massage

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine writes that massage therapy has a long history in cultures around the world. Today, people use many different types of massage therapy for a variety of health-related purposes, “including to relieve pain, rehabilitate sports injuries, reduce stress, increase relaxation, address anxiety and depression, and aid general wellness.”

Massage therapy is often considered part of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), in the United States. Science Daily has reported on Jan. 29, 2013, The Right Massage Can Relax the Body and Improve Health. Read more…

This versatile double-headed massage tool ingeniously provides an effective dual action strategy for tackling stubborn, unsightly cellulite, whilst also representing fantastic value for money!
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Sometimes there is nothing that can ease your stress and calm you down quite as easily as a neck massage. The spine and the neck seems to be the area of the body where most of the stress and tension that you build up during the day decides to rest, so those are the areas of the body that need the most attention during a massage.
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Aromatherapy massage therapy and other techniques used by massage therapists – reiki and acupressure among them – have all been indicated by research to relieve depression in clients.

A new report shows depression is a global problem, affecting 121 million people worldwide. Depression can affect a person’s ability to work and form relationships, and can simply destroy one’s quality of life. Depression leads to 850,000 suicides each year.
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Preventing disability and loss of income from low back pain may be as simple as getting a massage, finds new research. According to study results that compared Swedish and structural massage, both work well to ease low back pain, even after six months.
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Massage may be serious medicine, at least when it comes to treating persistent low back pain, a new study shows. Low back pain is one of the top reasons people seek medical attention in the U.S., and it is notoriously tough to treat. Studies show very few medical therapies, from medications to injections to surgeries, reliably relieve it, and some can aggravate the problem.
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Fear, worry and stress — byproducts of a life-threatening illness — can manifest themselves physiologically as anxiety, difficulty breathing and nausea. While traditional health care practices are used to treat the illness, complementary therapies including reflexology, massage, healing touch, bedside harp and aromatherapy can bring patients and their caregivers a sense of peace. Read more…