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The Benefits of a Massage Table Heater

Posted on 11 February 2008 by Robert Vignoli

I wrote a blog posting on the “Top 7 Must Have Massage Equipment for Massage Therapist” recently, one of the items that I included in the list was a table heater for your massage table. This is a follow up to that blog post.

If you are a massage therapist and you are not using a heating pad for your massage table, you are missing out on making a huge impact with your massage clients. I cannot tell you how often our clients expressed how wonderfully delighted they were once they were lying on the massage table. The price of this massage heating pad is more than pays for itself after a few sessions. Utilizing a heating pad on your massage table is not only is a great perking for you clients, but it does offer many functional massage benefits as well. I am going to share with some of them here with you now, but please tell me if I missed one, thank you.

Stretching:

Let’s say for instance that you have a massage client that you have seen before and know that they have very tight hamstrings, glutes or low back muscles, what I like to do for these clients is to turn up the temperature on the heating pad prior to them coming in. Once they come in and if you do any stretching for your clients, let the table heater warm up their muscles either by working the neck and arms first or allow them to lay on the heat for about 5 minutes before you walk into the room and then go into stretching the hamstrings, glutes and low back muscles. By doing this my goal is to allow the heat to warm up their muscles to get a better stretch and to minimize the risk of causing injury, due to the increased blood flow in the area.

Chronically tight back muscles:

You can also use the massage heating pad to warm up the back muscles, starting face up first. Work the front side, once you have finished, request your clients to turn over and you find that their back muscles are more relaxed. This makes massaging tight or chronically tight back muscles much easier to work on and less physical effort on your part..

Getting clients relaxed prior to their massage

If you have a client that just came in early or just got out of traffic or had a very hard day at work and is stressed out, put them on heat for a few minutes prior to working on them, let them relax a bit with some heat on their back first. This will give your clients a chance to relax and ease them into their massage before getting started.

I’m sorry

If you are running late because you are going over on your time with another client and if you have multiple rooms, instead of having your client wait in the lobby, stick them in a room with some heat on the table. I am sure, once they feel the warmth of the table; they will forgive you, for being late.

Hot flashes

You may find that some of your female clients suffer from hot flashes, if this is the case you definitely do not want to use the table heater then. If there is one downside to having a table heater this would be it, you could let your clients know that you have a table heater and that it is on, this way if they suffer from hot flashes, they will let you know. But if you would like to keep the table heater as a surprise, just put the heat on a low setting, it can always be turned up later during the massage.

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Muscle Adhesions and Scar Tissue Your Body’s Enemy

Posted on 07 February 2008 by Robert Vignoli

Active Release Technique (also known as ART) is an advanced massage technique specifically designed massage for muscle and muscle attachments, tendons, and the fascia surrounding the muscles, to release and relieve tension in these areas. It can relieve such “overuse” problems as carpal tunnel syndrome, shoulder pain, shin splints, sciatica, plantar fascitis, knee problems and tennis elbow. These problems all occur because of overuse, and can be cured with his specific massage therapy technique, called Active Release Technique.

When overuse occurs, nerve entrapments, muscle adhesion, inflammation and scar tissue, carpal tunnel and impingement syndrome, among many other problems, can manifest. This is because overuse causes injury or other situations where the tissue actually changes detrimentally in three important ways.

  • First of all, the tissue itself does not get enough oxygen, a condition also called “hypoxia.”
  • Second of all, there can be an accumulation of small tears, also called a micro-trauma.
  • And third of all, this can cause acute conditions, such as pulls, tears, and collisions.

No matter the cause, what happens is that these three types of changes cause the body to heal by producing tough, dense scar tissue in the area that has been injured, which replaces the healthy tissue. The scar tissue itself then binds up the surrounding tissues, so that they can no longer move freely. As more scar tissue builds up, muscles themselves can become shorter and weaker. Scar tissue in not as strong and stable as healthy tissue, there for an advanced massage therapist is needed to help break down muscle adhesions and scar tissue.

Without treatment this results in tension on tendons, which in turn causes tendonitis, and nerves can become “trapped.” This in turn can cause pain, loss of strength, and reduced range of motion. In some cases, when a nerve becomes trapped, you can also feel numbness, tingling or weakness.

A massage therapist who uses these ART techniques can help clients with these muscles adhesions and scar tissue build up, that restrict proper muscle function. When one receives ART treatment, a therapist first evaluates the tenderness, tightness and texture of underlying tissues, such as the fascia, muscles, tendons, nerves and ligaments. Then, the therapist provides specific advanced massage therapy techniques along with ART techniques.


