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How TMJ Massage Therapy Helps Manage Headaches & Migraines
Headaches and migraines are often treated as isolated conditions, yet for many people the true source of pain begins in the jaw. Dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the surrounding muscles can create tension patterns that radiate into the head,...
TMJ Massage for Jaw Pain & Muscle Tension
Jaw pain and chronic tightness are some of the most common signs of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction. When the jaw muscles are overworked by stress, clenching, posture issues, or dental factors, they can become shortened, inflamed, and unable to fully relax....
What is the Difference: Massage vs Therapeutic Massage
When most people think of massage, they picture relaxation, soft music, and perhaps even a spa day. But not all massages are created equal.
Tips to Stay Injury-Free This Spring
Spring is the time of year when we witness nature’s rebirth. You could also say humans also experience a rebirth and/or reclamation of physical activity after winter hibernation. Sometimes we can get overzealous and do too much too soon. Now our ideas of...
Pilates for Self-Care
As a massage therapist, 95% of my clients come in reporting pain somewhere on or very close to the spine. I have spent many years studying modalities to provide the best bodywork I can, but it will take much more than a massage to get rid of the pain. I became a...
Keeping Your New Year’s Resolution
Every January many of us make resolutions and have intentions to bring joy and happiness into our lives.The New Year is the perfect time to take stock of your life, reflect on what you’ve achieved, and make some new habits that will help make the coming year even...
Craniosacral Therapy: What is it?
It’s actually not a massage. It is an osteopathic manual therapy that encourages the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest) to function better so that we are able to down-regulate and not be in a constant state of sympathetic nervous system overload (fight, flight, freeze). The treatment can be done fully clothed and there is not a lot of pressure or movement. It involves a lot of “holds” in areas of tension.
Gratitude Could be the Key to a Healthy Life
Gratitude is an emotion that is associated with positive outcomes. It is feeling thankful and looking for the positive.
Clearly, it helps with your emotional health, but did you know it can also help you with your physical health?
Breast Massage and Cancer Prevention
I have been completing courses through the Chikly Health Institute. I am blown away by the knowledge I gained about the lymphatic system and how to manually move lymph throughout the entire body, particularly in breast tissue. I not only learned how to work with this...
Lymph Drainage Therapy Benefits Part 4
Through gentle massage, a trained manual therapist can help stimulate the lymph system, and restore the healthy function of your liver.
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