Read the latest Massage & Bodywork Magazine, Insight into Fascia. Tom Myers highlights his journey with fascia and the most recent work from Dr Jean-Claude Guimberteau.
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Gua Sha is an ancient scraping massage technique developed by Traditional Chinese Medicine. Learn about the different gua sha tools, the benefits of the practice and the miracles it can work on your lymphatic system.
Learn the benefits and risks of cupping therapy, a controversial method used to stimulate muscle healing and popularized by Olympic athletes.
Learn how to do Japanese Shiatsu self-massage to stimulate vital energy flow in the body, relieve pain, and promote relaxation.
When Tom Bowen began practicing his method of bodywork in the 1970s, he referred to it as a "gift from God." Though he had no medical background, the
Learn how to do Japanese Shiatsu self-massage to stimulate vital energy flow in the body, relieve pain, and promote relaxation.
Whether it is your first pregnancy or you have been through this joyous event before, you know that your body experiences changes as you progress through the pregnancy process. While carrying a baby is an exciting time, it can also cause your body discomfort as is transitions to becoming a better vessel for your child.
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The lymphatic system is the body’s waste disposal. It’s job, in part, is to remove bacteria, cell debris, excess water, proteins and wastes from the connective tissue to stop the tissues from puffing up, thereby keeping a balance of fluid in the body. The lymphatic system is part of the body’s circulatory system and a vital part of the body’s immune system. It is said that if your body’s lymphatic system shuts down, you will be dead within 24-48 hours. It plays that important of a function in the body! So, in a nutshell, here is how it works:
Reflexology is a non-invasive complementary therapy that is based on the theory that the body is mapped on the feet in a series of reflex points that correspond to organs, glands and the musculoskeletal system. Pressure and stimulation of these reflexes sends a stimulus to the central nervous system
Bismillah al-Rahman al-Raheem Hijama, or cupping therapy, seems to be the thing these days. It’s all the fashion among celebrities, and even Muslims seem to be having a revival of this sunnah…
About Acupressure Technique and Pressure Points Benefits. Acupressure is a traditional East Asian healing method to relieve pain, promote relaxation, wellness and to treat some diseases. During the acupressure session, a therapist stimulates...
Learn how to do Japanese Shiatsu self-massage to stimulate vital energy flow in the body, relieve pain, and promote relaxation.
Bodywork Buddy: business management software for the solo therapist that keeps you organized and makes tax time a breeze.
In early 2018 I started CrossFit to supplement my running and yoga. I had been weight training for years but my husband had been really trying to get me to go with him. We were getting married that July and I know it’s a clear motivator to workout when you go with someone else so […]
Another Feldenkrais practitioner, Allison Rapp, took a survey of some of her fellow practitioners about the health benefits of the Feldenkrais Method. Here what she found.
Fascia is the soft-tissue component of the connective tissue system that permeates the human body. Thus, forming a continuous, whole-body, three-dimensional matrix of structural support. It interpenetrates and surrounds all organs, muscles, bones, and nerve fibers, creating a unique environment for body systems functioning (2,3). Why is it important? As one understands its vastness and
“Bodywork” is an alternative medicine technique that promotes relaxation through muscle and joint stimulation, breathing exercises and several massage techniques to instill a healing energy throughout the body. Shiatsu is a form of Japanese bodywork that is characterized by applying comfortable pressure using your fingers to knead, press, stretch and tap certain points on the […]
Reflexology is a complementary therapy that has some people putting down their painkillers. Is the key to reducing postoperative pain on the soles of your feet?
Learn how to do Japanese Shiatsu self-massage to stimulate vital energy flow in the body, relieve pain, and promote relaxation.
“Bodywork” is an alternative medicine technique that promotes relaxation through muscle and joint stimulation, breathing exercises and several massage techniques to instill a healing energy throughout the body. Shiatsu is a form of Japanese bodywork that is characterized by applying comfortable pressure using your fingers to knead, press, stretch and tap certain points on the […]
Cupping has become a part of the practice of many massage therapists and other alternative health practitioners. The method includes heating up small glass cups and then […]
What Causes Dizziness? It is not totally obvious what causes equilibrium problems and lightheadedness in fibromyalgia. There are trigger points in the neck and jaw that can cause a feeling of faintness and unevenness. It happens because they affect the nerves that tell the brain where the body is in space. If these signals do […]
Watsu is a passive form of aquatic bodywork / therapy that supports and gently moves a person through warm water in graceful, fluid movements. Watsu promotes a deep state of relaxation with dramatic changes in the autonomic nervous system. Through quieting the sympathetic and enhancing the parasympathetic nervous systems, Watsu has profound effects on the neuromuscular system. The sympatholytic effects of Watsu lead to enhancement of the parasympathetic nervous system. Physiological changes then occur throughout the body. These changes may include: Decreased heart rate. Decreased rate of respiration Increased depth of respiration Increased peripheral vasodilatation Increased smooth muscle activity (digestion) Decreased activation of striated muscles (skeletal) Decreased spasticity Decreased muscle spasm Decreased Reticular Activating System activity Enhanced immune system response Watsu helps decrease muscle tension and increase range of motion. The support of the water provides relief from compression forces in the joints. The movements through the water provide gentle stretching into all ranges for the spine and extremities while these joints are unloaded. Clients report decreased pain as Watsu decreases their muscle spasm and muscle guarding, increases their range of motion, and promotes profound relaxation. Many clients also report a decrease in their emotional pain. Therapists utilizing Watsu as part of their aquatic therapy treatment programs report the following improvements in their clients: 1. Immediate Benefits With First Session increased range of motion increased muscle relaxation decreased muscle spasm decreased spasticity decreased pain 2. Long-term Benefits After Multiple Sessions improved sleep patterns improved digestion improved healing and immune system response greater decreases in pain decreased anxiety many clients report a decrease in their emotional pain Watsu is being incorporated into aquatic therapy treatment programs in hospitals, clinics and rehabilitation centers around the world. Therapists are impressed by the benefits for so many of their clients. Some of the many populations who have benefited include those with traumatic brain injury spinal cord injury strokes Parkinson’s Disease arthritis cerebral palsy chronic pain fibromyalgia ankylosing spondylitis post mastectomy post thoracic surgery post traumatic stress disorder. Many clients report that nothing else is as effective in decreasing their pain and improving their ability to move. The above is from Benefits of Watsu® For People With Orthopedic, Neurologic And Rheumatologic Special Needs by Peggy Schoedinger, PT Peggy Schoedinger is an instructor of Watsu 1, 2 and 3 who who has taught Watsu since 1990 in Aquatic Therapy seminars on five continents. She has used Watsu in thousands of hours of work with those with special needs. She has contributed an expanded chapter on Watsu for those with Special Needs in the third edition of the Watsu book.
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Gua Sha is an ancient scraping massage technique developed by Traditional Chinese Medicine. Learn about the different gua sha tools, the benefits of the practice and the miracles it can work on your lymphatic system.
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Lymphatic massage is used in facial treatments to reduce congestion & puffiness. It is also effective in decreasing swelling & bruising from cosmetic surgery, liposuction, breast reduction …
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Lomilomi teaches us how to make a deep connection to ourselves, physically, emotionally and spiritually, it comes from the Hawaiian Islands.
