Deep tissue, a popular massage modality, involves applying firm pressure and slow strokes to reach deeper layers of muscle and fascia (see my Myofascial blog post). It’s used to release tight, contracted areas of muscles, as well as medical massage which is a specific and targeted style of deep tissue. Deep tissue massage usually focuses…
[Read More...]Massage Therapy and Improving Sleep
With up to 70 million Americans suffering from chronic sleep disorders and countless experiencing occasional insomnia, we need to start thinking multidimensionally in order to get adequate rest (Institute of Medicine. (2006). Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.). Studies show that massage therapy is an…
[Read More...]Massage and Fibromyalgia; What Can We Do?
Pain can make it difficult to enjoy everyday activities, but for people with fibromyalgia, pain can be constant- interfering with sleep, work and daily tasks. Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread muscle pain and tenderness. Other common symptoms associated with FM include fatigue, intolerance to cold, tension headaches, cognitive difficulties, sleep difficulties and irritable…
[Read More...]The Benefits of Postpartum Massage
If you have received any massage during pregnancy, no convincing needs to be done about the rich body and mind benefits of this treatment. But what about after your baby is born? Pregnancy changes the body so much through the gestation period and after the child is born, the birthing parent’s body now belongs to…
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