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A Golfer’s Worst Nightmare Rehabilitated Through Massage
For many golfers, the only meaningful way to spend a sunny day is out on the links. With 18 holes to look forward to — the sun’s rays caressing the greens, blue skies inviting deep breathes, and the warm leather grip of a favored club in hand — nothing much can break their joy of […]
Read MoreChiropractic and Massage Benefits Abound!
We believe that it is easier to keep a person well than to constantly make repairs. Our unique chiropractic and massage program allows you to regain your true health potential. Chiropractic and massage combine to form a powerful healing approach that relieves pain and increases balance and resilience. Chiromassage includes a full spine alignment followed by a […]
Read MoreChiropractic Care in 100 Words
Aches and pains are signs that your body isn’t working right. Your brain, spinal cord and all your nerves control how your body works. Physical, chemical or emotional stresses produce a defensive posture. Muscles contract, locking spinal joints that pinch or irritate nearby nerves. Lack of nervous system integrity sets the stage for disease and […]
Read MoreGlobal Wellness Summit 2022
Global Wellness Summit Unveils Packed, 3-Day Agenda Global Wellness Summit 2022 Global experts will tackle what’s ahead in medical-wellness innovation, longevity science, and health and wellness technology; how wellness will continue to transform travel and hospitality, real estate and beauty; and the future of everything from food and faith to wellness policy and wellness investment […]
Read MoreAcupuncture, Qi and the Body, Mind and Spirit
The practice of acupuncture and moxibustion is based on the theory of meridians. According to this theory, qi (vital energy) and blood circulate in the body through a system of channels called meridians, connecting internal organs with external organs or tissues. By stimulating certain points of the body surface reached by meridians through needling or moxibustion, the […]
Read MoreMassage and How You Feel
Therapeutic Massage has been around for over 3000 years, but there has never been a more important time for massage than now, with people sitting at their desks for long hours working at their computers, the poor economy causing additional stress and people taking jobs that their bodies are not used to, to name a […]
Read MoreNeural-Muscle Connection Discovery Could Help People with Muscle Fatigue
Motivation. Strength. Will power. Physical condition. Stamina. All of these have long been known to contribute the extent to which humans are able to voluntarily activate muscles. But for the first time, investigators have discovered neuronal processes that are responsible for reducing muscle activity during muscle-fatiguing exercise. The investigators say their discovery opens up new […]
Read MoreThe Future of Massage Education
Education is a sensitive and divisive topic within the massage therapy profession. On one side of the argument are those who believe that today’s non-degree vocational school system is both egalitarian and in line with traditional massage therapy practices. On the other are those who believe the current system penalizes those who want to become […]
Read MoreActive Lifestyle Reduces Risk of Depression
Previous studies have reported an inverse association between physical activity and depression. Michel Lucas, from Harvard School of Public Health (Massachusetts, USA), and colleagues studied data co0llected on 49,821 US women enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study, all of whom did not experience symptoms of depression in 1996. Surveying for physical activity a total of […]
Read MoreGood for the Heart, Guard Against Cancer
As an American Heart Association Strategic 2020 Goal, “ideal” cardiovascular health is one of elements that aim to improve Americans’ heart health by 20% and reduce deaths from heart disease and stroke by 20%. Laura J Rasmussen-Torvik, from Northwestern University (Illinois, USA), and colleagues followed more than 13,000 healthy individuals for 13 years, measuring seven […]
Read MoreIs Soup Toxic to Your Health?
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plasticizer that is regarded as an endocrine disruptor that may be linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and liver abnormalities. Commonly used in food can linings, Karin B. Michels, from Harvard School of Public Health (Massachusetts, USA), and colleagues assessed the urinary bisphenol A (BPA) levels of 75 healthy men and […]
Read MoreMeditation Promotes Mindfulness
The Default Mode Network (DMN) involves regions of the brain associated with mind-wandering – namely, the medial prefrontal cortex and the posterior cingulate corticies, that may cause lapses in attention and anxiety. To assess whether mindfulness-based meditation can reduce activity along this brain axis, Judson Brewer, from Yale University School of Medicine (Connecticut, USA), and […]
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