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Fascial massage therapy is one of the techinques that is especially popular with athletes or those who regularly engage in sports.   Fascia covers all of our muscles, keeping the muscle together. It holds, supports, and protects our muscles keeping them together and helping our muscles glide over each other.  Fascia is the connective tissue between bones and ligaments. Fascial massage gets results because the massage stretches the fascia.  It helps with posture problems that have to do with the fascia getting out of position that puts the musculoskeletal system out of balance.Fascial  massage can also be beneficial when poor posture and gravity ...

A fast-growing field for massage therapists is in working with hospice care patients. Hospice is palliative care that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients provided in the last stage of life.  While hospice started out for cancer patients, it has expanded and includes a wide group of people struggling through the pain and symptoms of a variety of illnesses. There has been an increase in massage therapy as one of the means of care for patients receiving end-of-life care.In private homes, nursing homes, assisted living quarters, hospitals, and hospice are some of the places therapists can practice hospice care. More than ...

Whether you need to get some credit hours in for  your continuing education requirement or you're just looking to add a few new techniques to your massage toolkit, we have some great continuing ed classes coming up.  Remember, all CenterPoint alumni and current members  of certain professional organizations receive discounts on classes. We are currently planning two different workshops with Michael Casper.  Michael is part of our faculty here at CenterPoint.  He's a professional choreographer and dancer who has trained in shiatsu and is an AOBTA Certified Instructor and a Diplomate in Asian Bodywork Therapy, NCCAOM.  Michael teaches several courses at CenterPoint, ...

Decreased levels of depression, anxiety, and cortisol were the benefits that 112 pregnant women who had been diagnosed with depression received from combining massage therapy and group psychotherapy in a recent study.  Pregnant women previously diagnosed with depression were divided into two groups - one receiving psychotherapy, and one receiving massage in addition to the psychotherapy.All the women in the group that got massage therapy had weekly sessions for 6 weeks.   The bodywork professional placed them on their side, supported by pillows and applied moderate pressure to each participant's head and neck, followed by her back, arms, hands and feet for ...

Swedish massage is just one of the many types available in the repertoire of bodywork professionals.  Many people have heard the term but might not know what is involved with Swedish massage.What is it, and what does it involve?  According to Kurre W. Ostrom in Massage and the Original Swedish Movement,  “The aim of the Swedish treatment is, by a careful manipulation of muscles and joints, to restore to good health such as are in any way diseased.”Swedish massage came to the West through a Swede named Pir Henrik Ling (1776-1839). Ling developed a combined system of massage and exercise ...

Massages actually do provide benefits that are more skin deep; they go beyond just relaxing your muscles. The researchers in this study of 53 healthy adults found massage therapy can offer biological changes in the body. The study was conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. They randomly assigned the participants into two groups. One group enjoyed a 45 deep-tissue Swedish massage and the other group of 24 participants only got a light massage session. Both groups had blood samples drawn by intravenous catheters immediately after the massage and than one hour later.The group with the Swedish massages experienced decreases ...

A reduction in anger and hostility, decreased tension and anxiety, and a reduction in head pain were the results of a study involving massage therapy used to inactivate trigger points in the head, shoulder, and neck muscles. All of the eleven participants had neurologists diagnose them with chronic tension-type headaches. There were eleven participants, ranging from 20 to 68 years of age. They were divided into two groups randomly. One group had massage therapists give them therapeutic massage, consisting of a head and neck massage. The other group got a placebo protocol, which consisted of two ultrasounds to the head ...

Lomi Lomi is an ancient Hawaiian massage modality that provides honor and sacredness. It is traditionally done as a rite of passage for children coming of age. Lomi Lomi meaning “masseur, masseuse” in Hawaiian is conducted by the Big Kahunas in the temples of Hawaii for the children. Going beyond simple massage, the Lomi Lomi is a Hawaiian holistic healing tradition. The person who receives the massage is truly honored for who they are without any judgment, as this therapeutic massage is based on unconditional love and acceptance. Long, continuous flowing strokes, using the forearm to embrace the body like ...

A study published by the International Journal of Neuroscience said that moderate pressure is essential if therapists are going to achieve optimal physical and physiological benefits. “Moderate pressure massage leads to (an) increased natural killer (NK) cell number and NK cell activity,” according to the Tiffany Field, PhD, the study’s author and director of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami Medical School.  Field says moderate pressure massage enhances the immune system.  Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles compared a single session of moderate pressure Swedish massage to light touch massage. They found the difference to be ...

Studies are done on massage on an ongoing basis; it’s easy to read the results and know the findings. Why? Because massage therapists, bodywork professionals, and therapeutic massage therapists know that massage they perform does make differences in the lives of their clients. What is amazing is that while studies are often cited in the massage magazines, they rarely get the type of high-level coverage they have this year in general-interest major media.One study conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center showed results from just one massage. It documented changes in white blood cell activity as well as neurotransmitter, and hormonal secretions. They ...