All About Massage Therapy

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Acupuncture of Over-The-Counter Medication?

So for all of those who don't believe in acupuncture... I respect your opinion and understand why you may not give it a chance personally, or believe that there's enough validity in research as to why it may not be the best form of treatment for yourself, your patients, etc. However, there's definitely GROWING validity about how acupuncture CAN reduce pain, increase function and help in the long-term. Not to mention, it's probably better than taking NSAIDs all the time.

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Stretching before Exercise? Maybe not a good idea!

😮 Surprised? You shouldn't be at all ‼️ 👎 Static stretching has been shown in studies, ⏱️ time and time again that, before a 💪strength workout, stretching leads to temporary ⏬ decreases in strength and power. 🎯 So if you're setting out on making some gains - 🚨 try some dynamic stretching instead, which doesn't affect strength and power nearly as much as static stretching does!

A 2014 evaluation of 9 studies (404 total participants) concluded that massage therapy, if continued for at least 5 weeks, improved pain, anxiety, and depression in people with fibromyalgia but did not have an effect on sleep disturbance. Not bad right? Time Period, Period, Science

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💆 Massage Therapy, for at least 5 weeks, was able to stave off 💢 pain, 😶 anxiety and depression during the time period of this study. 🎯 On average Massage therapy has been proven to be quite helpful for those managing fibromyalgia!

massage therapy is the assessment of the soft tissue and joints of the body and the treatment and prevention of physical dysfunction and pain of the soft tissue and joints by manipulation to develop, maintain, rehabilitate or augment physical function, or relieve pain. Visceral Massage, Body Joints, A Massage, Think Again, Massage Therapist

🚨 Think Massage Therapy is just for Relaxation? 😡 Think again!

🎯 Here's everything underneath the 🌞 sun that Massage Therapists can work on! 💪Mainly soft tissue - and since your organs 🫁🫀 are soft tissue - technically we can work on that for a therapeutic benefit! Visceral Massage to be exact! 🦴 Joints, tendons, ligaments, muscles and so much more all fall under this category. If there's an issue with it, or a potential 💢 issue with it, or an issue that could come to rise - seeing a Massage Therapist can prove to be MORE than just relaxing.

How do Massage Therapists deal with achy, sore hands?

🚨 FAQ for RMTs - Do your hands get tired, achy, sore, or painful? Well, like anyone who uses their hands 👋 often - yes they do! 🎯 That's why it's important to take care of them, as well as the entire body, which fuels those hands! 💤Proper sleep, pristine 🥙 nutrition, exercise 🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️and appropriate recovery all contribute to keeping those helping hands, able to keep helping! 👍 Also - no my thumb isn't broken - it's just hypermobility at my thumb joint - I've had it since I was a kid!

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This contains: Happy endings - do you actually do them?

Okay so uhh this one is kind of a trigger for a lot of massage therapists

For me i just find it funnily ANNOYING.

A lot of my friends talk about this stuff in front of me

It's the same kind of joke, you get used it, it kinda gets boring and old.

uhh no, the answer is no.

Massage therapists usually have to go through some sort of education

No ones going to pour 20 k into learning all these techniques.

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F.A.Q: Do 💆‍♂️ Massage Therapists actually do 👀 Happy Endings?

Here's a PSA on the unending connection between weird sexual things and Massage Therapists. There ARE none. Massage Therapy is for the assessment, treatment and prevention of dysfunction in the body - not for weird pleasure - you can take care of that on your own. Hope this clears up any bits and pieces of confusion that some people might have about the realm of massage therapy.

Do Massage Therapists find Feet 🦶 & Butts 🍑 gross? | F.A.Q for RMTs

🎯 Unless there are open wounds, clear signs of unsanitary conditions of the body, horrid 🤮 odour, etc., then no not really! 🦶 Feet and 🍑 Butts deserve some TLC too, especially since they're areas that can experience loads of soreness as well! ❔What other questions do you have for 💆‍♂️💆‍♀️ massage therapists that you've always wanted? Let me know!

Here's what massage therapy really does - physiologically.

Ever wonder why massage kills pain, relaxes you and just overall makes you feel better? You might say that it just relaxes your muscles and staves off soreness. You wouldn't be wrong at all! But there's definitely way more that occurs within our body. Lots of neurotransmitters, hormones, things like adrenaline and serotonin that are released within our bodies during a massage session.

3 important questions to ask your Massage Therapist.

🚨 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁? That's why it's a good idea to establish some context through 💬 communication with your MT! You'll both have a better 👍 understanding of what to expect from one another! We aren't 🔮 mind readers and can't guess what you want or have questions ❔ about. So get it out of the away, and ask away, 🙋‍♂️ so you can go ahead and enjoy your massage - worry-free! 😅