When to Offer Deep Tissue Massage
In many cases, deep tissue massages are applied to a specific problem, including chronic muscle pain, mobility issues, or injuries. It’s known to be usef...
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Effective Essential Oils for Headaches
These studies discovered that lavender and rosemary essential oils have natural anti-inflammatory properties. Inflammation fuels physical pain from stres...
Everything You Need to Know About Topical Analgesics
It is believed that pain-relieving mechanisms of topical products cause a ‘counter-irritant effect’ – a process called “gate control” or “gating.” This m...
The Bewitching Benefits of Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel can help to ease symptoms associated with skin conditions such as dermatitis, psoriasis, or eczema. Its anti-inflammatory properties can prov...
Cold Therapy: What Is It and How Does It Work?
Researchers have shown the positive therapeutic effects of cold therapy over and over again. The pain relief can increase the client's comfort while prov...
Fascial and Myofascial Therapy for Pain Relief and Improved Mobility
During myofascial therapy, practitioners treat the myofascia (myo means muscle fiber) - a subset of fascia. A massage therapist will target the fascia (t...
The Benefits of Aloe Vera Products for Skin
Research shows that Aloe is effective against such skin conditions as psoriasis, skin ulcers, and painful burns. Aloe vera is packed with anti-inflammato...
Using and Applying Kinesiology Tapes: Relieving Muscle Pain
To put it simply, kinesiology is the study of mechanics of body movement. In essence, kinesiology focuses on the musculoskeletal system - mainly the move...
Cold Therapy: When is it effective and why
As cold therapy reduces swelling and inflammation, it is a useful treatment for acute pain or injuries. For chronic muscle or joint pain that has not bee...
Hot and Cold Therapy - What do you use when?
What should you apply when you are injured - ice packs or a heating pad? Which one will provide relief from aches and pain? Today, we talk about these ...
Heat Therapy: The What, When, and How
What is Heat Therapy?
Heat therapy – which goes by the modality name ‘Thermotherapy’ – works to increase the elasticity and core temperature of soft tiss...
Top Ten Benefits of Magnesium
Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral found in the human body. Magnesium plays several important roles in the health of your body and brain. Here...
