Massage Therapy

[MargaretCM]

Charlotte Wahlstrom <char...@ENGIN.UMICH.EDU> writes:

>She told me one thing that no
>one has mentioned - to drink lots of water after a massage because she
gets
>everything moving and a lot of toxins need to be flushed out.

This is what I was told by my massage therapist, also.

Hugs,
Margaret
(Marga...@aol.com)

[Jooss]

I still contend that "Spray and Stretch" therapy is more effective than
anything including accupuncture - because it freezes the muscle so that it
can be gently stretched back into its proper rather than herniated
position. Just my 2 cents. And I don't think anyone covers PT for us in
America.
Jo...@aol.com

[Steve Christiaens]

>I am finding our new system of using keywords in the subject line to be less
>than what we hoped for. While I see messages with SUP, (as a long time
>registered nurse, I still can't see the abreviation SUP without first thinking
>it is about suppositories!) CHAT etc. in the subject line, it is the remainder
>of the subject header that is telling me whether I want to read or skip the
>post. I am noticing that the subject lines have been matching the content of
>the message much better than before, perhaps we are becoming more conscious of
>our headers because of all the recent attention to subject lines and key
>words. In the current instance, I wanted to respond to the thread about
>massage - but the massage messages are under the CHAT heading, and I know that
>CHAT is a signal for readers to skip the message if they don't have time for
>CHAT. So the keyword system is not working, it may be causing some members to
>miss important information. For the forseeable future, I shall continue
>choosing messages to read by the content of the subject line, not the keyword.
> That said, I shall proceed with my massage message. (If I que this message
>and run it thru a spell check and edit grammar before sending it would that be
>like performing message massage?)
>
>My recent victory in my disability insurance hassles with UNUM has given me an
>income with which I can afford to see my massage therapist again. Though she
>was specifically suggested to me by my rheumatologist, my health insurance
>refuses to pay her. There is a major battle going on in the legislative
>offices of our state over the licensing and abuse of same among massage
>therapists. During the past year, several "massage therapy" businesses have
>opened all over the state, and are providing the very popular service of
>manual sexual release. Our prostitution laws cover only genital and oral
>sexual contact, no mention of manaul. This problem is seriously damaging the
>image of legitimate massage therapists, since they all have the same license,
>and the present climate is not a good one for me to challenge my insurance
>company for payment. While me and LadyMayor have no problem with the
>lucrative hand job businesses, they need to be seperated from the other
>therapists in licensure.
>
>I have resumed weekly sessions with my massage therapist, my first was 2 days
>ago. Her hour and a half massage, accupressure and reflexology therapy with
>me does more good than most all of the medical treatments I have followed in
>the past year. During these sessions, she is also providing valuable
>instruction on relaxation techniques, and helping me drop into a near
>meditative state at will. It is impossible to describe massage therapy and
>what it can do when in the hands of a knowledgable and experienced therapist,
>I can only encourage others to check it out and decide for themselves. If my
>insurance company would support this part of my therapy, I believe they would
>save a fortune in the long run, as I reduce the amount of medication and
>visits to "traditional" practioners.
>
>lord...@delphi.com

Amen! I was just telling my husband last night that massage therapy is the
only thing that has worked for me to reduce pain and give me a much-needed
"lift". It is money well-spent (for a change).
Glenda
Glenda

[LordMayor from The Yellow Submarine]