What a Massage Therapist can do for you!

May 27, 2006

The massage therapist is the person who relieves all that stress and pain from

your neck and shoulders when you get a massage. They are trained professionals

who have studied not only how to give a massage, but how to treat illness

through massage. A good massage therapist will do much more for you then relieve

a stress.

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May 27, 2006

Last December my husband got me a gift certificate for a massage in a spa that

has trained massage therapists. I finally went for it on Tuesday of this week

(can you believe that one?) Anyhoo....I don't care if it cured or

de-stressed...it was just AWESOME. And now I do wish I was rich so I could get

one every week..or maybe twice a week! Maybe I would propose to her and have

her live with us? Ok, I am kidding about the proposal, but again, even if it

does nothing at all it is awesome!

Lorain

Article Treasure <mjy610_600

Fri May 26 18:00:51 CDT 2006

mjy610_300

What a Massage Therapist can do for you!

The massage therapist is the person who relieves all that stress and pain from

your neck and shoulders when you get a massage. They are trained professionals

who have studied not only how to give a massage, but how to treat illness

through massage. A good massage therapist will do much more for you then relieve

a stress.

http://www.my-massage-4me.com/productpage/massagetherapist.html

Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates

starting at 1¢/min.

May 27, 2006

I could not agree more.

However, it should be said that a massage therapist should not be considered

a healer, but rather a facilitator of healing. A massage therapist helps the

process along in all the right ways.

Shianan

Student Massage Therapist

On 5/26/06, Article Treasure <mjy610_600 wrote:

>

> The massage therapist is the person who relieves all that stress and pain

> from your neck and shoulders when you get a massage. They are trained

> professionals who have studied not only how to give a massage, but how to

> treat illness through massage. A good massage therapist will do much more

> for you then relieve a stress.

>

> http://www.my-massage-4me.com/productpage/massagetherapist.html

>

> Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great

> rates starting at 1¢/min.

>

May 29, 2006

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there are other tpoints too,

like i encourage everyone to study and get involved with healing in

some form or another -it can benefit you the giver

what better way than you and your husband to learn some simple

massage tecniques -where you can benefit each other

not only that for your family too

i hope there are massage courses in your area if not some

instructiobnal videos can be good .

you haev been shown a very useful tool,i suggest you use it

some more info

Massage, learning to rub people the right way

One of the first things we will look at and give the merits for is

massage, known and applied for thousands of years .In todays society

at least in the UK touch is almost alien through whatever reason be

it Victorian or upbringing .Yet touch can convey so much and the UK

in general has to learn this very important role. For in my

experience touch can be life changing ,yet I still meet nurses who

have never had a massage in their life. Clearly there is much to

change for these people are supposed to be at the very front to

treating the ill but as the previous chapter has explained modern

conventional treatment has almost obliterated one of the prime tools

for healing. Massage should be done to babies, children and adults

and much soothing would take place were this in place without need

for drugs, sedatives alcohol or other stimulants. if only this would

go into every would be mums repertoire of dealing with their

children. The results I am sure would be impressive.

Various combinations of oils for massage can be used however I have

only experience with using the oils of peanut /olive and almond and

I am sure there are many others which are of real benefit too. Also

very good results have been obtained using tincture of myrrh.

Research in massage therapy has been ongoing for more than 120

years.

Here are some reported benefits of massage:

Preliminary results suggested cancer patients had less pain and

anxiety after receiving therapeutic massage at the James Cancer

Hospital and Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio.

Women who had experienced the recent death of a child were less

depressed after receiving therapeutic massage, according to

preliminary results of a study at the University of South Carolina.

Medical school students at the University of Medicine and Dentistry

of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School who were massaged before an

exam showed a significant decrease in anxiety and respiratory rates

as well as a significant increase in white blood cells and natural

killer cell activity, suggesting a benefit to the immune system

Studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found

massage beneficial in improving weight gain in HIV-exposed infants

and facilitating recovery in patients who underwent abdominal

surgery. At the University of Miami School of Medicine's Touch

Research Institute, researchers have found that massage is helpful

in decreasing blood pressure in people with hypertension,

alleviating pain in migraine sufferers and improving alertness and

performance in office workers.

An increasing number of research studies show massage reduces heart

rate, lowers blood pressure, increases blood circulation and lymph

flow, relaxes muscles, improves range of motion, and increases

endorphins (enhancing medical treatment). Although therapeutic

massage does not increase muscle strength, it can stimulate weak,

inactive muscles and, thus, partially compensate for the lack of

exercise and inactivity resulting from illness or injury. It also

can hasten and lead to a more complete recovery from exercise or

injury.

Research has verified that:

Office workers massaged regularly were more alert, performed better

and were less stressed than those who weren't massaged.

Massage therapy decreased the effects of anxiety, tension,

depression, pain, and itching in burn patients.

Abdominal surgery patients recovered more quickly after massage.

Premature infants who were massaged gained more weight and fared

better than those who weren't.

Autistic children showed less erratic behaviour after massage

therapy.

According AMTA, massage helps both physically and mentally.

" Often times people are stressed in our culture. Stress-related

disorders make up between 80-and-90 percent of the ailments that

bring people to family-practice physicians. What they require is

someone to listen, someone to touch them, someone to care. That does

not exist in modern medicine.

