by Riva Naimark, LMT, NCTMB

Awareness of complementary therapies such as massage and/or energy based modalities has been growing among people diagnosed with chronic diseases. However, some don’t know quite enough about it; and often wonder if it could possibly address their particular symptoms of not. As with all such techniques, they do not replace regular visits to the person’s health care practitioner...

Editor's Note from David Burrows: In my own massage practice, I often see clients with chronic conditions that allopathic medicine is unable to cure. The author explains how and why Shiatsu might help in cases of chronic disease!

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by Susan G. Salvo

There aren't very many people who, at first glance, would think of the lungs and respiratory system as gaining any great benefit from massage therapy, but those people are far from accurate. Massage therapy, when conducted by a skilled practitioner, can create some wonderful and helpful results when it comes to your lungs and ability to breathe more efficiently...

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Editor's Note: This is a professionally done video with great color and variation. The therapist's voice is clear and she has good hands for massage and always has contact with the client's body.

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by Ion Doaga

When I go for a massage I have two main goals. First is to get out of knots or alleviate pain in particular areas of my body and second is to enjoy a pleasant and relaxing treatment.

Deep tissue massage offers both of these benefits, though it’s not always the case...

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by Glen Beckel

Recently I've come across a few articles on the negative effects sitting has on your body. Most notably "Sitting is Killing You". The graphic has some startling information we should all be aware of. With 9.3 hours a day are spent on average sitting. That's a lot considering we're suppose to be awake for 16 hours, so well over half our day is spent doing little or no physical effort and probably for many not much of the other 7 hours are spent doing much physical activity. With obese people sitting for an extra 2.5 hours a day...

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Editor's Note from David Burrows: Massage Master Kam Thye Chow shares his informative perspective of Chair Massage. In this video, he coins the phrase "exaggerate the back" to help the therapist to achieve optimal posture.  He also covers important fundamentals of massage technique, including the quality of touch and the use of tai chi stances. Kam Thye Chow believes "thai massage can save the world." He defines massage as being synonymous with loving-kindness! See Part 1.

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by Ion Daogo

Those people who use massage as an adjunct to other therapies often include Thai massage in their treatment. Thai yoga massage is a combination of massage, yoga and acupressure that helps to allow free-flow of energy throughout the body...

Editor's Note from David Burrows: I am quite the fan of Thai Massage, and recommend this article for general information about this type of bodywork.

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Editor's Note from David Burrows: Massage Master Kam Thye Chow shares his technique for Chair Massage.

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Editor's Note from David Burrows: Sometimes I can relax my whole body simply be relaxing my hands!  Follow along with this well-made video showing you how to massage and relax your own hands.

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by David Burrows, BA, CMP, CHTP, RMT
ATH Co-Editor of Massage and Bodywork

This article is a review of the book “Market and Grow a Rich Massage Business” (Heaven and Earth Publishing, 2012) by Cary Bayer, a long time contributing writer to Allthingshealing.com...

Editor´s Note from David Burrows: My review of Cary Bayer's book "Market and Grow a Rich Massage Business"

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Editor's Note from David Burrows: I was glad to come across a video which demystifies Mayan Abdominal Massage.  This short professional, entertaining video features a clip of a therapist demonstrating Mayan Abdominal bodywork.

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