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Massage Helps Reduce Tension Headaches

woman-worry-3 It starts in the back of your head and slowly begins to move forward.  It feels like an enormous pressure, like a rubber band wrapped around your head.  Your neck, shoulders and upper back ache.  If you have experienced this feeling, you have experienced a tension headache. 

 

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over 40 million Americans suffer from chronic headaches.  A headache is considered chronic when it occurs two or more times weekly for several months or longer.  Most chronic headaches are tension headaches. 

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Self-Massage To Ease Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel

pp-wooden-knobbleI’m a massage therapist and a freelance writer. Both professions are hands intensive. So I occasionally suffer from symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. This is characterized by some weakness in grip, numbness and tingling across the palm of my hands and in my fingers. Besides avoiding repetitive motions while massaging and making sure I maintain good body mechanics while typing—straight wrists and relaxed shoulders—I’ve found that self-massage helps relieve that symptoms of carpal tunnel.

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Thai Massage

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Lazy Man’s Yoga

Thai Massage is also called Lazy Man’s Yoga or Yoga Massage, Thai massage is believed to have originated in India more than two thousand years ago. Brought to Thailand by monks, the practice became influenced by aspects of Chinese medicine. Thai massage combines assisted stretching with acupressure massage. Anyone familiar with yoga will recognize the stretches done in Thai massage.

Thai massage is done on a mat on the floor. You remain fully clothed. It is important that you wear loose comfortable clothing for your massage so that your ranges of motion are unrestricted.

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