Tweet No amount of coaxing, pleading, or pedal pumping could get the engine in the rental car to turn over. It was going nowhere. The travelers had filled the car with unleaded fuel, but it had a diesel engine. It had been able to run a little way on the wrong fuel, but not...
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Shiatsu is a Japanese form of bodywork. The word shiatsu means "finger pressure", and shiatsu is sometimes described as a finger pressure massage. Like acupuncture and acupressure, shiatsu is based on the holistic system of traditional Chinese medicine, where...
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Tweet As we come to the close of 2011, all of us at That’s the Rub Massage Therapy Center would like to thank YOU and all of our clients, friends and supporters in the past year who trusted us to help you in your healthcare goals. We are so happy to be part of...
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Tweet Whether it’s a pulled muscle from yoga class or an afternoon basketball game, or a long-term pain caused by injury, most of us will come to know the beast that is called back pain. In fact, when it comes to low-back pain specifically, researchers say that 70-85 percent of the population will experience...
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Tweet How do you go about finding a good massage therapist? Someone who fits not only what you’re looking for in skill, training and professionalism but is also a good personality fit? Read on! There are several ways to go about solving this challenge: Ask your Friends: Calling therapists that are recommended to you...
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Tweet You already know the value of bodywork. For all the short-term stress and pain relief you get from massage today, there are lasting rewards you’ll thank yourself for down the road. Massage therapy as a preventive measure and part of an ongoing care regimen can mean fewer visits to the doctor, as well...
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Tweet “It was my first marathon and I’d been fighting a 20 mile-an-hour headwind for most of the race. When I finished, my upper back and hamstrings were so tight I couldn’t stretch them myself,” says Colorado athlete Camie Larson. “My husband, Jamie, found me and led me to the massage line. When I...
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Tweet Six months after hip replacement surgery, Larry was learning to walk again and life was returning to normal. But one thing still puzzled him. When he stood for any length of time, his left ankle would swell, and when the inflammation was at its worst, his right ankle would also swell. “I can...
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Tweet Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) refers to healing modalities that don’t fall into conventional Western medical philosophy, including bodywork, acupuncture, herbology, homeopathy and mind/body techniques. CAM is becoming a more familiar term as approximately 125 million Americans suffering from chronic illness — arthritis, back pain, hypertension, and depression — look for solutions that...
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Tweet Sol Benson loathed her body. It went beyond mere embarrassment at how “fat” she was. Deeper still was the conviction that her body was unworthy of love, underserving of nurturing. And it was that alienation from her own body that for years kept Benson, a professional dancer who has waged a lifelong battle...
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