Archive for Massage
Therapeutic Massage and Palliative Cancer Therapy
I was approached by the cancer website, mesothelioma.com, to do a link exchange, and they provided this article on how massage therapy can work to provide relief to cancer patients.
From their article:
In recent years the role of alternative therapies in cancer care has transformed the way many patients cope with illness and related side effects. [...]
Stairway Walk – Pacific Heights
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When the first cable car went over Nob Hill in 1878, the development of Pacific Heights, the ridge across the Polk-Van Ness Valley, soon followed…
- Adah Bakalinsky
12 July 2009
11:00 – 15:00
Meet at corner of Broadway and Baker Street
This 2.2-mile stroll will take us through some of the most spectacular and architecturally diverse neighborhood. And [...]
Massage and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory condition of the spine and other parts of the body, related to various arthritis conditions. It affects men 3:1 over women, and generally starts within second or third decade of life. Its initial symptoms typically include pain and inflammation in the hips and low back caused from [...]
Muddy Road
A favorite koan of mine:
Tanzan and Ekido were once travelling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling.
Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection.
“Come on, girl,” said Tanzan at once. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over [...]
The Importance of Massage During Financial Crisis
Every household should budget massage therapy into their financial plan. If you think you can’t afford massage therapy right now, consider this information from massagetherapy.com:
Massage is a vital part of self-care that has a positive ripple effect on us as we work, play, and care for others. Massage can boost immunity, helping fend off illness–meaning [...]
Gift Certificates Available!
That’s right, real, live paper gift certificates, with a matching envelope and a pretty gold gift box. You can purchase them online or buy them in my office. Either way, the gift of touch makes a wonderful gift!
When you purchase them online, you can select Birthday or Holiday Gift Certificate.
And if you purchase 5 [...]
Repetitive Stress Injuries and Massage
Repetitive motion of the hands, arms, and shoulders can lead over time to numbness, tingling, pain, and weakness in the arms and hands. These injuries are known by a collection of terms: Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI), Collective Trauma Syndromes, and by the most common term: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
While Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a specific [...]
First Client on the 800
Wow. Just wow. Beside going back to school for more training in 2006, this is absolutely the best investment I’ve made in my business.
Being able to adjust the table height in the fly was utterly incredible; it let me put the client at the perfect height for whatever I was doing to him at that [...]
Massage-A-Thon
From today until the May 31st, I will be donating $10 for each massage I do! That’s right, you can come and get on my table AND make a donation to my AIDS/LifeCycle fund raising efforts.
So, why not Book Now! Want to just make a direct donation? Click here for my ALC Page.
Line of Force, Hierarchy of Power
One of the rules of body mechanics for massage therapists is Line of Force. This rule stipulates that all of the transfer of movement from the body of the massage therapist to the client is done with the therapist’s body in a single line of force. This is done by aiming the hips [...]