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Meditation Reduced The Opioid Dose She Needs To Ease Chronic Pain By 75%

There's new evidence that mind-body interventions can help reduce pain in people who have been taking prescription opioids — and lead to reductions in the…

Crystal KaplanNovember 13, 2019

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Massage Therapy Reduces Occupational Stress

A study published in March 2019 by the International Journal for Massage Therapy shows that massage therapy can effectively treat occupational stress for emergency medical…

Crystal KaplanJune 7, 2019

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6 Things To Know About Massage Therapy for Health Purposes

According to the National Institutes of Health, Massage Therapy may reduce chronic pain, including for people with cancer or fibromyalgia, and can ease depression and…

benjaminJune 4, 2019

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Feldenkrais Method Brings Effortless Movement

What is the Feldenkrais Method? The Feldenkrais Method is named after its creator, Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, D.Sc. (1904-1984), a Russian born physicist, judo expert, mechanical…

Yulia KriskovetsNovember 16, 2016

Massage and Bodywork

Thai Massage – More Than Lazy Yoga

If you’ve ever taken a yoga class, there was probably a moment you thought “oh, sure, I can get my leg / arm / hip…

Kelly BowersJuly 19, 2016

Massage and Bodywork

When You Hear “That” Word

There are plenty of diagnoses we don’t want to hear. One of the biggest is “cancer”. It’s not just what cancer means inside your body.…

Kelly BowersJuly 13, 2016

Massage and Bodywork

Changing Massage to Match Your Life

There isn’t a special massage technique for our elder years. What massage therapists call “geriatric” massage is about understanding the changes that happen in your…

Kelly BowersJune 29, 2016