Is Your Pillow a Pain in the Neck? The solution to a good night’s sleep can be using the right pillow. Recently, I’ve been waking up with a pain in my neck. I calculated how long I’ve had my pillow – way too long – and decided the solution was to get a new pillow. [...]
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1. For men: Don’t sit on your wallet! When you put your wallet in your back pocket, that’s what you’re doing. That makes you sitting in a unbalanced posture, adding to back discomfort. This is a common complaint of truckers and sales reps. A helpful hint for those of you who travel a lot by [...]
If you have a stabbing pain in the bottom of your foot when you walk, especially when you first get out of bed then you may have Plantar Fasciitis. Plantar Fasciitis affects almost 2 million Americans a year and is one of the most often-reported health problems relating to the feet. The bottom of your [...]
This week it seems like I’m seeing more frozen shoulders due to immobility after surgery. If someone has surgery on a shoulder and keeps it stationary too long, then scar tissue will form around the incision site as well as in the shoulder joint itself. This can cause the muscles of the shoulder to become [...]
What is oncology Massage? Oncology massage is an approach to massage therapy based in both specialized massage treatments and compassion to help people manage their experience with cancer. Review of the scientific literature (MD Anderson Cancer Center) indicates oncology massage helps improve the quality of life. Benefits include improved relaxation, sleep, and immune functions as [...]
