term treatments. The Alexander technique is a personalized approach to back pain management that helps patients to develop lifelong skills for self care and to improve postural tone and muscular coordination. An article published on bmj.
Decade of decadence
Published August 21, 2008, 3:09 am, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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Published August 21, 2008, 3:02 am, Niles Herald-Spectator
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Oakton opportunities
Published August 21, 2008, 2:32 am, Mount Prospect Times
Students interested in pursuing a career in health care are invited to attend free information sessions during September at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.
Yoga instructor with MS donates Cybex Arc Trainer to Fairmont Fitness
Published August 21, 2008, 2:09 am, The Times West Virginian
When Ellie Snyder of Fairmont filled out an online questionnaire about why she likes a piece of gym equipment known as the Cybex Home Arc Trainer, she had an immediate response.
Couple creates world-renowned, upscale spa near Hawley dedicated to rejuvenating its clientele
Published August 21, 2008, 2:07 am, The Scranton Times-Tribune
Silence is golden at The Lodge at Woodloch where subtle breezes can be heard quietly whispering down the nearby mountains surrounding the 40,000-square-foot destination spa off Route 590 near Hawley.
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- Equus Muscle Management: Equus Muscle Management implement a special type of Equine Massage therapy which is based on the Emmet Neuromuscular Release technique. Based in Australia, this technique is seeing great success in equine outcomes.
- Learn the Art of Self-Massage: The Rubdown | Living Healthy | Reader's Digest
- Massage Therapy Jobs|Massage Therapy | Massage Therapies Information: With how stressful life is right now, people are looking at new ways to de-stress and just relax their minds and their bodies. Massage therapy is the answer to many people?s need for de-stressing. This is the reason why it is one of the fastest growing industry.
- NewAgeTouch Massage: Professional Ethics for Massage therapy, the statement alone provokes a sense of dignity. Appearance always has a lot to do with how someone perceives you. The appearance in any case is how the massage therapist looks and dresses when providing or promoting massage.
- Massage Therapy Colleges
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- NovoSpa: Premier Spa in Yorkville, Toronto
- Structural Integrative Massage Therapy: An advanced method of bodywork that systematically releases patterns of stress and impaired functioning in the body?s myofascial system. ?Myo? means muscle, and ?fascia? means connective tissue = myofascia. The Structural Integration Practitioner is trained to see your body as a myofascial structure balanced within the all-pervasive field of gravity we live in. When any part of your structure is out of balance in gravity, stress is always the result.
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