This type of treatment is effective because a trained therapist can break up the scar tissue causing the nerve entrapment, reduced carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms, nerve impingement or muscle adhesions. The therapist directs very specific tension at the affected area usually focusing on or around muscle attachments and the patient works in tandem with the therapist by moving in specific ways to help break up the scar tissue.


There are over 500 different movements specifically in ART that is meant to break down the scar tissue, muscle tension and entrapped nerves. For example, with carpal tunnel syndrome, the median nerve is trapped in scar tissue (also known as “nerve entrapment), which has been caused by repetitive movement, a poor diet or a host of many other inflammation causing factors. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome also known as “cumulative injury,” because the injury itself (in this case, entrapment to the median nerve) occurs over a period of time. In many cases, ART can reduce or eliminate the need for surgery to correct these problems and restore function.


Impingement syndrome can also be helped with ART.

Another type of injury, impingement syndrome, occurs when those who do a lot of lifting have pain in the shoulder area. Most often, care for this problem involves having surgery to shave off a small part of the rotator cuff and make it flat, ensuring that there’s nothing to “catch” the muscle or muscle adhesion on. However, most often, the problem is in the muscle itself and not in the rotator cuff, so ART can cure this problem if the problem is indeed occurring in the muscle and not in the rotator cuff itself. This determination needs to be carefully indentified before any massage therapy or ART treatments are implemented. Be sure to seek a professional massage therapist who is certified in ART techniques and has a very firm knowledge of the human anatomy.

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7 Must Have Massage Equipment for Massage Therapist

Posted on 05 February 2008 by Robert Vignoli

Every massage therapist that is thinking about getting into this business needs to have the right massage equipment in order to perform their best and be successful in this business. While many massage therapists will prefer not to acquire the extra cost of acquiring all what that is needed, especially when starting out. But I can tell you from experience it dose pay off in the long run, I would not suggest to cut too many corners if you want to successful and look professional.

Many people benefit from massage therapy. It is not just used to relax people anymore. When we think of massage, we often imagine luxury spas where people are pampered and spoiled. This is no longer the case massage therapy is now used to improve performance in athletes and help people with chronic pain, injuries and even for anxiety and other emotional disorders

Massage Table & Massage Chair

A massage therapist just beginning in practice may benefit from being available at moment’s notice often visiting homes of those who are in need of a massage. So the first essential item, a portable lightweight massage table. And I would also considering purchasing a portable massage chair for marketing purposes and corporate accounts. This is huge we at RPM-Therapy bring in aprox. 50% of my clientele just by using the chair alone, the chair offers many advantages that a massage table will not.

Business cards and a website

You must have a way for your potential clients to contact you, get more information and learn about your massage techniques that you specialize in. A website allows for this potential client to gain valuable information about your services without you having to stay by a phone great when you are with another client. Today websites can now book clients with an online scheduler, and send a text message with that confirmed appointment to your cell-phone without you ever taking a call.

Your massage therapy business cards should have all the general information on it name, phone number, services offered and a call to action. Your call to action can be something very simple like, come in this month and save $20 off your next massage. Or get 30 minutes free when you buy 30 minutes, but be sure to have an expiration date ending in a week or two, you can always extend it.

Your website need not to be anything real expensive or fancy due to the reason that you will probably be making a lot of changes on it as you grow your business. You do need to make sure that it has an email optin box, this is for building your network of clients. If you have their email address, then at anytime you move or have a special offer or special event that you would like your clients to know about, letting them know is just a few keystrokes away. Your website once your busy, have an online scheduling system, this way your clients can book right from their computer plus you can set it up to capture a physical address, phone number, birthdays and get informed of any special considerations that the client may have prior to them coming in. This alone can make a huge impact on your business, our clients love it. Consider offering gift certificates that can purchased online through a merchant account or paypal, it is not too difficult to set up.

A Blog

I just recently added this one to the list, my reasons for having a blog is this, it is very easy to set up and it’s built on a platform that builds relationships with your clients, patients and customers. Plus it is SEO friendly right out of the box, add a few bells and whistles (usually called a plugin) and your blog can generate a ton of website traffic to your business and services.

Another huge aspect to the blog is this, if you are good at what you do, write several articles pertaining to your expertise and post it to your blog and article directories and you will soon be perceived as an expert in your industry. It will also allow you to educate your clients and potential customers about what to expect from your bodywork, give out tips and advice that will help your clients and they will keep coming back to your blog to get more information.

