CAMSA sponsoring A2Z Health Expo
Save The Date - CAMSA is sponsoring A2Z Health Expo conference. Taking place on Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 at the Skirball Cultural Center, with Keynote Speaker Dr. Susan Samueli, Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine UC Irvine. This event will sell out! Now accepting inquiries for Exhibitors, Sponsors and Lecturers. For more information, call (818)717-1127 or email: expo@a2zhealthexpo.com … [Read More...]
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Massage Heals the Tissues of the Body
Brush aside any thoughts that massage is only a luxury splurge that has no real health benefits. To the contrary, hands-on healing helps you unwind, lowers blood pressure, promotes muscle relaxation and boosts your immune system. During a massage session, massage therapists use their hands and fingers to press and manipulate your skin, tendons, … [Read More...]
Massage Outperforms Meds For Low Back Pain
Is it conceivable that massage can provide more effective relief from low back pain than medication? A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests this therapy might indeed alleviate back pain better in the short term than traditional interventions of medicine, bed rest or exercise: Healthday reports. The investigation … [Read More...]
A Golfer’s Worst Nightmare Rehabilitated Through Massage
For many golfers, the only meaningful way to spend a sunny day is out on the links. With 18 holes to look forward to — the sun's rays caressing the greens, blue skies inviting deep breathes, and the warm leather grip of a favored club in hand — nothing much can break their joy of being alive. Until, that is, pain strikes. Pain in the … [Read More...]
Massage Education’s Future
Education is a sensitive and divisive topic within the massage therapy profession. On one side of the argument are those who believe that today's non-degree vocational school system is both egalitarian and in line with traditional massage therapy practices. On the other are those who believe the current system penalizes those who want to … [Read More...]
Neural-Muscle Connection Discovery Could Help People with Muscle Fatigue
Motivation. Strength. Will power. Physical condition. Stamina. All of these have long been known to contribute the extent to which humans are able to voluntarily activate muscles. But for the first time, investigators have discovered neuronal processes that are responsible for reducing muscle activity during muscle-fatiguing exercise. The … [Read More...]
Tools For Touch Webinar
On Tuesday, October 25th, At Peace Media, in association with Massage Magazine Insurance Plus, will co-host its second LIVE online webinar, "Techniques, Tips & Success Methods of Top Massage Instructors" with Val Guin, creator of Forearm Dance Massage. Val will be joined by nine internationally known massage educators in the … [Read More...]
Stress Lessens Survival Rates in Cancer Patients, Can Massage Therapy Help?
Research indicates that massage therapy reduces stress and depression in the general population, and massage has also been studied in relation to its ability to alleviate pain, anxiety, depression and stress in cancer patients specifically. Massage therapy has also been found to improve mood in advanced cancer patients. New research shows … [Read More...]
