by James One commonly hears of a dichotomy in massage therapy between therapy and relaxation. For example, when selecting the purpose of a massage, a client often specifies either “therapeutic massage” or “relaxation massage.” Therapy is for fixing problems, and relaxation is for feeling good, for at least a short while. Might relaxation, however, actually...Read More

Groin Injury Relief- by E. Kinzie It was right around the holiday season and I was out for a leisurely stroll with my husband. Then it happened! A twinge in my left groin area. You know the kind or groin injury that a person can function ok enough but it has a pesky, mosquito like...Read More

You know you’re a geek when you unwind at the end of the day while listening to a lecture on the role of microglia in central sensitization and depression… Here’s a little outline of the lecture. How does chronic pain work? Some chronic pain, especially chronic pain syndromes, seems to stem from central sensitization. Central...Read More

Sciatica and piriformis syndrome both create pain in the low back, buttocks, and back of the leg. Often they bring numbness, tingling, or even weakness with them. Sometimes they make simple things such as walking, sitting, or driving a car painful and difficult prospects. Sciatica and piriformis syndrome in brief Sciatica refers to pain arising...Read More

For those struggling with Fibromyalgia, the added demands and stresses of the holiday season can lead to one that is anything but happy as pain and fatigue levels often flare. How can one navigate the season while minimizing any additional discomfort? by Susan Fishell In the seven years that I have lived with Fibromyalgia, I...Read More

Breaking the law California prosecutors recently filed a false advertising lawsuit against lifestyle brand Goop. The online retailer, helmed by Gwyneth Paltrow, settled for $145,000. The prosecutors specifically listed three wellness products in the filing. Quite frankly, the products listed, seemed to be marketed in a manner consistent with wellness advertising everywhere. That is, the...Read More

Have you ever gone to a beginner yoga class and just felt like you couldn’t keep up? By the time you got yourself into one pose everyone had done two more and you didn’t know how to catch up? You thought yoga was supposed to be relaxing but this was just stressful! Not for true...Read More

Swedish Massage, arguably the most recognizable style of massage in the West, serves as a basis from which many massage therapists work. A practitioner can use basic Swedish techniques for a variety of therapeutic and relaxation purposes. However, the term has become conflated over the years with relaxation work from the way that spas have...Read More

While our main focus is on clinical and therapeutic massage we are not afraid of a little “woo.” At least, not woo that has some medical research behind it. Search “reiki” in PubMed (a trusted online database of medical research papers) and you will find a small number of studies that form a beginning of...Read More

The cast came off and the joint wasn’t what it used to be. The skin felt tight and bound down around the scar, the tissue sticking together. What was more, burning zingers radiated from the scar and the bone felt like fire ants. Although it used to be normal, now the joint didn’t want to...Read More