Author: Julie Onofrio
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Integrative Medicine
World Health Organization The World HealthOrganization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” 1. Integrative medicine seeks to restore and maintain health and wellness across a person’s lifespan by understanding the patient’s unique set of circumstances and addressing the full…
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Types of Massage Therapy Outcomes
Sandy Fritz, in her book describes these four main outcomes for massage therapy. Massage therapy is provided based on four categories of care related to each client’s goals and adaptive capacity: 1. Palliative care 2. Restorative care 3. Condition management 4. Therapeutic change Fritz, Sandy; Fritz, Luke. Mosby’s Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage – E-Book (Kindle…
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Massage and Toxins
Massage and toxins – does massage help remove toxins from the bloodstream and from a person’s body? If you mention toxins in a Facebook discussion group for massage therapists, that is a sure way to get yourself bullied and chastised. The great debate about toxins comes from a long line of toxin claimers – people…
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Practical Massage: Introduction to the Private Instructions in the Art of Massage
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The Physiological Effects of Massage by JH Kellogg
The Physiological Effects of Massage By J.H. Kellogg, M.D. Editor’s introduction: John Harvey Kellogg, M.D., (1852-1943) is best known as the charismatic director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Michigan. The “San” as it was called, featured more than 200 varieties of water treatments along with massage and other natural therapies. Dr. Kellogg’s book, The…