Ashiatsu Massage is the “walking on the back” massage, explained by Lauren Potter Ashiatsu massage – a little known, yet very powerful massage therapy technique dating back 2,000 years – features the massage therapist using his or her feet instead of hands. That’s right – their feet. In fact, the Japanese word…
1 CommentHealthy Living, MassageBookBy Mark VolkmannYour tired, achy muscles need relief, but there’s no massage therapist available. Although it would be amazing to have a professional massage therapist at your beck and call, the reality is that very few of us will ever experience that luxury. Did you know that for a small investment in time and equipment, you can…
Leave a commentHealthy Living, MassageBookBy Mark VolkmannWhy are we thankful for massage? Let us count the ways! Techniques that heal Your massage therapist can not only make you feel better at your scheduled sessions, her or she can give you tools to feel better between massages. Massage therapy is directly correlated with posture improvement and will help alleviate muscle tension,…
Leave a commentMassageBookBy GregoryStress is necessary for survival. Every day is typically full of activities that elicit the stress response, like driving in traffic, having an important meeting, disciplining children, rushing because you’re late, or any other common daily activities. It is also essential to our health to have relief from these stressful moments. It’s not healthy physically…
2 CommentsMassageBookBy Mark VolkmannUse Massage to Counteract the Effects of Prolonged Sitting Congratulations on your new job! Unfortunately, the job posting and the interviewer failed to mention that the obscene workload and unrealistic deadlines will lead to you sitting at your desk for upwards of 10 hours a day. There is no doubt among researchers that prolonged periods…
Leave a commentMassageBookBy GregoryMassage Reduces headache pain Massage therapists regularly treat headache sufferers using trigger point massage and gentle Swedish techniques. Trigger point massage is usually not applied directly to the point of the headache, but in other areas, such as the lower back of the skull, right at the top of the neck. By applying pressure to…
2 CommentsMassageBookBy Mark VolkmannWhy You need a massage: You have one speed: GO. Let’s face it. You will never hear your boss ask you to do your job slower. You will never catch a cab being the slowest person on the curb. You never think “I hope the copier breaks today so I can be extra late to…
1 CommentMassageBookBy Mark VolkmannOften first triggered after a major surgery, an infection, a physical trauma, or profound psychological stress, fibromyalgia is a disorder that causes significant musculoskeletal pain and other symptoms. For some people, the symptoms seem to come on over time with no connection to one single triggering event. The good news is, massage therapy can help;…
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