Updated Post: Massage Therapy and Sport Related Aches

Updated Post: Massage Therapy and Sport Related Aches

Due to doping regulations, athletes have strict restrictions of what they can put in their bodies, so naturally they look for alternative ways to ease the pain of overexertion.

For sports injuries, massage therapy has been shown to be a safe, non-pharmacological therapeutic intervention that is simple to carry out, economical, and has very few side effects.

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Updated Biopsychosocial Model of Massage Therapy

Updated Biopsychosocial Model of Massage Therapy

My current goal is to promote the value of massage therapy to medical professionals by synthesizing and simplifying noteworthy finds and best available supporting evidence applicable to massage therapy.

As part of an upcoming presentation I have put together a post outlining potential responses to massage therapy, here is a brief excerpt.

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Massage Therapy and Jaw Pain

Massage Therapy and Jaw Pain

My current goal is to promote the value of massage therapy to medical professionals by synthesizing and simplifying noteworthy finds and best available supporting evidence applicable to massage therapy.

Therapeutic effects of intra-oral and extra-oral massage, and self-care management of temporomandibular dysfunction has been demonstrated in a number of randomized control trials and systematic reviews.

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Massage Therapy Research Review

Massage Therapy Research Review

Massage therapy has been shown to be a safe, effective non-pharmacological therapeutic intervention that is simple to carry out, economical, and has very few side effects. If you are not yet aware of the growing body of evidence to support the work that we do, here is a list of systematic reviews that lend credibility to massage therapy.

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Complementary and integrative medicine in the management of headache

Complementary and integrative medicine in the management of headache

A migraine often presents as an intense throbbing or pulsing sensation on one or both sides of the head, it is frequently accompanied by sensitivity to light and sound, nausea and vomiting.

Migraines are commonly associated with triggers: hormonal changes, food and additives, stress, sleep, physical and sensory factors, changes in the environment and certain medications.

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