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fingertips for the client
By Laurie ChanCe Smith




          Note to massage therapists: each issue of Massage & Bodywork coNtaiNs the columN “fiNgertips for the clieNt,” which is

          targeted to clieNts. this columN is available oNliNe at www.massageaNdbodywork.com as a priNtable file. priNt the faciNg

          page, attach your busiNess card, aNd seNd it home with clieNts, courtesy of associated bodywork & massage professioNals.




36   massage & bodywork         january/february 2009
Massage: Your KeY to HealtH
                              The notion of healing has always                 The positive physiological and
                              fascinated humans. And the healing           psychological effects of massage
                              power of touch, for both body and            were demonstrated in a recent study
                              mind, has been recognized for                of patients undergoing care for
                              millennia. Ancient Egyptian artwork          cancer. When given massage, study
                              depicts doctors utilizing a relaxing         participants at the University of Texas
                              hand massage, and the Greek healer           MD Anderson Cancer Center in
                              Hippocrates, often touted as the father      Houston exhibited increased relaxation,
                              of modern medicine, suggested that           better sleep, and improved immune
                              physicians become adept at “rubbing”         function, along with relief from
                              their patients to increase health. Among     fatigue, pain, anxiety, and nausea.
                              the countless ways to maintain strength          In Ayurvedic Herbal Massage,
                              and vitality, “massage is the most basic     author Gita Ramesh says regular
                              healing tool,” writes Kristine Kaoverii      massages can “relieve stress and help
                              Weber, author of Healing Self Massage.       to promote a long and healthy life.” In
                                   Therapeutic touch is an instinctive     the Indian healing system of ayurveda,
                              and eloquent form of communication           massage is considered a form of whole
                              that has been molded into a healing art.     body exercise that increases stamina
                              Larry Costa, author of Massage: Mind         and energy, while simultaneously
       “Massage               and Body, writes that massage has many
                              “physical and mental benefits, including
                                                                           delivering an inexpressible quality
                                                                           of stillness and joy—a time to be

         reminds              ... relieving muscle soreness, increasing
                              flexibility, easing chronic pain, reducing
                                                                           present. Massage realigns the entire
                                                                           body, promotes deeper and more
                              tension headaches, boosting the              natural breathing patterns, and helps
    your body of              immune system, promoting restful             restore individual resources of vital
                              sleep, and improving concentration.”         energy. The moments spent in massage
    the pleasure              Massage positively affects the body’s
                              circulatory, nervous, and immune
                                                                           are an opportunity to experience
                                                                           oneself as completely accepted.

        of taking             systems. By encouraging blood flow
                              through the veins, massage benefits
                                                                               Regular massage is a gift to yourself.
                                                                           Through the power of structured,
                              the entire body. The calming effects of      healing touch, massage helps the
      time out.”              massage on the nervous system often          body run smoothly, like keeping a
                              produce a sense of serenity and well-        musical instrument in perfect tune.
 Esme Floyd and Paul Wills,   being. Regular massage also stimulates       Massage rejuvenates the body from
   authors of Body Massage    the lymphatic system, which enhances         the outside in, with side benefits
                              the function of the immune system.           that include improved complexion,
                                   From easing arthritis and asthma        better posture, and a relaxed
                              to improving digestion, the benefits         disposition on life. For additional
                              of massage therapy run the gamut.            information about the numerous
                              Massage helps relieve daily stressors        benefits and types of massage, visit
                              and eases recovery from many serious         www.massagetherapy.com.
                              illnesses. In The Complete Book of
                              Relaxation Techniques, Jenny Sutcliffe           Laurie Chance smith is a Texas-based
                              points out that massage can relieve          writer and photographer who works for national
                              pain by stimulating the production           and international markets on a plethora of
                              of endorphins—the body’s own                 topics. she can be reached at
                              painkillers—and, by increasing the           lauriechancesmith@yahoo.com.
                              sensory input to the brain, thereby
                              blocking out the pain messages.

                                                          For more information, visit massagetherapy.com 37

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Massage your key to health january february 2009

  • 1. fingertips for the client By Laurie ChanCe Smith Note to massage therapists: each issue of Massage & Bodywork coNtaiNs the columN “fiNgertips for the clieNt,” which is targeted to clieNts. this columN is available oNliNe at www.massageaNdbodywork.com as a priNtable file. priNt the faciNg page, attach your busiNess card, aNd seNd it home with clieNts, courtesy of associated bodywork & massage professioNals. 36 massage & bodywork january/february 2009
  • 2. Massage: Your KeY to HealtH The notion of healing has always The positive physiological and fascinated humans. And the healing psychological effects of massage power of touch, for both body and were demonstrated in a recent study mind, has been recognized for of patients undergoing care for millennia. Ancient Egyptian artwork cancer. When given massage, study depicts doctors utilizing a relaxing participants at the University of Texas hand massage, and the Greek healer MD Anderson Cancer Center in Hippocrates, often touted as the father Houston exhibited increased relaxation, of modern medicine, suggested that better sleep, and improved immune physicians become adept at “rubbing” function, along with relief from their patients to increase health. Among fatigue, pain, anxiety, and nausea. the countless ways to maintain strength In Ayurvedic Herbal Massage, and vitality, “massage is the most basic author Gita Ramesh says regular healing tool,” writes Kristine Kaoverii massages can “relieve stress and help Weber, author of Healing Self Massage. to promote a long and healthy life.” In Therapeutic touch is an instinctive the Indian healing system of ayurveda, and eloquent form of communication massage is considered a form of whole that has been molded into a healing art. body exercise that increases stamina Larry Costa, author of Massage: Mind and energy, while simultaneously “Massage and Body, writes that massage has many “physical and mental benefits, including delivering an inexpressible quality of stillness and joy—a time to be reminds ... relieving muscle soreness, increasing flexibility, easing chronic pain, reducing present. Massage realigns the entire body, promotes deeper and more tension headaches, boosting the natural breathing patterns, and helps your body of immune system, promoting restful restore individual resources of vital sleep, and improving concentration.” energy. The moments spent in massage the pleasure Massage positively affects the body’s circulatory, nervous, and immune are an opportunity to experience oneself as completely accepted. of taking systems. By encouraging blood flow through the veins, massage benefits Regular massage is a gift to yourself. Through the power of structured, the entire body. The calming effects of healing touch, massage helps the time out.” massage on the nervous system often body run smoothly, like keeping a produce a sense of serenity and well- musical instrument in perfect tune. Esme Floyd and Paul Wills, being. Regular massage also stimulates Massage rejuvenates the body from authors of Body Massage the lymphatic system, which enhances the outside in, with side benefits the function of the immune system. that include improved complexion, From easing arthritis and asthma better posture, and a relaxed to improving digestion, the benefits disposition on life. For additional of massage therapy run the gamut. information about the numerous Massage helps relieve daily stressors benefits and types of massage, visit and eases recovery from many serious www.massagetherapy.com. illnesses. In The Complete Book of Relaxation Techniques, Jenny Sutcliffe Laurie Chance smith is a Texas-based points out that massage can relieve writer and photographer who works for national pain by stimulating the production and international markets on a plethora of of endorphins—the body’s own topics. she can be reached at painkillers—and, by increasing the lauriechancesmith@yahoo.com. sensory input to the brain, thereby blocking out the pain messages. For more information, visit massagetherapy.com 37