from Netdoctor: Every now and then a treatment comes around that gets everybody talking - and right now, it's Rolfing. If you haven't yet heard of it, Rolfing (that's Rolfing Structural Integration) is a technique that involves the manipulation of the fascia (connective tissue around your muscles) to create proper alignment and balance in the body.…
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Legit, Science-Backed Ways a Sports Massage Can Improve Your Workout
from Shape: You put a lot of work into staying in shape. Maybe you HIIT and run. Maybe you flow, spin, and do as many reps as possible in boot-camp class. Whatever your mix, you're likely missing one simple, science-backed way to maximize the benefit you get out of every drop of sweat: Give your…
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HOW TO MAKE IT AS A PRO SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPIST
From Massage Magazine, by BJ Dowlen: Rejection. Experience. Hard work. Discretion. These are all necessary components of making it as a pro sports massage therapist. Before you consider becoming a pro sports massage therapist, you should prepare yourself to endure some, or a lot, of rejection. [caption id="attachment_4020" align="alignleft" width="300"] Athlete's Muscles Professional Massage Treatment…
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A comprehensive guide to the new science of treating lower back pain
From Vox: Cathryn Jakobson Ramin’s back pain started when she was 16, on the day she flew off her horse and landed on her right hip. For the next four decades, Ramin says her back pain was like a small rodent nibbling at the base of her spine. The aching left her bedridden on some…
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Massage and Addiction
From AMTA: Recovery is a process, and a difficult one. “Often, the client cannot even articulate what is going on,” Broadwell says. “Because massage is not a talk therapy, it can meet them wherever they are, even if they don’t have the skills to tell us.” Maureen Schwehr, NMD, a naturopathic physician and craniosacral instructor who works at the integrative clinic…
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