Posts Tagged ‘massage’
|Alternative Therapy Usage For Pain Increases With Age, Wealth
Saturday, May 1st, 2010
Tags: Acupuncture, aging, Alternative medicine, Back pain, chiropractic, chronic pain, massage, natural medicine, Naturopathic medicine
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Massage may help lift depression
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Tags: depression, massage, natural anti-depressant, natural stress reduction, stress
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Massage Eases Anxiety, But No Better Than Simple Relaxation Does
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
A recent randomized trial has shown that massage is no more effective than relaxing in a room alone with soothing music for treating anxiety.
Tags: alternative anxiety treatment, anxiety, depression, general anxiety disorder, massage, natural anxiety treatment, naturopathic anxiety treatment, relaxation, stress
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Abbott Northwestern study shows non-drug techniques reduce pain in hospitalized patients
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Patient Safety, the use of non-traditional pain management therapies such as acupuncture, acupressure, massage therapy, healing touch, music therapy, aromatherapy and reflexology were able to reduce post surgical pain by more than 50 percent among several patient populations.
Tags: acupressure, Acupuncture, alternative pain management, aromatherapy, hospital patients, massage, music therapy, natural pain management, naturopathic pain management, reflexology, surgery pain
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Winter Massage
Thursday, November 30th, 2006
As the seasons change from our luxurious long summer, the grey skies descend upon us and the rain returns. Nationally, the reputation of the NW continues to include the sense of it being drearily depressing. For those of us who make this our home, we must find ways to defy this!
Massage therapy is a wonderful way to feel great through the rainy season. Not only does it enhance the bodies circulation, relieve pain and boost the immune system, but it also has a profound effect on the emotions. Studies have shown that people who routinely receive massage have a significant reduction in anxiety and depression. Anxiety and depression are essentially two sides of the same coin. They result from a variety of imbalances, many of which involve the neurotransmitters, dopamine, serotonin and cortisol. (more…)
Tags: Alternative medicine, cortisol, massage, Naturopathic medicine, serotonin
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