Chronic Pain: How Can Massage Therapy Help?
Chronic pain is defined as pain lasting more than six months. It is often a multi-system output, meaning there can be many aspects to one’s pain. Often, the pain is no longer indicating tissue damage but is now an output of the brain as well. Stress, emotional pain or issues, as well as general lack […]
Top Tips to Reduce Stress
Stress is prevalent in our society, both “good stress” and “bad stress” can make an impact on our health and wellness. Here are top five tips to reduce stress. How Can I Reduce Stress? Get quality sleep and enough of it. Sleep is so important to our overall well-being and for reducing stress. Quality sleep […]
5 Tips to Find New Massage Clients
As a Massage Therapist, we love what we do and get to help people every day. Below, we will discuss five tips on how to find new massage clients. How Do I Find New Massage Clients? Find Referral Sources. Referral sources are people or organizations that refer clients to you for massage. There can be […]
Cross Fiber Friction Massage: How Is It Performed?
Cross fiber friction massage is a technique that massage therapists perform, and it is applied in a very particular way. This is performed often-times with the fingertips or a tool in order to create deep pressure and friction in the area being treated. The therapist creates friction in the area by using deep pressure and […]
Self Massage: How To Relieve Pain
“Self-massage” refers to techniques that someone can perform on themselves in order to massage areas of their own body. There are many types of self massage techniques that can be employed. There also can be varying levels of depth to the techniques as well as different reasoning to perform them. People who employ self-massage techniques […]
Healthy Habits for the New Year
As we start off the new year, we discussed some healthy habits you can implement in your routine to feel your best on Facebook Live! Like us on Facebook to be notified for our next Live video. Learn more about our online massage program.
Massage Therapy and Pain Relief
Massage therapy can be very effective in helping with pain relief. There are many types of pain that a person may experience, and a few common areas are back pain, neck pain, and pain related to sports injuries. How Can Massage Therapy Reduce Pain? Back pain is very common, with some statistics stating that 80% […]
Healthy Habits for the Winter
The Winter season can be a time for celebrations and gatherings, as well as joy and cheer! With that, it can also be a stressful time, and is often easy to forget about our health and wellness. Here are a few reminders of healthy habits that will keep your priorities in check through the Winter […]
Questions to Ask Your Massage Therapist
Before your massage therapy appointment, here are some important things to note. You should always feel comfortable asking your massage therapist questions before your massage begins. What kind of massage do you specialize in? Massage therapists may specialize in a certain type of massage, and it is important to figure out what techniques may suit […]
Stress-Relief During the Holidays
The holidays can often be stressful for many people, trying to figure out the best gifts to buy, organizing gatherings with family and friends, and even can be sad or evoke emotions based on previous holidays and loved ones that may no longer be with us. How Can I Be Stress Free During The Holidays? […]