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Welcome to the latest edition of Massage Moves.
We have mixed
news from the therapists this month. Leonie has very recently given birth
to a healthy boy, Tobias, and we would like to offer congratulations to
her and Peter. Hopefully she will be back massaging sooner rather than
later.
Carolyn will, unfortunately for us, be moving with her
family to England and will no longer be available and we wish her and her
family well.
I have cut back my time at my Maroubra clinic from 4
to 2 days a week so that I have more availability for home massage. So if
you wish to see to make an appointment with me or any of the other
therapists then please call us on 0421 410057.
Just a reminder that
the next draw for the free massage will take place in mid September and as
we notify the prize winners by email, just make sure that the
info@innerwestmassage.com.au is not excluded by any spam filters by
including it in your address book
Best Regards.
Richard and the
Inner West Massage Team.
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The rise and rise of complementary
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A 2005 study "The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among
California Adults With and Without Cancer" was recently quoted in a
chiropractic newsletter as evidence that chiropractors are the most
commonly consulted Complementary and Alternative Medicine
practitioners.
However there was interesting data regarding
massage.
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Pregnancy, massage and stress reduction |
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Our expectations for a troublefree birth along with images of
pregnancy/childbirth as a wonderfully blissful time can increase anxiety
levels if we fail to meet these expectations. Other health issues, for
mother and bub, can lead to women being concerned about how their
pregnancy is progressing.
Experts agree that learning how to relax is
of great importance and massage therapy in a relaxation conducive
environment can play an important role.
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The Alexander Technique |
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Many of the problems that we see as massage therapists are directly
related to posture (or more to the point poor posture). Right from
childhood we develop muscular tension throughout the body which can result
in postural defects. If this tension is not released then common problems
can results such as back and neck pain, sciatica, headaches and insomnia.
Massage can play an integral part in restoring natural balance but without
postural awareness then problems are very likely to re- emerge.
The
Alexander Technique is claimed to be an intelligent way of solving body
problems, some directly associated with posture, others less so.
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