One of the complaints heard frequently is that physicians don't

touch their patients any more. Touch just isn't there. Years ago

massage was a big part of nursing. There was so much care, so much

touch, so much goodness conveyed through massage. Now nurses for the

most part are as busy as physicians. They're writing charts, dealing

with insurance notes, they're doing procedures and often there is no

room for massage any more.

I believe massage therapy is absolutely key in the healing process

not only in the hospital environment but because it relieves stress,

it is obviously foundational in the healing process any time and

anywhere. "

Joan Borysenko - Massage Journal Interview, Fall 1999

Physical Benefits of Therapeutic Massage

Massage also provides another therapeutic component largely absent

in today's world: tactile stimulation, or, more simply, touch. In

1986, the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami

published groundbreaking research on the effects of massage on

premature babies. The preterm babies who received massage therapy

showed 47% greater weight gain and six-day shorter hospital stays

than the infants who were not receiving massage. But is this study

evidence of what loving touch can do spiritually, or rather what

massage can do on a physiological level? Regardless, babies are not

the only benefactors

Helps relieve stress and aids relaxation

Helps relieve muscle tension and stiffness. Alleviates discomfort

during pregnancy

Fosters faster healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments;

reduces pain and swelling; reduces formation of excessive scar tissue

Reduces muscle spasms. Provides greater joint flexibility and range

of motion

Enhances athletic performance; Treats injuries caused during sport

or work

Promotes deeper and easier breathing Improves circulation of blood

and movement of lymph fluids

Reduces blood pressure Helps relieve tension-related headaches and

effects of eye-strain

Enhances the health and nourishment of skin Improves posture

Strengthens the immune system Treats musculoskeletal problems

Rehabilitation post operative Rehabilitation after injury

(Source: AMTA

Mental Benefits of Massage Therapy

Fosters peace of mind Promotes a relaxed state of mental alertness

Helps relieve mental stress. Improves ability to monitor stress

signals and respond appropriately.

Enhances capacity for calm thinking and creativity.

Emotional Benefits.

Satisfies needs for caring nurturing touch Fosters a feeling of well-

being

Reduces levels of anxiety. Creates body awareness. Increases

awareness of mind-body connection

ph

In , <TheKoolLottes wrote:

>

> Last December my husband got me a gift certificate for a massage

in a spa that has trained massage therapists. I finally went for it

on Tuesday of this week (can you believe that one?) Anyhoo....I

don't care if it cured or de-stressed...it was just AWESOME. And

now I do wish I was rich so I could get one every week..or maybe

twice a week! Maybe I would propose to her and have her live with

us? Ok, I am kidding about the proposal, but again, even if it does

nothing at all it is awesome!

>

> Lorain

>

> Article Treasure <mjy610_600

> Fri May 26 18:00:51 CDT 2006

> mjy610_300

> What a Massage Therapist can do for

you!

>

> The massage therapist is the person who relieves all that stress

and pain from your neck and shoulders when you get a massage. They

are trained professionals who have studied not only how to give a

massage, but how to treat illness through massage. A good massage

therapist will do much more for you then relieve a stress.

>

> http://www.my-massage-4me.com/productpage/massagetherapist.html

>

> Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls.

Great rates starting at 1¢/min.

>

May 30, 2006

Related to this thread:

I'm wondering what qualifications other UK Massage Therapists have,

and what you think they represent in terms of quality and what they've

taught you?

I took the VTCT route some years ago, but in the end didn't really

practice - partly because the market is so saturated, particularly

with masseurs, and partly because I'm not pushy enough.

However, I notice the original in this thread mentioned specific

treatment of conditions, and listed certain complaints which can be

treated in a specific manner. I'm sure you would learn this after

some time in practice, but are there courses which teach you more

about such things? In the UK, I mean. How much do they cost, and how

long do they take? And is there any advantage in completing such a

course, when you finish and the world is full of people who have taken

VTCT courses and are somehow making money from that? I'm sure there

is personal advantage, but rather selfishly I'd want to make back some

of the money I'd put into learning. So far I've spent a lot learning

to massage and I couldn't really afford it.

I'm also interested in thai or shiatsu massage, and anyone who could

provide any information about that would make me very happy. Well,

not very happy, but a bit happy. I'd smile, enigmatically and with a

slight air of something vague. Oh yes.

Thanks, people

xx

Ian

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" pjb12345uk " <pho

Monday, May 29, 2006 9:26 AM

Re: What a Massage Therapist can do for

you!

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there are other tpoints too,

like i encourage everyone to study and get involved with healing in

some form or another -it can benefit you the giver

what better way than you and your husband to learn some simple

massage tecniques -where you can benefit each other

not only that for your family too

i hope there are massage courses in your area if not some

instructiobnal videos can be good .

May 31, 2006

Hi Ian

I am a massage therapist practicing Swedish massage, Sports Therapy, Shiatsu

and Acupuncture. If you are interested in Shiatsu training your best bet is

to contact the Shiatsu Society or look on their website for a list of

schools http://www.shiatsu.org/

If you need any more information let me know.

Best wishes,

Mark

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ian

05/31/06 18:08:31

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