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Three Ways Massage Therapy Benefits Your Overall Health
Massage therapy isn’t just a luxury splurge when you are on vacation, it can actually be a key piece of your overall health and wellness. Regular massage therapy has been shown to ease pain and reduce inflammation while also working to reduce stress and anxiety. Below are three ways massage can benefit your overall health.
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Massage for Palliative Care
According to the National Cancer Institute, “Palliative care is care meant to improve the quality of life of patients who have a serious or life-threatening disease, such as cancer. It can be given with or without curative care. Palliative care is an approach to care that addresses the person as a whole, not just their disease. The goal is to prevent
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Massage Techniques That Can Help Relieve Anxiety and Depression
Stress is an inevitable part of life, but people experience it in different ways. Whether through a chemical imbalance or through simply not knowing the skills to decrease and deal with stress in a healthy way, people suffer with various mental and physical symptoms related to this high level of stress. What many people may not know is that regular
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Benefits of Using Sesame Seed Oil for Massage
When most people think of sesame seed oil, their mind drifts to things like Asian cuisine or cooking. But sesame seed oil has been used for thousands of years for more than just cooking. Sesame seed oil was first mentioned in the Vedas, which is a large body of texts originating in India. Sesame seed oil is a vegetable oil
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How Does Massage Work?
Massage is defined as the rubbing and kneading of the body’s muscles and joints. Massage is most commonly used to relieve tension or pain. Most people who have experienced a massage report it has been helpful. But according to a recent National Health Interview Survey, only about 6.9 percent of Americans have ever tried massage. That means there is a
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5 Reasons You Need Massage Today
The American Massage Therapy Association took a survey recently to find out why people get massage. What they found was that 72 percent of those surveyed claim their primary reason for receiving a massage was because it was medically advised, or to relieve stress. And growing research supports the premise that massage is very effective therapy in this regard, and
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Massage Is An “Invaluable Resource” For Hospitals
The general public understands that massage is good medicine, and this is reflected in the growing use of massage therapy and energy work in U.S. hospitals.
According to research conducted in January 2017, 82 percent of hospital patients claimed massage therapy was the most helpful form of hospital therapy. The patients in this survey were between the ages of 19-95
Massage is Great for Anxiety
Massage is calming, relaxing and therapeutic. It can de-stress the mind and allow the body to function properly. Massage is a great remedy for anxiety, It’s relaxing and soothing properties allow you to re-sync your brain and body. Whether you have just been feeling anxious lately, or suffer from general anxiety disorder, massage can get you back into gear and
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Studies Show Massage is Good for Relieving Depression and Anxiety
Massage is an ancient technique for helping people to overcome physical and psychological health problems. Massage is an integral component of traditional Chinese medicine, and in the United States is a part of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). It is helpful in promoting healing for a range of conditions, from physical injuries to emotional stress. Recent studies have shown that massage provides
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