From Head to Toe: The Massage Experience

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It’s Monday morning and I’m up at 5:30am; A quick shower, get dressed, swallow vitamins, juice and an English muffin while listening to the news. 6:30am; Unplug the cell phone, feed the dog, hug my wife, hug my kids, walk the dog for ten minutes, pack the car and I’m off to work.  I try [...]

Self Massage with a Tennis Ball

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The mantra of the millennium in health care awareness is “self help.” We’re looking towards methods of “preventive” health care. We’re learning yoga, tai chi, and meditation. Little do most of us know that another effective medical ally is the simple, ordinary, inexpensive tennis ball. While nothing can replace a warm oil full-body massage with [...]

The Stones Have It!

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Mary Nelson received a message in 1993. She was seated in a sauna in Tuscon, Ariz., at the time. A licensed massage therapist, Nelson was struggling with a shoulder injury and needed extra help to maintain deep pressure during trigger point work with her clients. “Use the stones.” “For what?” she wondered. On her way [...]