Spinal cord injuries can cause a bruise, hemorrhage or laceration in the spinal cord. There is often concern about using bodywork under these sorts of circumstances. These damages can result in short- and long-term motor and sensory disability. You certainly want to be clear with the client and with their physician about any contraindications.
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Almost everyone I know has an occasional drink, and typically it’s right after a long day of work or after something stressful has happened. Does this mean they are alcoholics? It might. There are certain signs and symptoms that one can’t ignore though.
Excessive alcohol use is one of the most widespread substance abuse disorders in [...]

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There are two types of dependence: physical and psychological.

Physical Dependence. In physical dependence, a person’s body gradually adapts to a drug and they then take increasingly larger doses to produce the same effect. If they go through a drug detox, the person can feel withdrawal symptoms, such as sweating, gastrointestinal upset, anxiety, insomnia, pain, and [...]

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Amma? What the heck is amma? That’s what I said when I first heard this word. Amma gonna kick some butt! No, but really amma is a traditional Japanese massage, dating back over 4500 years! It is used here also in the United States as an effective contemporary style of massage.
This massage takes about 60 [...]

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WOW! This stuff is so cool! I’m reading about Polarity Therapy and it basically said that if you didn’t know what to do you could just place your hands on someone and love them. Because I am writing on the internet I feel the need to say that this is obviously not in a sexual [...]

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One of the most playful forms of bodywork, the Trager Approach uses gentle rocking and other motions to induce deep relaxation. Milton Trager, a former boxer, dancer, and gymnast discovered that light hands-on touch could alleviate various ailments. In this method you help the client to experience what it feels like to move effortlessly, the [...]

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Massage and proper breathing go hand in hand. Deep, belly shaking breaths can be the difference between a painful experience and an experience that heals. So much can be assessed about a person from just seeing how they breath. Are they a shallow breather? Do they breath short and quick? When trying to relax, how [...]

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We’ve all seen the commercials of how depression hurts us physically, and many of us have made the decision to try and treat this with prescribed medications. I would like people to know that there are alternatives other than medication to help you feel better; like exercise, meditation, and massage therapy. Trying new things like [...]

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People that receive routine massages are happier, healthier, and typically in better physical shape. It is important for all people to continuously try and grow, but for people that have just overcome a substance abuse problem I think they probably have to keep themselves open and in check more often. Finding new things to do [...]

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After years of substance abuse the body is flooded with toxins that are being stored in muscles and fatty tissues. Using massage therapy to aid in the release of toxins is one of the best known benefits of massage. Reaching a meditative state which commonly happens during massage can help in dealing with the physical [...]

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