Massage Equipment (physical location)

For those who wish to set up an office practice, it is necessary to have all the necessary equipment such as proper stationary, tables, mats, chairs and other misc. items. But if want to make a winning impression, get a good lotion, I prefer Biotone Dual Purpose. Do not buy some cheap oils they will only make oil stains on your clothes, carpets and sheets that are not easy to wash out or get cleaned. And if you do not have a shower available; chances are pretty good that your client will get oil stains on their clothing as well and leave your facility feeling oily.

Table heater/pad

Last key equipment would be a table heater or a heating pad for your massage table, have it on a medium to low heat prior to your client coming in and adjust it accordingly for your clients. Your clients will love you for it

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HydroTherapy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms and Inflammation

Posted on 31 January 2008 by Robert Vignoli

Taking anti-inflammatory medications like naproxen or ibuprofen will help decrease the inflammation that occurs, but if you don’t want to mask the pain with these medications contrast bath is a very good alternative. If you decrease the pain with the anti-inflammatory medications but continue to participate in an activity, which causes the inflammation, you are not allowing your body to heal naturally.

Contrast Bath or Hydrotherapy also takes advantage of water’s unique ability to store and transmit both cold and heat. Cold-based hydrotherapies, such as ice packs and cold compresses have what is known as a “depressant” effect on your body. Cold decreases normal activity, thus, constricting blood vessels by numbing nerves, which pushes lymph fluids away from the treated area.


On the other hand, heat-based hydrotherapies, such as whirlpools and hot compresses, have the opposite effect. As the body attempts to throw off the excess heat and keep body temperature from rising, dilation of blood vessels occurs, providing increased circulation to the area being treated, thus, bringing blood nutrients and oxygen needed to nourish body-part being treated.

These theories on hydrotherapy have not been proven to work nor not to work, so with that said, I personally have used contrast bath for treating my hands and whole body as part of my health regime for past 11 plus years as a massage therapist. Preventing inflammation or reducing inflammation is a medical industry bankroll. It is the number one prescribed medication. With proper rest, diet and exercise we can stop inflammation from forming.

Equipment Needed:

  • Two deep buckets or other receptacles deep enough to completely covering your wrist and preferably up to your elbow you would like to use in the contrast bath. Buckets can be replaced with a kitchen sink that has two compartments. One for HOT and one for COLD (ice can be used here).
  • Thermometer – a cooking thermometer will suffice (optional)
  • Timer – watch or clock


Procedure:

  • One bucket should be 2/3 filled with water at a temperature of between 95-105°F, and the other 2/3 filled with water at a temperature of between 55-65°F. Or as hot and cold as you can tolerate. The greater the contrast the better (but not necessary for this to be effective)
  • Place the hands/wrist to be treated in the hot water, leave it there for 1 minute, then place the part in the cold water and leave it there for one minute. Alternate from the hot to the cold water for a period of 10 minutes, beginning and ending with the cold water.
  • The ratio can be 2:1, hot to cold if you want to speed up the process. Place the part that needs to be treated in Cold water for 30 seconds than alternate to Hot for 1 minute. Go back to Cold for 1 minute than alternate to Hot for 2 minute. Increase by 30 seconds when you go back to Hot every time. Do this for about 4 times.


Here is a Method of Making your Own Ice Packs. This is an alternative to contrast bath when you want to reduce inflammation/swelling and pain relief.

A quick and easy recipe to make a reusable slushy ice pack is to combine 4 parts rubbing alcohol to 1 part water and ice cubes in a plastic seal up baggie (freezer bag) Place this in the freezer for a few hours and when it is ready you will have an inexpensive ice pack.

The reason this works is that the specific temperature of the rubbing alcohol is low enough that it will not freeze in a normal freezer allowing the contents of the bag to form slush rather than a solid.

I also found that if you take dishwashing liquid and freeze that, it will become slushy as well. Make sure to double bag it to make sure it doesn’t leak.

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Trigger Point Therapy Specialist

Posted on 31 January 2008 by Robert Vignoli

Are you looking for that “oh it hurts so good” type of massage session? If so, you are in luck, Robert Vignoli is an expert at trigger point therapy and he is now, back on schedule taking new clients.

And what if I told you that if Robert does not deliver EXACTLY what you are looking for, your massage session is FREE!

With over 11 years of experience, he knows his stuff and his massage sessions are 100% guaranteed. So with nothing to lose, Roman Paradigm Massage and Robert invite you to come in for a 75 minute massage special.

