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Using Infrared Therapy Lamps as a Wellness Tool     Those who suffer from chronic back pain know the typical suggestions for dealing with it: exercise, stretching, medication, muscle relaxants, massage therapy etc. Oftentimes, one symptoms of muscle or joint pain is accompanied by several others, such as poor circulation, stiffness, restricted mobility and muscle spasms. It doesn’t take long to get frustrated with a sore and tense back that you start to view the daily pain as inevitable. But perhaps there is one more option available for consideration. Infrared therapy lamps use innovative wavelength technology to stimulate local circulation and provide temporary relief of muscle and joint pain. This technique, using therapeutic infrared heat to penetrate muscles and connective...

Take Your Fitness to the Next Level: Add Massage! Fitness is next to Godliness - or at least it's close. As a culture, we are becoming increasingly more conscious of the necessity of regular exercise in order to lead a healthy, balanced life. In a city like Vancouver, you’re hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t actively take measures to get outside or get to the gym at least once a week. This is all well and good but sometimes we push ourselves a little too hard during a workout. It’s not uncommon to hear someone finish a workout only to exclaim, “I’m going to be sore for days after this.” We spend a lot of time doing weight training or...

Prenatal Massage: is it Safe for Prenatal Care? Massage chair therapy is known to be successful in treating physical and emotional problems anywhere from indigestion to anxiety. The benefits of regular massage for one’s overall health and wellness are well documented. But is massage safe for everyone? Studies indicate that massage therapy, performed during pregnancy, can actually reduce anxiety, decrease symptoms of depression and relieve muscle aches and joint pains. In addition, massage can improve labor outcomes and newborn health. Sounds amazing right? That’s because it is. Massage therapy has the unique ability to address various physical needs by integrating diverse therapeutic techniques. Relaxation massage, restorative techniques and intense Shiatsu techniques all work to release tensions built up throughout the day...

Text Neck: What is it and Can Massage Help? Spinal alignment may not be something you often think about but it could has something to do with your neck pain problems. Smartphones tablets, and other wireless devices are notorious for causing the neck to strain in ways we don’t often notice until it's too late. ‘Text neck’ is a term used to describe the neck pain and damage sustained from staring down at your cellphone, tablet, or other wireless devices for extended periods of time and far too often. It isn’t hard to believe that spending hours on end with your neck straining downwards would cause upper back muscle pain and acute neck tension. Depending on the frequency at which...

Can Massage Therapy Help Improve Your Posture? Most of us know that our posture could use some improving. The hours we spend sitting at desks, looking at computers and straining our necks reading on wireless devices has started taking its toll on our posture. Some experts suggest that when it comes to neck and back pain, poor posture is the number one culprit. Developing poor posture subtly puts your spine in misalignment, causing some muscles to work extraordinarily hard while other muscles which are not being used get increasingly weaker. Being hunched over also has consequences for other physiological mechanisms. Poor posture can cause you to exert undue pressure on your internal organs, negatively affecting processes like digestion, circulation and...