Summer means longer days and longer days normally mean more outside activity. From yard work to outdoor sports and just plain splashing around in the swimming pool, most of us are considerably more active when the temperatures begin to rise. And while it’s no secret Massage Therapy is excellent for relieving stress and soothing sore muscles, it also provides a …
What do you do if your doctor tells you that you have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)? While highly effective, massage for Carpal Tunnel is often not brought up by conventional doctors. Symptoms of CTS include numbness, tingling, and pain in the hand and fingers as well as pain that can radiate up the forearm. The pain is caused by constant …
Learn how to massage your own trigger points (muscle knots)! Massaging yourself might seem as useless as trying to tickle yourself. But if there is a good reason for rubbing your own muscles, it’s probably muscle “knots” or myofascial trigger points: small patches of clenched muscle fibers that are sensitive and cause aching and stiffness. They may be a major …
There are many types of muscular pain. Sometimes muscular pain is the direct result of injury to the muscle, as in the case of a muscle pull, tear, or rupture. Other times, the muscular attachment to the bone (called the “tendon”) becomes strained in a specific injury, or as the result of repetitive strain. Examples of repetitive strain to the …