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Swedish Massage

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Swedish Massage Defined

Swedish massage involves the use of hands, forearms or elbows to manipulate the superficial layers of the muscles to improve mental and physical health. Active or passive movement of the joints may also be part of the massage. The benefits of Swedish massage include increased blood circulation, mental and physical relaxation, decreased stress, muscle tension and improved range of motion.

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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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Man pleads in massage case, gets probation

Published August 19, 2008, 8:44 pm, Marco Eagle

A 56-year-old massage therapist from Lee County pleaded no contest to battery Friday and was ordered to give up his massage license after a woman told police he committed a sex act on her during a massage at a Marco Island spa.

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Nature's Stress-busters: Flowers

Published August 18, 2008, 3:04 am, Carteret County News-Times

(ARA) - Feeling a little stressed? Need an energy boost? Buy some flowers. Taking the time to stop and smell the roses this summer could do more than you think.

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Massaging Muscles Facilitates Recovery After Exercise

Published August 17, 2008, 9:16 pm, Science Daily

Researchers testing the long-held theory that therapeutic massage can speed recovery after a sports injury have found early scientific evidence of the healing effects of massage. The scientists have determined that immediate cyclic compression of muscles after intense exercise reduced swelling and muscle damage in a study using animals.

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Matthew Bell: Edinburgh diary

Published August 16, 2008, 4:08 pm, Independent

They should have seen it coming. The French consulate in Edinburgh was gamely responsive to an invitation to attend the premiere of 'Up the Republic!', a political comedy set in Paris. But after the deputy consul, Corinne Fauveau-Schydlowsky, had sat through the play, featuring a priapic dwarfish Sarkozy and involving much chasing round desks, she stormed out of the theatre, calling the play ...

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Raids net spa arrests

Published August 16, 2008, 4:26 am, Norwalk Advocate

STAMFORD - Two women were arrested on immigration charges as seven massage parlors received surprise visits Thursday night from a task force of federal immigration officials the city health department, local and state police.

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Reading zoning baord rejects massage parlor

Published August 14, 2008, 9:45 pm, Reading Eagle

The Reading Zoning Hearing Board has refused to grant Michael Beres, Cherry Hill, N.J., zoning relief that would have allowed him to open a tanning salon and therapeutic massage facility at 912-914 Lancaster Ave.

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