A Yelp Review

“Truly Robert is a talented and intuitive Masseur…I was in a few car accidents in 2006 and one day I was in so much pain from traveling last month (Dec. 2007) that I made a last minute appointment just looking for some relief for the pain in my shoulder blades but Robert was able to find a number of things going on inside my muscles that truly surprised me…He knew things my body had been through and asked me about them before I said anything….I would Definitely see Robert again and hope to on my next trip to California.”

Trishann C.

Fire Eyes Photography, Seattle, WA.

Robert also specializes in deep tissue massage, stretching and active release techniques and he uniquely combines all these different methods into your massage session. Each massage session is designed for your specific needs and goals that you will discuss with him, he will often share with his clients on what he finds and educates you as to why you are hurting or having trouble recovery from old or present injuries.

“A tight muscle is like; a light bulb that is on, but when you walk into the room to hit the switch off, the lights stay on. A tight muscle is “on” continuously (contracted) working even at rest.

A weak or faulty working muscle is like, walking into a room and flipping the light on, yet it just flickers on and off, a weak muscle will never work properly when ask to.” by RCV

Many of the problems associated with our muscle pain is related to shortening of muscles (tight muscles) and the direct relationship to the opposing muscles, which are made weak. This shortening of our working muscles will often lead to a muscle constantly being “on” even at rest, and over a period of time, a lack of tone and fatigue to its opposing muscle or antagonist muscle groups. Once this condition is observed, the correct approach will be to deal with the shorten muscle groups first. Most often when you release chronically short muscles, the opposing muscles groups will regain some of their strength almost immediately.

Currently, he is co-authoring an alternative health ebook on prevention and recovering strategies for carpal tunnel syndrome. His carpal tunnel syndrome case studies are seeing remarkable improvements with their CTS symptoms. If you are someone who suffers from carpal tunnel syndrome please let us know at the time of booking your massage appointment.

 

Hours of Operation for Robert

Wednesday, Friday and Saturday

10:30am - 8:00pm

You can book your appt online

www.rpm-therapy.com

 

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms Gone, Just By Dieting?

Posted on 28 January 2008 by Robert Vignoli

We are what we eat, you can encourage and maintain healthy hands again just by watching what you eat. Reduce the pain and swelling that you suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms, by dieting?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms are often made worst by what we eat and drink daily. Coffee, alcohol, high sugar intake and processed foods are just some of the major contributors that keep your hands from ever feeling better. Our hectic lifestyles daily, weekly and monthly create a situation for us internally that is just not healthy, our bodies will absorbed only as much as it can. And when it can’t take anymore you will feel tired, fatigued and even depressed which only then we eat and drink more C. R. A. P. (caffeine, refined sugar, alcohol and processed foods) to our bodies going, not good.

Just by eating a well balanced diet, that includes consuming eight ounces of water every two hours to help flush out the system and eating healthy fresh fruits and vegetables. Eating more whole grains and lean proteins such as soy, bean and lentils is a great start as well as getting such drinks as green tea to help reduce swelling. Including vitamin B6 into your diet, especially if you already take vitamin C, which depletes the body of vitamin B6 will offer many benefits. A deficiency of vitamin B6 can increase the susceptibility of experiencing pain and numbness, which is associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. Vitamin B6 encourages the maintenance of healthy tissue for the nerves while relieving inflammation, controlling pain sensations and improving the blood circulation. Here are some self massage techniques that you can utilize for your carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms as well.

What is Carpal Tunnel?

A cluster of eight bones forms the base of the palm in a U shape. The tunnel roof or the arching ligament over these bones houses the median nerve. This particular nerve controls the sensations of the fingers and thumb along the palm, while connecting to the spinal cord. When this tunnel becomes thin, the pressure cuts off the blood flow to the nerve. This then causes pain, weakness and a tingling sensation, it happens most often while asleep, but can happen at any time.

