Events in July 2023
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Medical Massage ( 8 hours) with Peter Shin
Medical Massage ( 8 hours) with Peter Shin
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July 17, 2023Medical Massage ( 8 hours) with Peter Shin
learn advanced tools and techniques for solving issues with massage therapy.
What is Medical Massage?
Medical massage therapy is designed to strategically target medical conditions that are diagnosed by a physician. During your medical massage treatment, your therapist will use different massage techniques and procedures. Medical massages usually occur in 30-minute or 1-hour blocks of time.
Consulting a doctor or chiropractor first can ensure that you’re receiving the right form of treatment. Reasons your doctor might prescribe a medical massage include:
- Treatment of musculoskeletal issues;
- Physical therapy to build strength and flexibility;
- Treatment of sports injuries, car accident injuries, muscle pains and cramps, migraines, and edema;
- As a complement to psychotherapeutic programs.
Additionally, there are many types of massage that your therapist may use, from deep tissue massage to trigger point therapy, and even stretching techniques.
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Medical Massage ( 8 hours) with Peter Shin
Medical Massage ( 8 hours) with Peter Shin
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July 24, 2023Medical Massage ( 8 hours) with Peter Shin
learn advanced tools and techniques for solving issues with massage therapy.
What is Medical Massage?
Medical massage therapy is designed to strategically target medical conditions that are diagnosed by a physician. During your medical massage treatment, your therapist will use different massage techniques and procedures. Medical massages usually occur in 30-minute or 1-hour blocks of time.
Consulting a doctor or chiropractor first can ensure that you’re receiving the right form of treatment. Reasons your doctor might prescribe a medical massage include:
- Treatment of musculoskeletal issues;
- Physical therapy to build strength and flexibility;
- Treatment of sports injuries, car accident injuries, muscle pains and cramps, migraines, and edema;
- As a complement to psychotherapeutic programs.
Additionally, there are many types of massage that your therapist may use, from deep tissue massage to trigger point therapy, and even stretching techniques.
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Acupressure for massage therapy with Deborah Berry L.Ac
Acupressure for massage therapy with Deborah Berry L.Ac
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July 31, 2023Used for thousands of years in China, acupressure applies the same principles as acupuncture to promote relaxation and wellness and to treat disease. Sometimes called pressure acupuncture, Acupressure is often thought of as simply acupuncture without the needles. But what exactly is acupressure and how does it work? What Is the Theory Behind Acupressure?
Acupressure is just one of a number of Asian bodywork therapies (ABT) with roots in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Examples of other Asian bodywork therapies are medical qigong and Tuina. Shiatsu is a Japanese form of acupressure.
Traditional Chinese medical theory describes special acupoints, or acupressure points, that lie along meridians, or channels, in your body. These are the same energy meridians and acupoints as those targeted with acupuncture. It is believed that through these invisible channels flows vital energy -- or a life force called qi (ch'i). It is also believed that these 12 major meridians connect specific organs or networks of organs, organizing a system of communication throughout your body. The meridians begin at your fingertips, connect to your brain, and then connect to an organ associated with a certain meridian.
According to this theory, when one of these meridians is blocked or out of balance, illness can occur. Acupressure and acupuncture are among the types of TCM that are thought to help restore balance.