Something New to Try – What About a Head or Face Massage?

An article which explains why head and face massages are good for your health and well being.

Aromatherapy Massage-The Right Oils For The Job

This article helps to provide information on the various oils that are available for an aromatherapy massage and which ones are best for dealing with various different problems.

Marketing Your Therapeutic Massage Business to Success

Marketing your massage business is more than word-of-mouth advertising. It is about knowing where you are and where you are going to get to where you want to be. Does your marketing plan have measurable goals that you can follow?

Back Pain Massages

Back pain massages are becoming one of the best ways so as to relieve a person from experiencing back pain. Many people living in the United States are now trying this alternative to relieve or reduce back pain. After all, most of them have already tried the more commonly known solutions to back pain. These include chiropractors, medication, and even physical therapy.

When Your Massage Client Experiences a Healing Crisis

After receiving any sort of bodywork therapy, your clients may experience a “healing crisis”, also known as the Herxheimer Reaction, which occurs when the body is going through a period of rapid detoxification. Your clients may not even be aware of why it’s happening, but knowing how to recognize the symptoms of a healing crisis will help better prepare you for its occurrence, making you more able to guide your client through it more easily.

Emu Oil For Massage Therapy

Emu oil is fast becomming quite popular. Find out what are the properties of emu oil that makes it so appealing.

The Marvelous Massage - A Truly Wonderful Experience

It's becoming apparent that riches alone are not the answer to being a happy person, and spiritual therapies and lifestyles are playing a bigger part in our lives than ever before and thank goodness for that. The marvelous massage really is a great way to start getting back in touch with your inner self.

Massage

Aside from exercise, a good diet and plenty of rest, one of the keys for an effective health regimen for men is regular massage. There's nothing like a good massage after a long strenuous work week or immediately following a hectic weekend on the golf course or tennis courts.

Hospitals Embrace Massage Therapy

A newly released survey reveals that in increasing number of hospitals are incorporating massage into their therapy programs. Massage therapists and natural health practitioners have long known of the myriad benefits of this healing modality. Now mainstream medicine is catching on.

Carrier Oils for Massage with Essential Oils

This article discusses 5 oils that may be used as carrier or base oils to dilute essential oils. Using essential oils diluted in a carrier oil can enhance any massage.

Massage Therapy and The Obese Patient Part II

Fat or adipose tissue is a specialized form of connective tissue. Until recently, it was thought that the number of fat cells in the body remained constant. It is now known that fat cells can increase and that adipose tissue can produce inflammation. Why is this important for the massage therapist?

Hot Stone Massage Therapy

The most requested treatment in spas around the world

Massage Therapy Certificate

Today, you can earn a Massage Therapy Certificate in a matter of a few hundred hours of hands-on-training. Depending on individual state requirements and massage school offerings, an aspiring student wishing to gain a Massage Therapy Certificate can now do so in just a few weeks or months.