MASSAGE Massage is one of the oldest healing arts. Chinese records dating back 3‚000 years document its use. The ancient Hindus‚ Persians‚ and Egyptians applied forms of use for many ailments; and Hippocrates wrote papers recommending the rubbing and friction for joint and circulatory problems. Today the benefits of massage are varied and far-reaching. As an accepted part of many rehabilitation programs‚ massage therapy has proved beneficial for many chronic conditions‚ including lower back pain
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forms of Shiatsu bodywork that can be given. It promotes the restoration of a healthy flow of energy throughout the body. And unlike other massage techniques that focus on one specific part of the body with obvious symptoms‚ Shiatsu focuses on the body as a whole. Shiatsu is much similar to acupuncture‚ but without needles. Instead‚ the massage therapist uses finger pressure on different points on the body’s energy pathways‚ better known as meridians. Needles are actually inserted
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career I’m talking about! It’s massage therapy! I know‚ I know‚ your probably thinking so I rub someone’s back big whoop! But there’s more to massage therapy than that. There are many different things that a massage therapist must do. First off they have to find somewhere to work and get clients‚ but that’s the obvious. There are also things they have to do after this‚ other than just massage. In an interview with Stephanie Melroy‚ who owns and runs The Massage Studio in Holdrege‚ she said to
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disorders. Massage therapy does have a positive effect on the emotional and psychological state of a client. It can assist the body in proper healing when done professionally and therapeutically. Massage therapy has been a respected form of medicine for more than 3‚000 years. It was held in high value in ancient Chinese and Japanese cultures‚ then spread through Europe and became an adopted practice for many Greeks and Romans as a treatment for stiff muscles and some diseases. The value of massage declined
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Spa Mama Lifespan By Karrie Osborn Originally published in Massage & Bodywork magazine‚ April/May 2005. Copyright 2005. Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. All rights reserved. In preparation for the many changes ahead of her‚ the one thing a pregnant woman needs most -- even more than pickles and ice cream -- is nurturing‚ especially in the form of bodywork. Massage therapists have long catered to the pregnant client‚ helping her relax‚ renew‚ and even physically prepare for
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Equestrian Massage (Equestrian Sports Massage) Massage can improve the physical and mental health of humans in a variety of different ways. Evidence supports the fact that massage treatments have been utilized for at least 3000 years. Through many medical models‚ massage techniques have evolved and become quite varied today. Thankfully‚ humans have generously extended their treatments to their animal friends. For those animals involved in sports and in work forces‚ mainly the horses‚ massage can
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Massage therapy is often regarded as an extravagance‚ a luxury‚ or an expense awaiting justification. Few actually regard a massage as a viable form of medical treatment. But it is. Massage therapy is actually the simplest and oldest form of medicine. There are references to massage in Chinese medical literature dating back to 2‚700 B.C. Think for one moment‚ your very first reaction when you stub your toe‚ hit your funny bone‚ or bump your head. Instinctively‚ you place your hand over the injured
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Running head: ETHICAL MASSAGE 1 ETHICAL MASSAGE Ethical Massage Being a licensed massage therapist for the past eight years in the State of Florida‚ I have been required to take an ethics course every two years in order to maintain and renew my therapeutic massage and bodywork license. We are required to take continuing education courses which earn us CEs‚ totally 24 every two years in order to successfully renew our licenses. So‚ having taken an ethics course several times since my licensure
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The Benefits of Massage Therapy Massage can be defined as a systematic and scientific manipulation of soft tissues of the body for the purpose of obtaining or maintaining good health. (ABMP) The history of massage and healing touch is long and complex‚ with more than 75 different types of massage and bodywork modalities‚ a generic term used to describe massage in its various forms. Now today across the globe‚ it has grown up to 350 modalities and counting. (NCBTMB) Massage and healing touch have
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The Benefits Of Massage Therapy Physiological‚Psychological‚Wholistic and Mechanical By Stephen Wayne-Smith ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ The benefits of massage therapy for a client are extensive. Not only does the client benefit from a purely physical perspective‚ but the psychological and spiritual advantages
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