What comes to mind when you hear the term “Massage Therapy”? Do you think of an occasional treat for yourself at a hotel spa after a hard week of work, or are you more inclined to imagine a focused treatment of a bothersome health condition or injury that may be causing you headaches, stiffness, or…
With winter in full swing and the sound of snow falling calling to us from the mountains, anyone who lives near a ski resort has hopefully already tuned up their skis and boards and is hitting the runs as much as time and money will allow. What every skier or boarder will inevitably notice on…
Shoulder instability is a condition in which the connective tissues of the ligaments and joint capsule surrounding the shoulder joint become loose and the bones that form the joint begin to move against each other. Certain repetitive movements of the arm like throwing a ball or falling on a outstretched arm, can cause pressure on…
Massage therapy has been used by healthcare practitioners for thousands of years as an effective treatment for an almost countless list of injuries and illnesses. As far back as 2500 BC, Chinese writings express the use of massage for a broad range of medical purposes, and is understood and promoted as an indispensable treatment option…
winter [win-ter] noun a period like winter, as the last or final period of life; a period of decline, decay, inertia, dreariness, or adversity. That’s one of the Dictionary.com definitions, and although we wouldn’t be quite so dramatic, winter on the Wet Coast can indeed be dark, cold, wet, and miserable. We’re lucky out here…
For thousands of years, massage therapy has displayed roots in many different cultures. There are a multitude of techniques and styles a therapist can employ using varying degrees of manipulation and pressure to soft tissue and muscles. Scientific research has proven that massage therapy has beneficial effects on pain and other symptoms associated with a…
Boxer’s train hard. They push their muscles to the limit, and can over-do it. Most don’t do it purposely, but strains and pain are common when they’re focused on attaining that next level of athletic superiority, and sometimes allow the body’s warning signs to be ignored. Upon over exertion, the first tendency is to rest,…
No need to try to describe the feeling of straining a muscle as we all know what it’s like. What were you doing when it happened? Lifting groceries out of the trunk? Reaching for a glass on the top shelf? Doing the ‘slip on the ice shuffle’? It hurts, it spasms, and it can really…
What does Sports massage offer compared to a more traditional Swedish massage? Is Sports massage designed to treat only elite athletes? Who does it benefit? In this post we will go through all of these questions with Vancouver RMT Michael Scottnicki, and hope to shed some light on the topic of Sports Massage.
From the MassageEmporium.com blog, here is an interesting, complex history of the massage treatment we have come to know as “Swedish massage.”
Vancouver Massage Therapy Article of the Week We came across this interesting study out of Iran involving the effect of massage on blood glucose levels. As always, we like to encourage therapies which involve a non-invasive, natural approach. The study found that Swedish massage, in particular, as part of an intervention regime ( including appropriate diet and…
Research out of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has demonstrated the biological benefits of massage therapy. For those of you that like to read the facts and numbers, the article link below will provide some intriguing information. It’s widely accepted that regular massage therapy and bodywork will keep you feeling healthy and balanced. The…