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 What is a Massage Like? - Helps new clients feel comfortable making that first appointment by explaining what to expect, both during and after a session. Revised version is broadened to encompass more modalities. Therapeutic Massage - Explains eleven common complaints massage can help with, and why it works. Written for the general public, medical practitioners and insurance professionals. Chronic Pain and Massage - Explains how pain or stress can develop into a self-perpetuating cycle, and how massage can effectively interrupt the process at a number of points. Includes pain cycle diagram. Useful in medical settings. Massage and Pregnancy - Describes how massage supports women through the special needs of the childbearing year: pregnancy, labor and postpartum. Discusses coping with stress and fatigue, easing aches and pains, preparing for labor, and learning self care techniques. Infant Massage - Scientific research and parents' experiences create a compelling case for mothers, fathers, relatives and caregivers to learn this loving skill. Includes sections on special needs babies, older children, benefits for parents, and what to expect from a class. Comfort Massage for the Seriously Ill - Useful in hospital, home care or hospice settings, with a focus on touch to soothe and console the very ill. Respectful of all modalities. Special sections on cancer, touch for the dying, and massage for caregivers. Sports Massage for Health and Fitness - Describes how massage can support any active person, from participants in highly competitive sports to those pursuing a regular fitness routine. Addresses workout recovery, injury treatment, health maintenance, pre-and post-event massage. Massage and Recovery - Explains to people in recovery, and their counselors, how massage supports healing, from relaxation to emotional release. Useful for anyone healing from trauma; physical, emotional or sexual abuse; addictions; or eating disorders. Reflexology - Communicate clearly about this powerful approach to stress relief and preventive care. Emphasizes reflexology's holistic nature, noting why we work the feet, what to expect in a session, and how reflexology is used in mainstream health care around the world. Reiki - Effectively presents this nonintrusive, yet powerful hands-on technique. Emphasizes the balancing and healing effects of Reiki. Includes what to expect from a session, how Reiki is used in health care, recent research verifying its effects, and what it can do for your client. Stress Relief with Therapeutic Massage - Describes the "fight or flight" stress response, and explains how massage breaks the stress cycle, replenishes emotional and physical reserves, and can help one learn more positive responses to life's inevitable stresses. Massage for Woman -Invites women of all ages and backgrounds to complete the circle of giving by giving to themselves. Addresses the need for touch, support through life's stages, and help for specific conditions, including fibromyalgia. Chair Massage for your Workplace - Reach human resource managers and other corporate decision-makers with a powerful message: chair massage for employees makes good business sense. Presents a description of chair massage, the costs of stress, the ease and cost-effectiveness of setting up a program, and great reasons for chair massage including increasing employee effectiveness and reducing employee turnover. Chair Massage for your Successful Event - This brochure effectively presents how chair massage can attract participants, show appreciation and leave a lasting impression on attendees at confrences, trade shows and social gatherings. Explains what chair massage is, the benefits and its cost-effectiveness. Chair Massage for You - This brochure targets the individual who will be enjoying the convenient and health-promoting pick-me-up provided by your unique and remarkable service. Describes chair massage and addresses its many benefits, its role in relieving stress, and its affordability and accessibility. Fibromyalgia and Massage - Describes fibromyalgia and its symptoms, and how massage can help—by reducing pain and stress, and improving sleep and breathing habits. Explains how massage provides support for the exercise protocols and lifestyle changes so important to improvement of the condition. Chiropractic and Massage Therapy - Explains how chiropractic and massage therapy support each other, both as restorative and preventive therapies. Highlights how massage supports healthy soft tissue, and why it is important. Special sections on maintenance and home care. Headache Relief and Massage - This brochure describes the many types of headaches and their common causes. Explains how massage can help relieve headaches by releasing tight muscles, reducing scar tissue, promoting healing, improving postural habits and reducing anxiety. TMJD Relief with Massage Therapy - Presents basic information about TMJ causes and symptoms, followed by information on how massage can help by relieving myofascial pain, reducing headaches, lessening muscle tension and postural imbalances and relieving stress. Dentist friendly. Arthritis and Therapeutic Massage - Describes the two major types: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis and explains how massage can help by reducing stress, pain, and muscle tension, improving circulation and mobility, and supporting appropriate exercise. Important precautions are noted. Craniosacral Therapy - Explains the craniosacral rhythm and how it is used to promote the body's ability to heal. Describes how it can enhance nervous system and circulatory function, alleviate stress, improve musculskeletal conditions, and assist in emotional work. Shiatsu for Better Health and Well-Being - Describes the history of Shiatsu and its evolution into the variations in practice today. Explains how Shiatsu is used as a restoritive method of hands-on therapy and a relaxaing antidote to the effects of stress. Aromatherapy - Presents the history and effects of aromatherapy, including its benefits of stress relief, relaxation, and mood elevation. Describes how oils enhance massage, skin care, spa treatments, and nursing care. Includes a discussion of the qualities of pure essential oils and a sidebar describing the uses of six specific oils. Hot Stone - Highlights the relaxing and luxurious experience of stone massage in both spa and clinical settings. Explains benefits including stress reduction, pain and tension relief, and increase to circulation. Includes sections on the use of cool stones, aromatherapy and chakra balancing, and addresses its use for specific conditions such as fibromyalgia and sinusitis. Includes sections on the use of cool stones, aromatherapy and chakra balancing, and addresses its applications, from facials to massage for athletes. Repetitive Strain Injuries - Describes repetitive strain injuries and the cycle of pain and dysfunction that accompanies them. Includes symptoms, causes and details about how massage can help by decreasing pain, enhancing healing, improving circulation, reducing swelling and improving range of motion. Myofascial Release - Communicate clearly about what myofascial release is and how it can help. This brochure can help raise awareness about this amazing technique and provide the encouragement people need to contact you with questions or to make that first appointment.With its emphasis on "partnering" with you, the therapist, this brochure can engage your clients' full participation in their treatments from the very beginning. Lymphatic Massage - Clearly and concisely presents the uses of this healing technique. Describes the function of the lymphatic system and how lymphatic massage enhances lymph circulation. Explains how this gentle technique can be used to address swelling, lymphedema, skin care, recovery from surgery, stress relief and breast care. Yoga and You - Presents the remarkable, ancient practice of yoga and its many benefits including increasing fitness, improving flexibility, and deepening relaxation. Describes the body-mind connection, what a class is like, the role of the yoga teacher, and yoga in healthcare. Massage and Cancer - Describes how gentle, appropriate touch can support people with cancer. Discusses pain and stress relief, support for recovery from cancer treatment, and the emotional nurturing that massage provides. Cites selected supporting research and use of massage for cancer in hospitals. Written in the professional yet warm and caring tone that you would use in talking face-to-face with an individual facing this great life challenge, this brochure can open doors for you to serve this great unmet need. Back Pain and Massage - Finally, a brochure that addresses what may be your most frequently heard complaint, back pain. Explains the role of massage in pain relief, alignment, injury repair and prevention, as well as in reducing stress that can heighten sensitivity to pain. Highlights how massage and the work of other health professionals are mutually supportive. | |
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