Tag: Self-massage
Let Your Fingers Do the Walking
February 25, 2011
By Ross Ashcraft Ever reach for the remote, swing a bat, throw a ball, swat the dog, pick up a pan and feel a numb or burning sensation in your shoulder? …
Treat Your Hands to their Own Special Spa Moment
February 11, 2011
By Laura Gordon Do your hands ever get really tired after a day at the computer key board or some other repetitive activity? I know after a day giving massages to …
My Tush Hurts!
January 28, 2011
My Tush Hurts! By Ross Ashcraft Well, your butt hurts. You sit on it all day and you can’t figure out what you could have possibly done to irritate it. The answer …
Let’s Rip The Neck Muscles!
January 7, 2011
Let's Rip the Muscles By Sharon Truelove For many, when starting an exercise program, we think of working on the larger muscles that we see and ignore the smaller ones that we …
Tired of Tired Eyes?
December 16, 2010
By Laura Gordon Is your experience is anything like mine? I spend a better part of my work day in front of a computer. By the end of the day my …
Roll That Foam!
December 3, 2010
Roll That Foam! By Ross Ashcraft We all have them: Tightness, chronic sore spots, dull aches, and minor consistent throbbing pain, and persistent weakness They are the aches and pains that are as …
No More Sleepless Nights
November 19, 2010
No More Sleepless Nights By Laura Gordon Therapies for insomnia vary from prescription drugs to self hypnosis. One of the simplest therapies is self massage. First though, making a ritual of bedtime is …
A Pain in the neck!
November 12, 2010
A Pain in the neck! By Sharon Truelove, MS, LMT, NCTM Does neck pain keep you awake at night? Do you feel like a hot poker is lodged between your shoulders? There can be …
Failure in the Forearms
November 5, 2010
By Ross Ashcraft Carpal Tunnel, aching wrists, numb fingers, or sore arms. Do any of these apply to you? Many of us suffer from the overuse of our wrist and forearms. …
Are Your Gams Gone?
October 22, 2010
by Laura Gordon Ever used your legs so much one day that the next day they are incredibly sore? Maybe you over did your workout, maybe as a runner you pushed yourself …