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- Sitting is Killing You and Massage Therapy Can Help - from Care2.com. Massage combats the negative side effects of shutting off leg muscle electricity, which happens from sitting for extended amounts of time.
- 5 Reasons Why Holistic Nursing is Important - from EducationCareerArticles.com. Check out these added benefits of holistic nursing that set holistic nurses apart from the rest!
- Ways to Strengthen Your Spine - from Fox News. Yoga and meditation are just two of the ways to help keep back pain away.
- 7 Best Spices For Healing - from Mind, Body, Green. Not only do these herbs taste good, they’re great for your health!
- New App Brings Massage Therapist to Your Home - from ABC New York. The new app from Zeel.com makes it possible to get a massage on demand, right from your phone. Check it out!
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- Qi Gong for Weight Loss TV Series - from The Wall Street Journal. The series on this gentle form of exercise will be premiering on Tuesday, June 5, on New York public television stations.
- Foam Rolling Massage You Can Do at Home - from the San Diego Union Tribune. Using a foam roller and your own body weight, this exercise helps work out the IT band.
- Ginseng Helps Lower Cancer Related Fatigue - from The Times of India. Ginseng has been used in TCM as a natural energy booster for centuries.
- Acupuncture Aids Weight Loss - from EmpowHer.com. Acupuncture can be used to address underlying health issues that are causing weight gain and help to correct them.
- Arthritis - Alternatives to Surgery - from KSAT.com. Massage and acupuncture are two risk-free alternatives to surgery suggested for arthritis patients.
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- Massage Therapy Effective for Knee Osteoarthritis and More - from News Medical. Massage therapy can be effective for a variety of prevalent health conditions, including the pain of osteoarthritis of the knee, inflammation after exercise, chronic low back pain and fibromyalgia.
- Acupuncture Can Help Reduce Stress of Divorce - from the Huffington Post. Going through something like a divorce can be stressful to say the least…here are 7 drug-free ways to help cope, including acupuncture.
- Sleep Tips Inspired By Chinese Medicine - from MindBodyGreen.com. May is Better Sleep Month, so check out some of these tips for a better night’s sleep.
- East Meets West in the Pet’s Office - from The Foxboro Reporter. Holistic Treatments are not just for people…see what they can do for your pet!
- Massage Relieves Chronic Pain - from American News Report. Check out the 4 recent studies showing the health benefits of massage therapy.
TCM in the news this week! Check it out!
- Acupuncture Can Improve Skeletal Muscular Atrophy - from ScienceDaily.com. A team of Japanese acupuncturists revealed a study that shows how acupuncture therapy mitigates skeletal muscle loss and more…
- What is Therapeutic Sports Massage? - from Yahoo! Sports. Questions and answers about Sports Massage, check it out!
- Chiropractor Says Massage is Key to Injury Recovery - in the Wall Street Journal. A chiropractor in Colorado promotes massage as key to easing chronic pain and promoting internal healing.
- For Fun: Stressed out Kitty Getting a Neck Massage! - Not technically news…but had to include it, happy Friday!!
TCM in the news this week! Check it out!
- A Chinese Medicine as Cancer Treatment in the Wall Street Journal. The four-herb combination, known in China as: huang qin tang, has been shown in early trials to be effective at reducing some side effects of chemotherapy.
- Chinese Medicine Vending Machines in China on CNN.com. A Chinese company is pushing for acceptance of TCM with a machine that can dispense herbs in patient-specific quantities.
- The Healing Power of Mushrooms on FoxNews.com. The reishi mushroom is said to enhance longevity, spiritual radiance, and wisdom.
- Helping Pediatric Asthma with Massage through the Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies. Swedish massage for children with asthma, lessens anxiety and reduces asthma attacks.
And that’s the Wrap-Up!
Bodywork therapies is a general term that refers to a group of body-based approaches to treatment that emphasize manipulation and realignment of the body’s structure in order to improve its function as well as the client’s mental outlook. These therapies typically combine a relatively passive phase, in which the client receives deep-tissue bodywork or postural correction from an experienced instructor or practitioner, and a more active period of movement education, in which the client practices sitting, standing, and moving about with better alignment of the body and greater ease of motion. The following are some of the more popular bodywork therapies: Massage Therapy; Alexander technique; Rolfing; Hellerwork; Tragerwork; Feldenkrais Method; Trigger Point Therapy; T’ai Chi; Myotherapy; Shiatsu; Craniosacral Therapy.