As the condition worsens, it becomes difficult to grasp or make a fist, while it begins to limit the motion of everyday life. Eventually many who suffer from carpal tunnel may lose the ability to determine cold from hot. These symptoms can happen in one or both wrists and may be the cause of pain that radiates from the shoulder to the forearm. Carpal tunnel seems to affect more women than men, although many individuals suffer from some form of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Some of the causes of carpal tunnel may include:

  • Injuries to the wrist hand and fingers
  • Repetitive and continuous hand and finger motions
  • Hormonal imbalances during pregnancy or while taking birth control
  • Inflammation from arthritis and other diseases
  • Health issues such as obesity or a genetic issue

Have you noticed how many times we mentioned your work station or ergonomics? Here are some other foods that you may want to avoid when you are suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome may include:

  • Saturated fats
  • Salt, since it encourages swelling and dehydrates the system

We hope that you got some good information here, before you run off to have that surgery done. Don’t get us wrong there are some instances where surgery may be what you need, but if at all you are having second thoughts try these things first. Here are some more things you can do to relief the pain of carpal tunnel may include:

  • Take a breaks often during the day
  • Reduce swelling by use of cold compresses
  • Stop smoking, since smoking does affect the blood circulation
  • Reduction of repetitive or excessive movements
  • Stay in a warm dry environment
  • Stretching and exercising

Take care of your hands you need them for just about everything we do in our daily lives.

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MassageSpace.net is on Digg.com

Posted on 21 January 2008 by Robert Vignoli

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day to everyone!

I hope that most of you had the day off today, Martin Luther King Jr. is definitely a man to be celebrated for his work. Even the online community got involved to honor Martin Luther King. Now that we know who will be in the Super Bowl is there anyone excited about it? Other than the 2 cities that are involved. For myself, nah. I think that the NY Giants are going to get spanked against the Patriots, I don’t even think it will be a good game.

Real quick I just wanted to let everyone know that Shonn Piersol the founder of MassageSpace.net is on digg.com. You are probably asking yourself why am I telling you this? Ok you got me, there is a small favor that I wanted to ask of everyone who sees my blog, please go there and if you are not a member of digg.com, sign up, its free and digg it for me.

As many of you know already I am involved with Shonn and his online massage community website, I think it is a great idea and if you are not sign up for Massagespace.net you should be. All massage therapist, bodyworkers and other holistic providers should be a member, it has so many features, I am calling it the MySpace, Facebook and Youtube for massage therapist.

Here is a sample list of some of the features MassageSpace.net offers…

  1. Chat rooms (private and public)
  2. Article submission
  3. Upload Videos
  4. Upload images
  5. Online forum
  6. Special groups for like minded individuals
  7. A directory to post your business
  8. A marketplace for advertising your products or services
  9. A blog
  10. A links page
  11. An events calender
  12. An online scheduling system
  13. A guest book

Do you see what I mean, it is just loaded with all the things that most social networking websites have and then some. Eventually, what I see for this website in the near future is a chance for you to make some residual income promoting products and services that you have created or that someone else’s. Imagine, getting paid on products and services that you did not even have to spend 1 ounce of your time or money to make.

Ok well here is the link the digg.com article. Please digg it.

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John Dodson-Advance Technique Massage Therapist

Posted on 21 January 2008 by Robert Vignoli

Do you run 26 miles just to improve your previous time? Do you go on century bike rides just to hang with the boys? Or would we find you at the local Country Club working on your golf stroke? How about any 12 year old female world Gymnastic championship potentials out there? If so, we invite you to come in for a professional consultation with John Dodson. He will certainly make sure that you continue with your “high output” training schedule with minimum down time due to recurring injuries.

Or would you be an individual who has a past injury that did not heal right? Maybe you have been in a car accident from which you suffer from constant migraines and headaches? If so, we still like to invite you to come in for a professional consultation with John Dodson.

RPM Therapy of San Jose, Ca. is happy to announce for 2008, that John Dodson, our in house deep tissue massage specialist, has joined our growing team of professional bodyworkers. John brings with him a pool of talent and skills that only a small percentage of massage therapist in this industry have. I have been in the industry well over 11 years now, and can personally vouch for that. We are pleased to have him on board and so will you. His pressure is deep and intense, so you must like or have gotten this type of massage work done previously.

John prides himself as an individual who takes a holistic approach to promoting health and well-being through his bodywork. His ultimate happiness is take an individual at any stage of health who seek his services and help them through massage therapy to identify any postural imbalances and develop a systematic plan for correction. When stress is managed effectively and human performance is improved, for both, at work and in athletics, a MIND-BODY Connection is felt like no other. Post rehabilitation, personal training and nutritional counseling are all part of what makes John so unique. “Dedicate 2 visits a week for 6 weeks and I can correct most any problems your body is suffering from,” promises John.

Book Your Massage Online Now

John is also an A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer and Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant. In addition to training individuals of all shapes, sizes, and ages to reach their own fitness goals, he specializes in Sport-Specific Training emphasizing proper progression and development of all sports performance factors. In combination with his personal training and mind-body connection consulting, he helps overweight individuals lose weight and lead healthier lifestyles through a simple but comprehensive Weight Management Program.

