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19 Th Century Massage Therapy
1,083 wordsMassage therapy spans a wide variety of therapeutic approaches, working to improve an individuals health and well being through the hands on manipulation of soft muscles and other soft tissues of the body. There are three key benefits to massage therapy; physical, mental and emotional. The first states that massage therapy is designed to stretch and loosen muscles to improve the blood flow and the movement of lymph throughout the body, facilitate the removal of metabolic wastes resulting from ex...
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Massage Therapy Entire Body
1,123 words... sure frees any blockage in what is a normal route of energy as it moves from organ to organ throughout the body and balances the ki, which means life force, in Japanese. Foot reflex ogy is based on the theory that the entire body including organs, glands and body parts have reflex points located on the feet. Through applied pressure, one can release blockages around the corresponding body part and rebalance the entire body. One may think of the foot as a scanner screen recording body functio...
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Massage Therapy Soft Tissues
1,618 wordsDifferent types of Massage from around the world and the effects they can have on your body. The art of massage is on of the most impressive technologies conquered by human hands. What can astonish more than magic of touch? Nothing I think and that is why increasing popularity of massage therapy doesnt surprise. What is massage therapy? According to definition found on Massage Therapy 101 Massage therapy is a hands on manipulation of soft tissues and joints of body. The soft tissues include musc...
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Parkinsons Disease And Massage
1,667 wordsParkinsons disease and Massage Parkinsons disease (PD) is a disorder of central nervous system. This disease has neurodegenerative character and involves biochemical collapse of the dopamine-producing neurons in the area of basal ganglia in the brain. This process causes progressive movement disorder and damages functioning of extra pyramidal system of human body, where the connection between muscles and neurons of the brain is established. The disease was named after physician James Parkinson, ...
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Massage Therapy Alternative Therapies
1,174 wordsMillions of people around the world are living with pain that could be prevented with the use of alternative therapies. As a result many of these people use harmful or ineffective drugs and surgeries in an attempt to cure their ailments. With a steady schedule of massage therapy, acupuncture, and healthy foods, people can lead a healthy and invigorating life without drugs or surgery. During the time of the ancient Roman gladiators, massage therapy was used to treat everything from headaches to s...
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Physical And Mental Thousands Of Years
1,036 wordsRecently, the practice of massage therapy has grown remarkably in the United States. It has become more widely accepted as a medical practice by doctors as well as the general public. Massage is defined as: ? the systematic manual or mechanical manipulations of the soft tissues of the body by such movements as rubbing, kneading, pressing, rolling, slapping, and tapping, for therapeutic purposes such as promoting circulation of the blood and lymph, relaxation of muscles, relief from pain, restora...
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Part Of The Body Massage Therapy
1,347 wordsMy discovery of massage therapy's healing powers resulted directly from trying to break a friends ribs. I was taking my first kickboxing class, and Hugh, a two-year veteran of the sport, encouraged me to try my roundhouse kick on him a bit faster and harder. Who could pass up such an invitation? Crouched down, I swelled my body and, with venom, kicked the punching bag he was holding. It felt good. Next I went for the kill, and connected so high and fast that I ripped my hip muscles. That was six...
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