Massage Tips
Injured? Reach for Ice to Minimize Injury and Speed Healing
Rest Immediatly after an injury. Take the weight off the injury.
Ice the injury for 10 to 20 minutes 3-5 times a day. Zip-lock bags filled with crushed ice work as well as an ice pack. For heatstoke, apply the ice pack to the back of the neck.
Compress the injured area using an elastic bandage. Wrap snugly, not tightly.
Elevate the injured limb on two or three pillows to minimize the swelling.
A recent survey showed that 70-90% of us feel stressed at work and outside. Today's fast paced lifestyle is putting a toll on us. Unless we learn to manage stress, we will get sick. But it doesn't have to be that way.
Every event in our lives is recorded on a cellular level and is often lodged in the muscle. In other words, when we experience fear our muscles tighten and contract.
Transformational massage (My special word for the body reading massage I do) helps locate these blockages. Through special techniques used in bodywork, the blockages are released. Often this is called “Myofascial release” or Cranial Sacral therapy. Process Acupressure can also be used to release the fascia from the tight or sore muscle.
