Back Pain and Massage
Marina Alyea, a certified massage therapist in San Francisco, is familiar with the ravages of back pain. She has worked on people’s backs, she said,
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Massage for Pain Relief
From an early age, we learn that the touch of a hand can ease pain. When a toddler bangs his knee in a tricycle accident,
Massage Therapists
Stacey Kayden used to fantasize about massaging Olympic athletes. She blames her thumbs for derailing that ambition. “After three or four massages in a row,
Massage Types
Swedish Massage Swedish massage is the kind you’re most likely to encounter at the gym or at a spa. You lie unclothed on a padded
Movement Therapies
Movement therapies are techniques aimed at “retraining” your body to move in a healthy way to relieve chronic pain and muscular tension. During a session,
Massage: Hands-On Relief
If you’re tense, sore, or generally stressed out –in other words, if you feel pretty much like everyone else these days — it might be