Hours Of Operation ( for John )

Every Tuesday and Thursday 10 am - 8 pm

And some Saturday’s

Book Your Appointment with John Online:

www.rpm-therapy.com

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The Truth is out on Massage Therapy, it does not help

Posted on 09 January 2008 by Robert Vignoli

With Chronic Pain,

Lead researcher Dan Hasson, RN, an acupuncturist, in a study he conducted, reported early in 2004 in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. Hasson’s study examined massage versus mental relaxation. Of the 129 patients, half received 30-minute massages (1 or 2 times a week) during the 5-week study. The remaining patients listened to a mental relaxation tape 2 times a week.

“During the treatment, there was a significant improvement in all 3 main outcome measures: self-rated health, mental energy, and muscle pain in the massage group,” said Hasson. At the 3-month follow-up, the results were quite different. The massage group reported significantly worse pain. The relaxation group did not report changes in symptoms. The patients with increased muscle pain reported less mental energy as well as feelings associated with depressed moods. Hasson concluded that his study supports the theory that depression and lower mental energy are related to long-term worsening of chronic pain.

My first thoughts were who would benefit the most from a study like this? Yeah you guessed it….

Pharmacy times

The Pharmaceutical Companies, here is the full article as reported in the Pharmacy Times, “Practical Information for today’s Pharmacist”

I find it hilarious that these guys would think we are stupid enough to believe them, even if it were true how can anyone take them serious, I mean they are reporting for the “pharmacy times” come on guys don’t you know that the only reason why that group in your research reported, significantly worse pain was because they were hoping to get another 5 weeks worth of massages for FREE.

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Are You Feeling Old? Muscle Adhesions Could Be Why!

Posted on 09 January 2008 by Robert Vignoli

Do you get up in the morning and find it harder to move your arms, legs, and back than you used to? Do you feel more tired when taking long walks in the park, at amusement parks, or shopping in the mall? Do you find yourself having more aches and pains than you ever did before, and just knock it up to old age? Well, unless you are an elderly person feeling old like this due to aches and pains in your body is not normal—at all. If you are feeling old, it could be due to old scar tissue and muscle adhesions in the tissues of your body that are causing you to feel this way; luckily a massage therapist can do something about it.

What are Muscle Adhesions?

The concept of muscle adhesions is pretty advanced but in laymen’s terms, muscle adhesions are your body’s way of repairing damaged muscle tissue in your body. If you have ever pulled or even torn a muscle, hurt your knee, hurt your back, or severely injured some other important muscular group in your body chances are that you have muscle adhesions in that area of your body underneath your skin and inside your muscle tissue. Since it is your body’s natural muscular band-aid, muscle adhesions are not a bad thing but they can cause pain and discomfort as your body gets older and more worn, and that can be what has you feeling so old. Along with other scar tissue under your skin, muscle adhesions can be a nasty culprit for something that once did your body such good.

The Problem with Muscle Adhesions

There is some problem with muscle adhesions, even for those who have not yet reached the point where it can make them feel older and stiffer. Muscle adhesions are like bandages that can lie across the muscles and tendons and hinder the way that they are able to stretch and move. This normally is not a problem, but a serious athlete who takes pride in being strong and flexible will find that although they may feel more powerful, they are less flexible.

What to Do About Scar Tissue and Muscle Adhesions

Muscle adhesions and scar tissue in your muscles can be a nasty problem for an athlete, and a nasty problem for a person who is just beginning to feel their age—or older than it. It can reduce the quality of life for an active person, and outside surgery it can seem like there is nothing to be done about this painful problem. There is one way of treating this issue, and it is an issue that many people fail to consider when they have an ache or a pain in their body. Soft tissue massages are great for helping to ease out muscle adhesions and bring back strength and flexibility to a pained area! Trained professionals that are licensed and have their massage therapy certifications know everything about the muscles that there is to know, including how to repair and ease the pain of scar tissue and muscle adhesions in the body.

 

RPM-Therapy Can Help You

If you are starting to feel your age and you aren’t sure what to do about it, it could be those muscle adhesions calling your name and punishing you for years of football, track, softball, swimming, or whatever it is that you did to stay healthy and have fun. They can certainly prevent you from having fun now, but not if you do something about it. Our licensed massage therapist are trained to take care of this problem, and we have the power to help you overcome the obstacles that muscle adhesions can put in your path.

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