Author: Julie Onofrio
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Types of Massage Therapy Outcomes
Sandy Fritz, in her book describes these four main outcomes for massage therapy. Massage therapy is provided based on four categories of care related to each client’s goals and adaptive capacity: 1. Palliative care 2. Restorative care 3. Condition management 4. Therapeutic change Fritz, Sandy; Fritz, Luke. Mosby’s Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage – E-Book (Kindle…
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Massage and Toxins
Massage and toxins – does massage help remove toxins from the bloodstream and from a person’s body? If you mention toxins in a Facebook discussion group for massage therapists, that is a sure way to get yourself bullied and chastised. The great debate about toxins comes from a long line of toxin claimers – people…
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Practical Massage: Introduction to the Private Instructions in the Art of Massage
Practical Massage: Introduction to the Private Instructions in the Art of Massage By Dr. J.D. Balkam Archive.org Page 1 2 Editor’s introduction: This article comprises one of the smallest books on the subject of massage, only twenty-one pages in length. It was written by the author in 1887 while he was a practicing physician and…
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The Physiological Effects of Massage by JH Kellogg
The Physiological Effects of Massage By J.H. Kellogg, M.D. Editor’s introduction: John Harvey Kellogg, M.D., (1852-1943) is best known as the charismatic director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Michigan. The “San” as it was called, featured more than 200 varieties of water treatments along with massage and other natural therapies. Dr. Kellogg’s book, The…
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The Meaning of Massage and It’s Technique
The Meaning of Massage and Its Technique By Dr. Emil A.G. Kleen “MASSAGE means a manipulation or handling of the soft tissues by movable pressure in the form of stroking, rubbing, pinching, kneading or beating performed with a therapeutic aim. This is generally applied by hand, but can, of course, also be given by means…