Massage Therapy Techniques on Youtube
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I wanted to share a video from The Massage Sloth Youtube channel, this is a channel that I recommend following as they consistently put out high quality content for massage therapists.
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Research Highlight: Connective tissue repair and communication cells
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Research into what telocytes are and what they do is still in its infancy, essentially these are mechanosensitive cells that contribute to cellular repair and remodeling. In this post I wanted to highlight a paper that provides an introduction and overview of telocytes and the possible implications for manual and movement therapists.
Read MoreWhat is Sports Massage?
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In Canada Sport Massage Therapists are generally affiliated with The Canadian Sports Massage Therapists Association. People often ask me about the association, so I have posted some information from there site for those who are interested.
Read MoreWhat is eczema?
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Eczema is a genetic disorder with an environmental trigger, which affects one in threepeople at some time in their life.
People with eczema essentially have sensitive skin that is easily irritated. The irritation produces dryness by disrupting the function of the external waterproof skin barrier, allowing water to leave the skin.
Read MoreMassage therapy for temporomandibular pain
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Therapeutic effects of intra-oral and extra-oral massage, and self-care management of temporomandibular dysfunction has been demonstrated in a number of randomized control trials and systematic reviews.
Read MoreDoes massage effect inflammation?
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On a molecular level there is evidence to suggest that massage therapy has an anti-inflammatory effect, so researchers at the University of Toronto are looking into this. As I understand it researchers are looking at inflammatory markers measured in the blood after a massage as well as stress hormones adrenalin, epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine to see what effect massage has on those signaling molecules.
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