Rolf Benirschke, one of the most accurate place kickers in National Football League history, is also renowned for his comeback to sports after a devastating illness and surgery for inflammatory bowel disease. As of 2010, he is a motivational...
Rolfing Structural Integration, commonly known as Rolfing, is a form of deep-tissue massage that focuses on your fascia, the connective membrane that surrounds and supports muscles, bones and internal organs. A Rolfer's goal is to stretch fascia...
In a deep tissue massage, the massage therapist uses increased pressure and targeted muscle work to address the kinks located in the deep connective tissue of the body. According to the American Association of Massage Therapists, the therapist...
Every golfer, regardless of skill level, lands outside the fairway and in the rough at some point. Even semi-rough -- the shorter variety of rough -- is problematic if you're not sure how to handle it. The key is to take what the lie gives you and...
According to the American Massage Therapy Association, deep tissue massage is a broad term encompassing any technique "that releases chronic patterns of tension in the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure on contracted areas, either...
More than 100 massage and bodywork techniques to relax the body and ease pain have been developed. Deep-tissue massages are one of the most popular massages given in the United States and can relieve ailments including reduced mobility, stress and...
Massage therapy has several impacts on muscle fibers in the area being treated. The amount of the impact and its duration depend on the type and intensity of massage used during treatment. Relaxation styles of massage, such as Esalen or Swedish...
Massage is an ancient healing art, dating back thousands of years. There are references to massage therapy in writings from ancient Greece, Rome, Arabian nations, China, Japan and India, according to the National Center for Complementary and...
Human beings need to be touched; the reasons are many. Human nature almost demands us to rub what hurts, to get a hug when feeling stressed or to put a hand on the shoulder of someone in need of comfort. Human touch can facilitate communication,...
Forms of massage therapy have been practiced for thousands of years by cultures the world over. In the United States, there are more than 100 modalities practiced, running the gamut from the gentle Swedish Massage to energy work and Watsu, a form...
Back massage is defined as "a hands-on treatment in which a therapist manipulates muscles and soft tissues to improve health and well-being" by the University of Maryland Medical Center. Massage can influence the activities of the musculoskeletal,...
Massage and bodywork therapy are touch therapies that use techniques of movement and pressure to affect your body structure. Types of massage and bodywork therapy include sports massage, acupressure, connective tissue massage and Reiki healing,...
If you suffer from occasional or frequent low-back pain, you are far from alone. According to the American Pain Foundation, back pain is the number-one cause of disability in Americans under the age of 45 and more than 26 million adult Americans...
There are many changes that happen to a woman's body during pregnancy. She produces more blood, has an increased tendency for edema, her sense of smell is heightened, spider veins can develop and, as the baby grows and her weight increases, she is...
Hit your head; bang your knee; trip and fall; what do all of these accidents have in common? Your reaction. Most likely, immediately after impact, you rub the affected area. That is, you give yourself a massage. Massage benefits include pain...
Posture is the position of the body or its parts. Massage therapists can use postural analysis as a tool for gathering information regarding the state of a client's tissues. This approach assists the therapist in creating a massage program...
A recovery outline for arm workouts provides methods that help ensure progress and protect arm tissues from injury. Sufficient caloric intake is also necessary for recovery. Determine the amount of calories you need by adding your basal metabolic...
Calf muscle pain can be treated using conservative care methods. According to the Sports Injury Clinic website, calf pain can be caused by numerous factors, including calf muscle--gastrocnemius and soleus--strains, delayed onset muscle soreness...
If you suffer from shoulder tightness or muscle strain, often caused by frequent computer use (mousing) or athletic activities, you're familiar with the aching and sometimes stabbing pain associated with it. Whether lifting a bag of groceries or...
Remember carpal tunnel syndrome? In the 1990s, the dreaded wrist condition was thought to be an almost unavoidable result of excessive computer use and diagnoses were at an all-time high. Since then, specialists have realized that carpal tunnel...
As people age, their knees often fall victim to strains, sprains and resulting pain. As one of the body's primary weight-bearers, your knees often take the brunt of activity, and you feel it, especially as you age. About 30 percent of adults 65...
Bodywork is an umbrella term that encompasses massage and other types of therapeutic techniques such as shiatsu, acupressure and reflexology. A body worker is someone who may do one or many of these disciplines for relieving stress or as an...
Have you ever woken up and realized you "slept wrong" and can hardly straighten your neck? Your neck is a delicate structure, prone to muscle strains, sprains and whiplash, yet is called on to serve the important functions of stabilizing your...
Poor posture is one of the most common causes of noncontact injuries, meaning that the injury is caused by overuse or misuse of the joint over a long period of time rather than occurring suddenly. When your body is misaligned, certain parts of...
Posture is an important aspect of optimal health. Posture habits are formed during the years of growth and development. Posture both impacts and is impacted by the way you walk, sit and perform physical and athletic movements. The early...
If you're looking for a safe and natural way to lose weight, abdominal massage may help you reach your goal. Many people find the task of losing weight difficult and even stressful, but adding massage into your regimen may provide some much-needed...
The number of calories needed by an adult per day depends on the gender, body size, muscle mass, health status and hormones, as well as individual variation in metabolism, according to L.K. Mahan and Sylvia Escott-Stump in "Krause's Food,...
You cannot determine healthy weight by using a bathroom scale. Considering only your total weight can be deceiving, as it does not identify individual proportions of the muscle, fat, bone and tissue that together make up your body composition....
Learning that you have diabetes can cause stress and perhaps initiate a period of denial. Sometimes the news is down-played by calling it just a mild case of diabetes or a touch of sugar in your blood. Those messages imply that diabetes is not...
