What Health Benefits Does a Should Massage Provide? Healthcare providers regularly recommend massages to promote healing from injuries, reduce stress, and relieve pain from cancer. But you may be surprised to learn that massages offer many other health benefits. Here’s a look at all the ways your health can benefit from a shoulder [...]
Are Massage and Acupuncture Used for Auto Injury Treatment? In the United States, millions of motor vehicle accidents occur annually, resulting in a myriad of injuries. These injuries vary from visible ones to invisible ones, such as soft tissue, muscle, and ligament sprains and strains, all capable of causing chronic pain. In conjunction [...]
How Does Massage Therapy Fix Muscle Knots? Muscle knots, also called trigger points, are tight, tense, contracted muscle fibers that have not been released. You can often feel the knots yourself, which feel hard and lumpy. They may be painful to the touch. They may cause ongoing pain even when you’re not [...]
FAQ: Does Acupuncture Hurt? Acupuncture is one of the world’s oldest therapies, used for thousands of years as an alternative to medications. Acupuncture is recommended by many physicians including oncologists, pain management physicians, and mental health practitioners. You may find yourself thinking “That sounds great. But what I really want to know is: [...]
What are the Most Common Acupuncture Points? Acupuncture has been practiced for thousands of years. It is a Traditional Chinese Medicine practice that punctures the skin with needles at certain anatomical locations. Known as acupuncture points, these specific locations are found along meridians, which are energy pathways through the body. Traditional Chinese Medicine [...]
How to Find the Perfect Massage Services Have you been looking for the perfect massage experience? If you’ve Googled “massage near me,” there’s a pretty good chance you’ve turned up numerous search hits, and most likely they will include a variety of massage services. So, how can you find the best massage service [...]
