A recent analysis of 37 massage-therapy studies showed that this therapy has a significant overall effect on people, specifically in the reduction of state anxiety, blood pressure, heart rate, trait anxiety, depression and pain.
Massage For Long Term Pain
Massage significantly improved self-rated health, mental energy and muscle pain in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain, according to a recent study.
Three Hot Trends in the Massage Therapy Industry
In the Massage Therapy Industry, there are new three hot trends, we’ll look at in this post. (Note: This article also appears in the January issue of Modern Health & Living.)
The beginning of a new year often leaves us craving change and transformation, doesn’t it?
Physiotherapy Lowers Risk of Lymphedema
Physiotherapy may prevent lymphedema after breast cancer surgery that involves dissection of axillary lymph nodes, researchers say.
Significantly fewer women developed the condition when they were given physiotherapy, compared with women who only received education on preventing the condition, Maria Torres Lacomba, MD, of Alcala de Henares University in Madrid, and colleagues reported online in BMJ.
Therapeutic Touch Eases Anxiety for Pregnant, Chemically Dependent Women
Therapeutic Touch significantly reduced the anxiety of pregnant inpatients with chemical dependencies, according to a recent study.
“Efficacy of Therapeutic Touch in Treating Pregnant Inpatients Who Have a Chemical Dependency” was conducted at British Columbia Women’s Hospital, in Vancouver.