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Massage + Graston M2 Technique Helps Soft Tissue Dysfunction

Massage Incorporating Tools Soft Tissue Mobilization   After completing Graston M1 Basic Tools training and purchasing Graston Tools, (which were not cheap!) I decided to complete final level Graston M2 Technique Trainingย and take the preferred provider test. It was truly a great class. What impressed me the most was how diaphragmatic breathing can improve range of motion. Not…

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What Is Fascia? Myofascial Massage, It’s Fascianating!

What is Fascia? Thoracolumbar fascia Aย fasciaย (/หˆfรฆสƒ(i)ษ™/; plural fasciae /หˆfรฆสƒii/; adjectiveย fascial; from Latin: "band") is a band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs. The fascial network is a beautiful, crystal like, three-dimensional, spiderโ€™s web structure that is ever-flowing and uninterrupted. It encompasses the…

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Whiplash- Massage In the Proximity Of The Sternocleidomastoid Muscle

Whiplash Whiplash is an acceleration-decelerationย injury to the head and neck. Often whiplash can happen from motor vehicleย accidents or other activities, like wrestling and other impactful sports. It can cause headaches, necks stiffness, headaches to temples and eyes. Some people experience pain and ringing in ears (tinnitus), headaches to back side of head, and migraines. Sometimes…

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Anti Inflammatory Tea Recipe aka “Liquid Gold” aka “The Golden Milk”

Turmeric Is Powerful Turmeric tea is a popular beverage throughout Asia and is known by some as โ€œliquid gold.โ€ย Turmeric benefits are primarily due to its active compound called curcumin. Some people have not ever heard about Turmeric, it is a resemblingย ginger but orange color anti inflammatory root. With it's anti anti inflammatory properties it helpsย to fight…

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Muscle and Tension “Knots”? What is that really?

Knots according to Dictionary: knot 1 nรคt/ noun plural noun:ย knots 1. a fastening made by tying a piece of string, rope, or something similar. "tie a knot at the end of the cord" - (not very relatable to the muscle fibers at all) synonyms: tie,ย twist,ย loop,ย bow,ย hitch,ย half hitch,ย clove hitch,ย join,ย fastening;ย More 2. a tangled mass in something such as hair. -(this is…

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